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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.

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ICYMI, Opportunity Narrows on Meeting Paris Agreement Goals

Chris Hall

Eoin Murray, Head of Investment at US$669 billion AUM active investment manager Federated Hermes said the report provides a “relatively” definitive guide to what actions can limit global warning. What further wake-up call is required by our industry of the necessity of shifting to renewables?” he asked. . This is not new.

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More Relief than Regret as Montreal Fails to Make it Mandatory

Chris Hall

A statement from 150 global financial institutions with US$24 trillion in AUM backed a “robust” GBF that provided a clear mandate for the alignment of financial flows, supported the disclosure of nature-related risks, impacts and dependencies, and outlined clear targets and definitions to enable the development of nature-positive projects.

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Safeguarding Our Forests

Chris Hall

It also undermines the COP26 Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use by failing to tackle much of the UK’s deforestation footprint abroad, according to analysis by NGO Global Witness. . In April, President Joe Biden signed an executive order reiterating the country’s commitment to delivering on the aforementioned COP26 pledge.

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A Dignity First Corporate Demand for Climate Action

Sustainable Round Table

CDP, “New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions,” July 10, 2017. link] Chernichenko, Stanislav Valentinovich , “ Definition of gross and large-scale violations of human rights as an international crime,” United Nations Digital Library, 1993.

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Think Global, Act Local

Chris Hall

Alongside its many harrowing and destructive impacts, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provided an unintentional boost to the aims of COP26. More than 140 countries pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030 at COP26, but evidence suggest an increase rather than a decline. billion across their operations and supply chains.

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ESG Explainer: Halting Deforestation

Chris Hall

What did world leaders commit to do at COP26 to stop deforestation? Only days after the COP26 declaration on deforestation, the environment minister of signatory Indonesia, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the plans were “inappropriate and unfair”. To end deforestation, CDP says the scale and speed of action by companies must increase.