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New UN panel looks to hold companies, governments accountable for net-zero pledges

Corporate Knights

Net-zero pledges have become commonplace among corporations, financial institutions and cities, but questions abound as to whether those companies and governments have real plans in place to achieve them. Often, they plan to rely on technology that has yet to be scaled or on offset systems whose credibility is hotly debated.

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On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action

GreenBiz

December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. These leaders understood the direct linkage between climate change and financial risk. Ateli Iyalla. Mon, 12/14/2020 - 00:05.

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NGO Calls on CA100+ to Show “Willingness to Act”

Chris Hall

“CA100+ has changed the conversation about the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters in relation to their action on climate change and the role of investors in corporate engagement,” Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and member of the CA100+ Steering Committee, told ESG Investor.