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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

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DESCRIPTION: The United Nations Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, concluded in November with 200 nations signing the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP), an agreement that could accelerate climate action and drive big carbon cuts. COP26 Reflects Increased Drive for Climate Action . SOURCE: AllianceBernstein. The problem?

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Volvo Targets 75% Emissions Reduction per Car by 2030

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The company also announced that it has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) to use its purchasing power towards clean technologies to help support the shift to near-zero emission aluminum.

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G7 Leaders Support Development of Global Sustainable Disclosure Standards

ESG Today

The ISSB was launched in November 2021 at the COP26 climate conference, with the goal to develop IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, in order to provide a global baseline of disclosure requirements that can be used by jurisdictions on a standalone basis or incorporated into broader reporting frameworks.

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

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The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) established an accounting mechanism known as the “corresponding adjustment” to ensure that only one country counts each emission reduction. Our approach is to accelerate the implementation of clean technologies and policies to achieve net-zero emissions.

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Shipping sets Sail for Greener Horizons

Chris Hall

At COP27 , a number of other shipping companies signed a joint statement committing to the “rapid and ambitious” production and use of low-carbon fuels based on green hydrogen, including representatives of the Aspen Shipping Decarbonization Initiative. . Regulatory anchor .

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New Zealand, BlackRock Launch $1.2 Billion Climate Infrastructure Fund to Accelerate Energy Transition Goals

ESG Today

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins called the fund “a game changer for the clean tech sector,” that will “super charge investments in clean technology that might otherwise not have happened.” According to BlackRock, the fund marks the firm’s largest single country decarbonization-focused project to date.

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Canada Releases Clean Electricity Regulations Targeting a Net Zero Grid by 2035

ESG Today

The Government of Canada on Thursday released its proposed Clean Electricity Regulations, aimed at advancing the decarbonization of the country’s electricity grid, and supporting its net zero emission climate goals. Canada also joined a G7 commitment in May 2022 to reach “predominantly decarbonized” electricity sectors by 2035.