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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

3BL Media

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 .

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ICYMI, Opportunity Narrows on Meeting Paris Agreement Goals

Chris Hall

It seems unlikely that anyone involved in ESG investing would have missed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III report published at the beginning of the week. The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) whose asset owners and managers have a combined AUM of over US$35.8 he asked.

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IEEFA Update: COP26 is different to prior COPs

Environmental News Bits

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

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

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. Pull Quote.

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

Envirotec Magazine

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

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COP26: Statement from the We Mean Business Coalition

We Mean Business Coalition

As we approach the critical final stages of COP26, the We Mean Business Coalition is calling on governments to take bold decisions to keep the 1.5°C C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. . We ask for the final COP26 decision texts to: . We ask governments at COP26 to:

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Biogas trade association hosts side event at COP26, exploring short-lived climate pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

Three weeks away from the 26th Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ), the World Biogas Association (WBA) is preparing to travel to Glasgow to represent the global biogas industry at the UN Climate Summit and demonstrate the value of the biogas industry in tackling climate change.

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