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Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Chris Hall

The taskforce will also consider guidance on avoiding greenwashing strategies, and the simplification of assessing, comparing and interpreting transition plans. . The third recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on climate mitigation identified CCS as an important solution to reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors.

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

With nature more broadly, there are further layers of complexity,” said Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing, Asia, Manulife Investment Management. For investors and companies with assets within those key biodiversity areas, this raises the issue of stranded assets.

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SEC Allows Climate Votes at Major US Institutions

Chris Hall

Shareholders at other North American banks – including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and TD Bank – have also filed proposals asking for lending and financing policies consistent with the IEA’s scenario for limiting climate change to 1.5 Risk of stranded assets . degrees Celsius.