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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Some previously untargeted companies, brands, institutional investors and geographies will be thrust into the limelight as central problems in the battle against climate change.

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ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

When it comes to gathering the collective will to tackle climate change, it is often argued that public policy actions and private sector commitments are mutually reinforcing, spurring each side to go further and faster. Even so, we were reminded how far the G20 nations are from meeting their COP26 commitment to keep 1.5°C

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ESG Explainer: Engaging with Reality

Chris Hall

Investor engagement with companies on climate change has come under the spotlight, with some warning of shortcomings with current processes. The effectiveness of asset owner and manager actions in tackling greenwashing by companies is seen as critical to the low-carbon transition. How should engagement work in principle?

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Let the Climate Finance Flow

Chris Hall

Two major topics of discussion on the agenda for COP27’s Finance Day were ‘Mobilising Finance for Climate Action’ and ‘From Ambition to Action: Mobilising Finance for Climate Solutions, Adaptation and Resilience’. It explains why activists and the public demand that the finance sector does more to address climate change.