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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

These droughts, bushfires, powerful storms and heat waves amplify the scientific evidence predicted by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that we are already living in a changed climate.”. What are Australia’s stated net zero goals? At COP26 in Glasgow, Australia refused to commit to phasing out coal.

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The IPCC report brings the future of the climate into clearer focus

Envirotec Magazine

C is now more or less inevitable by 2040, with what many present as the relative good news, that a widespread commitment to net zero is “extremely likely” to keep temperatures below 2°C. The new AR6 report provides a “likely” (67% probability) climate sensitivity range of 2.5°C

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Sink, Swim or Adapt

Chris Hall

“We expected the Adaptation Agenda to take centre stage in Egypt, however, the tangible outcomes were scarce,” admits Albertine Pegrum-Haram, Senior Associate of Responsible Investment at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. While countries agreed on the framework, which was based on a COP26 pledge to at least double adaptation finance to US$40 billion (..)

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Podcast: Beyond the Scope of Climate Pledges

3BL Media

In the first episode of the podcast series, host, Sumit Bose , journalist, broadcaster, and founder of future Net Zero , is joined by policy expert, Jeannie Salo , USA Government Relations SVP, and sustainability expert, Vincent Petit , Head of the Schneider ElectricTM Sustainability Research Institute.