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VERGE Net Zero Free Online Event

GreenBiz

VERGE Net Zero Free Online Event. Join us July 27-28, 2021 to accelerate a climate-positive future. isa stamos. Tue, 07/13/2021 - 13:19. Register Today. center_wrapped. carbon-orange.

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

C, and investee companies are not yet facing full scrutiny of their net zero transition strategies, posing challenges for institutional investors committed to decarbonising their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement. Others might set a target for some or all portfolio companies to be net zero aligned by 2030.

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Sport Positive Summit Brings Together Sports Organisations To Discuss Action and Ambition on Climate Change, and Calls for Cooperation

3BL Media

As global sport is being increasingly affected by climate change, the Sport Positive Summit brought together international sports stakeholders that have signed the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Framework to discuss possibilities, good practices and solutions, and inspire more people to join them in the mission towards a lower-carbon future.

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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept

GreenBiz

The nuances of all the various adjectives and descriptors that are used to describe climate action — from "science-based" to "net zero" to "carbon negative" — are enough to make heads spin, especially for those who spend their professional lives worrying about how to communicate these concepts.

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

UK pension schemes will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement from October, but will also be given greater flexibility to make climate-positive investments as well as new stewardship guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed today. “We

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Take Five: Copernicus Calling

Chris Hall

The hosts underlined the need to match climate ambition with the development objectives of the Global South, while Saudi Arabia and Russia chiselled in the background to secure a role for fossil fuels in the net zero future, as they had in July , with support from the now leaderless Chinese.

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Delays Stoke Doubt Over UK Green Finance Policies

Chris Hall

A separate letter was submitted by the CEOs of more than 100 global corporates with a UK presence, calling on Truss to tie her growth plans to a net zero and nature positive investment agenda. Greater dependence on fossil fuels makes no sense from an economic or climate perspective. Structural reforms to energy market.