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If done well, financial regulations play a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions

Corporate Knights

This cannot continue if we are realistically going to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep global warming below 1.5 ° C. Canada needs to adopt a package of financial regulations that will drive down carbon emissions and shift billions of dollars toward investing in clean technology and renewable energy.

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Climate Talks: Dennis Onono on the Potential Offered by Innovative Sustainable Technology Projects in Africa

3BL Media

There has been a shift recently: more and more countries are working on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, specifically on making sure that they have the necessary plans, capabilities, and instruments in place to attract the potential investments that market-based mechanisms under Article 6 can provide.

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The sooner we start the energy transition, the faster Canada’s economy will grow

Corporate Knights

Additionally, not only will the transition costs abate over time, but the economic transformation also creates significant opportunities for Canada to become a market leader, particularly if we embrace and lead in clean technology areas, such as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage. . How to close the gap.

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G7 Leaders Support Development of Global Sustainable Disclosure Standards

ESG Today

Leaders of leading industrial nations at the Japan-hosted G7 summit in Hiroshima made a series of announcements in support of their Paris Agreement commitments to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C,

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

This is the third in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition. Our approach is to accelerate the implementation of clean technologies and policies to achieve net-zero emissions. Establishing public-private partnerships.

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Biden Announces Over $6 Billion in New Climate Investments

ESG Today

targeting areas including the electric grid infrastructure, reducing flood risk, advancing drought resistance, and advancing community-level clean energy deployment and climate justice efforts. to the Paris Agreement on the President’s first day in office, though many of the administration’s initiatives have targeted climate mitigation.

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Biden Announces $2.9 Billion in Climate Resilience Investments

ESG Today

to the Paris Agreement on the President’s first day in office, though many of the administration’s initiatives have targeted climate mitigation. President Biden announced nearly $2.9 Addressing climate change has been a significant focus for the Biden Administration, starting with the return of the U.S.