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ICYMI, Opportunity Narrows on Meeting Paris Agreement Goals

Chris Hall

It seems unlikely that anyone involved in ESG investing would have missed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III report published at the beginning of the week. The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) whose asset owners and managers have a combined AUM of over US$35.8 he asked.

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UNFCCC on the Edge  

Chris Hall

Nevertheless, progress by the UNFCCC has been steady – a milestone was achieved at COP21 in Paris with the creation of the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action, now the Global Climate Action Portal (GCAP), that highlights actions non-state actors are taking to address climate change.

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Carbon Credits Have Role to Play in Corporates’ Climate Transition

Chris Hall

Fewer than 35% of companies’ emission reductions targets are credible, climate disclosure platform CDP revealed this week, based on an analysis of 13,000+ companies reporting last year. However, this is likely to change. At COP26, nearly 200 countries finalised Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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From Ambition to Delivery

Chris Hall

While pushing for public policy action in support of COP26 commitments, private sector actors must accelerate their low carbon transition, say experts. In the wake of COP26, it falls on many shoulders to implement and operationalise the rhetoric of Glasgow. A carbon price is key,” he said.

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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

government – the world’s largest purchaser – proposed that all federal contractors must set science-based targets and disclose their environmental impact through CDP, following in Norway’s recent footsteps. In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. In fact, this has been a COP of action.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging. Many of the communities dealing with this recent flooding have already had to deal with a range of cascading climate events in recent years. What are Australia’s stated net zero goals?

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

A court forced Shell to reduce emissions, an activist investor forced ExxonMobil to replace three board members better suited to fight climate change, and Chevron shareholders voted against their board to achieve faster-cut carbon emissions. As an example, according to CDP 2021 supply chain report , upstream emissions are 11.4