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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050

3BL Media

The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Corporate Emissions Targets Across All G7 Countries Fall Short of Global Climate Goals: Report

ESG Today

C above pre-industrial levels, falling well short of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C C ambition needed to avoid the most significant effects of global warming, according to a new study released today by climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP, and management consulting firm Oliver Wyman. C since 2021.

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Whether pandemic or climate crisis, you better get your data right

GreenBiz

This lesson on the importance of actionable data did not go unnoticed for those of us working on industrial decarbonization. Since then, the asset manager backed two proposals at the annual general meetings of both Chevron and Exxon, related to the manner these companies conduct themselves in relation to Paris Agreement targets.

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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

This year, Corporate Knights set out to identify global companies that have decarbonized faster than their peers while simultaneously increasing revenue. Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. Others (17%).

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Euronext Launches Index Investing in Companies with Approved 1.5°C Climate Targets

ESG Today

C goal of the Paris Agreement. The new index, CAC SBT 1.5°, was launched with the support of asset manager Amundi, climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP and SBTi.

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Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments

GreenBiz

Specifically, JPMorgan Chase announced in October that it would shape its financing portfolio in three key sectors to align with the Paris Agreement; three days later, HSBC announced its statement of net-zero ambition. Barclays’ accounting additionally covers the capital markets activity it supports. Disclosure and reporting.

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Euronext Launches New Indices Investing in Companies with Approved Science-Based Climate Targets

ESG Today

C goal of the Paris Agreement. In 2021, the initiative launched a Net Zero Standard to assess and certify companies’ commitments to achieve net zero emissions, with stringent criteria typically requiring decarbonization of 90-95% by 2050, with neutralization of residual emissions that are not yet possible to cut.