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Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Corporate Knights

billion) per year that will have to come from private investment, according to an Environment Bank white paper. “If Countries would never have signed the Paris Agreement without the belief that cutting emissions could be economically viable. “It A government commitment of 2.4 billion pounds ($3.1

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Net Zero Scrutiny Intensifies at COP27 

Chris Hall

New mechanisms for keeping private sector climate promises have taken big steps forward at COP27 this week, while major banks provided limited visibility on their path to net zero. . The UNFCCC already consolidates and monitors the nationally determined contributions of parties to the Paris Agreement via its Global Climate Action Portal.

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Behind the coming ESG disclosure explosion

GreenBiz

has in place, and European Central Bank regulations on ESG are in the process of being implemented. . The Biden administration’s decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement cements this view. The ECB will be reviewing banks’ practices next year, with a view to conducting stress tests on climate risk next year. . Eyeing Europe.

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

This would put China within range of overachieving on its NDC non-fossil fuel targets, but it would be insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5C In October 2021, China issued its first white paper on biodiversity, timed to coincide with the first leg of COP15 and the Kunming Declaration. billion kilowatts by 2030.

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Stewardship Nears Breaking Point

Chris Hall

It includes members from CCLA Investment Management, Credit Suisse and HSBC Bank Pensions Trust. In the coming weeks, the PRI will launch a benchmark study to assess the current levels of stewardship resourcing across industry, with McNamee calling for participation from asset owners to ensure this data is “robust”.