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The world’s electrical utilities still progressing too slowly towards a renewable energy transition

Envirotec Magazine

Amir Sokolowski, Global Director, Climate, CDP, said: “Our assessment of key companies from this highly influential sector gives us both a need to act and a reason to be hopeful. COP28 will present the first global stocktake and will be a key moment to drive ambition to address the dwindling carbon budget.

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How the climate crisis will crash the economy

GreenBiz

And if you really want a sleepless night or two, read this story about “The Biblical Flood That Will Drown California,” published recently in Mother Jones magazine. Even if you don’t have a home, business or operations in the Golden State, your suppliers and customers likely do, not to mention the provenance of the food on your dinner plate.

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AI start-up aims to predict if the world can really avoid a long-term increase in global climate temperature

Envirotec Magazine

Supply chain emissions are on average 11 times higher than those produced by a corporation’s own direct activity, according to CDP. Most large company carbon emissions come from their supply chains and the SMEs in them.

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State and regional governments lead on renewable electricity generation – new report

Envirotec Magazine

The Climate Group and CDP call for states and regions to set more ambitious emissions reduction targets for 2030 and beyond to limit global heating to 1.5°C The first step in action is disclosure, and we invite the states and regions of the world to join those represented in this report and share their climate strategies through CDP.”.

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Global standard for biodiversity impacts moves a step closer

Envirotec Magazine

Improved reporting – across sectors, regions and supply chains – is crucial for addressing information gaps and informing global solutions.”. The revision process saw extensive engagement with other biodiversity frameworks and initiatives, to align the GRI Standard with new developments in the field.

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Scope 3 emissions preparation causing data overload, suggests study

Envirotec Magazine

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) fared little better with just 6.5 Looking across all firms and sectors captured by the new Mobilityways study, SASB came out on top with an average of 21 per cent of firms favouring it. However, the EU Taxonomy framework was ranked bottom with just five per cent of large firms favouring it.

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The U.S.A. & the 2015 Paris Accord: Five Years On, the Largest Economy on Earth Promises to Return – With a Cabinet of Climate Change Champions Preparing for Action

Sustainability Update

Five years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, only 21% of states and regions have been consulted on national climate action plans (Source: CDP ). Source: Science Magazine ). US to hold world climate summit early next year and seek to rejoin Paris accord (Source: The Guardian ). The Paris climate pact is 5 years old.