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The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement

Envirotec Magazine

More than 90% of what we take from the Earth to fulfil our needs and wants goes to waste, with just 8.6% Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Circle Economy CEO, said: “Our insatiable demand for resources and throwaway economy is threatening the planet’s future and driving us down the road to climate breakdown. billion last year. C, and to meet 1.5°C

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Our Sustainable Development Report Card Has Arrived. Did We Pass? 

Sustainable Development Network

Many developed countries, including the US, generate significant waste and negative environmental, financial and trade impacts that spillover into the backyards of poorer nations hampering their ability to achieve the SDGs. Regarding climate change, the US is marked “critically insufficient” for 1.5°C

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

In general, the new plan promotes low-carbon development and the circular economy with new approaches to transport, energy production, and waste management policies. At the Leaders Climate Summit in April 2021, President Xi Jinping announced that China would control coal generation until 2025 when it will start to gradually phase it out.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

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. That said, the evidence clearly shows that climate-aligned investment needs to accelerate, and that takes a supportive policy environment,” says Pitt.

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World leaders pledged to cut GHG emissions dramatically by 2030. So far, they’re blowing it.

Corporate Knights

Organizations such as the International Energy Agency and the non-profit Climate Action Tracker initiative have concluded that targets announced last year at COP26 , the UN’s climate summit in Glasgow, are insufficient to meet the goal of limiting the rise in average global temperatures to 1.5°C

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