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COP26 left the world with a climate to-do list: Here are 5 things to watch for in 2022

Renewable Energy World

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement in the first days (much to the surprise of Indian observers) that India would reach net zero emissions by 2070 and generate 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030 helped lower that trajectory to 2.4°C. Finance pledges and cries of ‘greenwashing’.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

Climate Action Tracker described the amended goal a “significant step forward from the previous 26% reduction target” but said a 60% reduction was needed to put Japan on a 1.5°C Adequate disclosure is critical if the ESG funds are to avoid “being ridiculed as “greenwashing”, it said.