GreenBiz

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Collectively, corporate boards have more clout than many government leaders to reverse the damage caused by climate change.

COP26

GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2020

climate convention and a planned summit of its sister treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), are more important than usual. This year's U.N. So far, neither has been postponed.

COP26

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Sena Wazer: 'The COP26 meeting is an opportunity for world leaders to prove me wrong, to show us that they can act boldly on climate change and do more than make empty promises.'

COP26

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It first entered the climate justice lexicon back in 1992, during negotiations leading to the original United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), when the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) submitted a proposal for a financial mechanism to address loss and damage from sea level rise.

Climate Change

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 12, 2022

Here are the key takeaways from a roundtable discussion McKinsey hosted at the COP26 Climate Change Conference. How can the cement and construction industry achieve net zero by 2050?

COP26

3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

SUMMARY: The need for climate finance – the local, national, or transnational financing that enables climate change mitigation and adaptation – was much debated at COP26. Funding Climate Action: The Need for Private Sector Leadership. Bridging the Funding Gap at COP26: Governmental Pledges.

COP26

Impakter

JULY 25, 2022

First the Amazon, Now the Congo Basin: Another Step Back in the Fight Against Climate Change. The post First the Amazon, Now the Congo Basin: Another Step Back in the Fight Against Climate Change appeared first on Impakter. Only eight months […]. Claude Forthomme - Senior Editor.

Climate Change

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. Download the document.

COP26

3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

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 .

COP26

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Lord Patel said COP26 is “the perfect opportunity to highlight on the world stage the importance of nature-based solutions.” ” (image credit: ukhouseoflords , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Nature-based solutions are solutions to societal challenges that involve working with nature to better manage, protect, or restore ecosystems.

Climate Change

Cisco CSR

MAY 5, 2022

The COP26 summit was much more than headline negotiations between global leaders. It included 85 country and NGO pavilions and hundreds of corporate events, along with YOUNGO, the Official Children’s and Youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

COP26

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Some previously untargeted companies, brands, institutional investors and geographies will be thrust into the limelight as central problems in the battle against climate change. As a result, we can expect to see personal, political and business incentives tilt in favor of more action to combat climate change.

Greenwashing

3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Bloomberg LP published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations and products, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers. This in turn helps markets to better understand how climate can impact businesses and economies.

Climate Change

GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Eleven years ago, in 2010, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP15, developed countries committed to a goal of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020, to address the needs of developing countries. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high. Climate Change.

Greenwashing

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

More than 90 wind energy companies and associations from around the world called on leaders to take decisive action in pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions goals ahead of the COP26 United Nations climate summit next month. What we don't have yet is the unprecedented political will we need to make this happen.".

COP26

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We If you want to know what HSBC's stance on climate change really is, look at what they fund, not their fluffy marketing," he added.

Net Zero

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Civil society organizations are gearing up to hold financial industry players accountable on the lofty commitments they made at COP26 in November. Ultimately, best practices come down to are we seeing year-over-year changes in their capital flows?”. It could also delay investments needed to help mitigate the impact of climate change.”.

Net Zero

Andreas Rache

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference , has just ended. It was supposed to be ‘the next big and significant one’: the great follow-up to COP21 five years ago, the outcome of which was the Paris Climate Agreement, the first binding international treaty on climate change. By Steen Vallentin. ?

Climate Change

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. Currently, seaweed farming occupies about 2,000 Km2 of land, compared to about 60 million Km2 land food producing systems occupy.

Climate Change

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has been launched at COP27, where a key theme is making good on the commitments made at COP26 and demonstrating action. Nigel Topping, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the UK, COP26 will introduce the Playbook as part of the Marrakech Partnership’s Industry Action Event on November 11TH, 2022 at 10:00 EET.

Net Zero

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

To address climate change, decision-makers need accurate information on how our world is changing now, and also what may happen in the future. Climate change is an all-hands-on deck, global challenge that requires action – now,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. IGO license ).

Climate Change

Corporate Knights

JULY 4, 2022

They will also require massive amounts of capital from financial markets that still don’t adequately value the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. Net-zero commitments proliferated ahead of COP26, held last November in Glasgow. We’re very far from where we need to be. But the good news is we can get there.

Net Zero

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The latest UN climate change summit (COP27) concluded, once again, with a tussle over the place of fossil fuels in the global economy. An agreement by the world’s governments to phase out all fossil fuels would have been a welcome progression from last year’s Glasgow climate pact.

COP26

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 29, 2021

COP26 is about implementation and the actions of this decade. Read the full story from IEEFA. We don’t need a new Paris Agreement treaty – we need a global ratcheting up of ambition. And that is what we are seeing – there is a pull forward in ambition timetables as the race accelerates, and the… Read more →

COP26

Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The climate conversation happening on Twitter continues to accelerate, generating more than 40 million Tweets in 2021 alone. As global leaders convene in Glasgow for #COP26, people around the world are using Twitter to get the latest, connect with the environmental community, and galvanize around pressing climate challenges.

COP26

3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

DESCRIPTION: WSP USA hosted a recent panel session at the International Chamber of Commerce virtual forum during COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference , exploring how organizations leading the shift to resilient, equitable infrastructure and communities will increasingly need to consider designing with living systems.

COP26

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The IPCC has urged governments to be proactive in adapting to climate change, but Scott Morrison's climate failures have left Australia vulnerable. The post IPCC exposes Morrison government’s catastrophic failures on climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate Change

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The clear highlight of the conference finale was the “Loss and damage” agreement, with developed nations committing to set up a fund that would pay for climate-change related damage in poorer, vulnerable countries. This is crucial moving forward because there can be no lasting action against climate change without climate justice.”.

Climate Change

Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

billion in “avoided global damages”, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said in a release. We’re seeing here the beginning of a global movement toward almost eliminating methane emissions from the oil and gas sector,” Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault told reporters in Dubai. “As

Climate Change

3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

Launched at COP26, the Energize program has educated hundreds of pharmaceutical suppliers. Collaboration with suppliers to reduce our Scope 3 carbon footprint is integral to collectively mitigate climate change impacts. LOUISVILLE, KY., Renewable energy procurement can be a game changer as companies decarbonize.”

Digital Transformation

3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Methane is a primary component in natural gas and a contributor to climate change. Why is reducing methane emissions so important to climate change mitigation? This powerful warming effect causes experts to believe that cutting methane emissions is critical to mitigating climate change.

Climate Change

GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Wall Street is driving the climate crisis, and if banks want to be part of the solution, they have to start by being transparent about the extent to which they're currently part of the problem. "We

Banking

3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

KPMG published the Net Zero Readiness Index in 2021, 1 a few weeks before the COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Attempts to phase out the use of coal, the single biggest contributor to climate change, failed with weaker language to ‘phase down’ its use in the final agreement.

Net Zero

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 26, 2022

As the number of severe weather events continues to rise across Canada and globally, it’s evident the fight against climate change is a constant threat to our world’s health, safety, and sustainability. These companies are working across sectors to bring businesses together in their ambitions to address climate change.

Zero Carbon

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The focus for all businesses on issues ranging from climate change to social justice has never been more intense. The pace continues to pick up with ESG managers raising $403 billion in the first nine months of 2021, compared to $506 billion in all of 2020.

Climate Change

Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Researchers at COP26 speak of their hopes and fears for the momentous climate summit — and what they hope to achieve by attending. Read the full story in Nature. Read more →

COP26

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

has a new prime minister, and, even though she once served as environment minister, questions are swirling about how committed Liz Truss and her government are to tackling climate change. . There is no doubt that the new Cabinet is divided on the urgency of tackling climate change, but there are powerful voices in favour of action.

Net Zero