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Paris Agreement Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place.
The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2022
The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C C, and to meet 1.5°C
Climate leadership is now in Asia
Edouard Stenger
MAY 16, 2017
All this corroborates what I wrote at the beginning of the year on how India and China are going full speed against climate change. According to new findings from Climate Action Tracker , India and China are actually years ahead of their climate commitments.
Our Sustainable Development Report Card Has Arrived. Did We Pass?
Sustainable Development Network
JUNE 29, 2021
That future is framed within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed upon by all member nations of the United Nations in 2015. Major efforts are also needed to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss (SDGs 12–15) in the US and abroad.
Climate in Motion
Chris Hall
JULY 28, 2023
Canadian Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull outlines the importance of building consensus to stimulate debate on environmental issues and accelerate climate-related policy. Canada has made slow progress on tackling climate change.
ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Engagement with companies in China can have real impact, says Cooper, particularly if aligned with the Chinese government’s common prosperity initiative , which aims to narrow the wealth gap in China and includes climate-related actions. The asset manager will now work with these companies to develop science-based emission targets. “We
Pace of Policy Response to Quicken
Chris Hall
JUNE 8, 2023
As he takes a different ro le, Mark Fulton, Founder and Project Director of the Inevitable Policy Response , says investors should expect an uneven acceleration in climate policy across developed and emerging econom ies. C Forecast Policy Scenario (FPS) and 1.5°C An overshoot of 1.5°C
The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally
Chris Hall
MARCH 23, 2022
Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that Australia does not have a net zero target, arguing the federal government’s mid-century goal is not backed up by concrete commitments. Its interim target is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. Ember noted the “major divergence” on coal at COP 26.
What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Countries are required under the Paris Agreement to update their national climate action plans every five years, including at COP26. The Paris Agreement requires countries to report their NDCs, but it allows them leeway in determining how they reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Action Tracker.
UN agencies find that ambitious climate action brings big GDP gains
Corporate Knights
APRIL 1, 2025
Aligning global climate action with the Paris Agreement would deliver huge increases in prosperity in both high- and low-income countries by 2050, says new research from two leading economic development organizations. will lead to a significant net gain in global GDP. 10 deadline to submit their NDCs.
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