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On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action

GreenBiz

December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. These leaders understood the direct linkage between climate change and financial risk. Disclosure also prevents greenwashing.

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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

The Living Planet Report 2022 shows an average decline of 69% in wildlife populations since 1970, thus emphasizing the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change driven by human activities. Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now.

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The ESG Interview: Closing the Net Zero Reality Gap

Chris Hall

If you thought the first two Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reviews on climate science made for bleak reading, then the third instalment will be the hardest yet to digest. . He is disappointed more has not been achieved since the Paris Agreement. . “In The CDP report shows that just 2.5%

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Listen to the Science

Chris Hall

This steep growth marks SBTi as a focal point of corporate climate action, said Guy Turner, Head of Carbon Markets at MSCI. “It But SBTi’s status as the gold standard for companies serious about decarbonising in line with the Paris Agreement took a serious hit last month after a highly public spat between staff and executives.

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Five Reasons Your Company Needs A Climate Transition Action Plan

We Mean Business Coalition

The transition to a net zero economy is underway but – as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns – far greater efforts are needed from governments and business to limit global warming to 1.5°C C and avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate change. C trajectory. However, only 0.4% However, only 0.4%

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What is the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

Sphera

C - 2° C compared to the pre-industrial era, to prevent the damaging effects of climate change. Science-based targets show businesses how much and how quickly they need to reduce their GHG emissions to limit/counteract climate change. C to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

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COP27: Five things companies need to know after this year’s UN climate summit

We Mean Business Coalition

Historic progress was made with countries agreeing to channel financial support to vulnerable communities that are already suffering devastating impacts from climate change. The deal struck in Sharm El Sheikh provided little towards changing that trend. Cemex, Holcim and Titan became the first cement companies to set 1.5°C-aligned