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Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments

GreenBiz

"We are excited to join PCAF and to support the important work they are leading to build a methodology for global banks' efforts to track and measure climate change risks," said Audrey Choi, Morgan Stanley's chief sustainability officer and CEO of the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.

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CPP Investments Deal Driving NbS Pipeline

Chris Hall

The partnership between CPP investments and CI is a prototype for investors seeking opportunities presented by the whole economy transition to net zero,” said Deborah Orida, Global Head of Real Assets & Chief Sustainability Officer at CPP. . Meeting expectations .

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VCM Code of Practice Launches, with Google, Unilever and Hitachi on Board

Chris Hall

At the same time, carbon offsetting has come in for criticism for being a substitute for real climate action, distracting from the challenge of cutting emissions from business and industrial processes in line with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. . We’re looking forward to road testing this work.”

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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

To support companies in their investments in nature, We Mean Business Coalition launched a new partnership with the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative (VCMI) , supporting companies to follow VCMI’s Claims Code and helping to ensure carbon market investments strengthen global action towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Taking the Heat Out of COP27

Chris Hall

resulted in advances, such as the agreement between Congo, Indonesia and Brazil, and several bilateral talks between governments outside the circle of richest countries,” said?Jose South Africa signed a JETP at COP26 in Glasgow, which committed France, Germany, the UK, the EU and the US to supporting its clean energy transition through US$8.5

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Materials innovation and sustainability: 2021 business opportunities

Tobias Webb

Lynette Chung, chief sustainability officer, Covestro. Werner Bosmans, policy officer – circular economy, European Commission. Lynette Chung, chief sustainability officer, said the business was trying to use carbon as efficiently as possible and keep it in product loops rather than it being emitted.