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

GreenBiz

We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.". We know this is an issue that many of our 40 million customers care deeply about, particularly in our retail and private banking businesses. Pull Quote.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s," he explained. "To To achieve 2 degrees we need to decarbonize by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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Business welcomes The Glasgow Climate Pact: We Mean Business Coalition statement

We Mean Business Coalition

This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C C and implement the Paris Agreement and will be welcomed by the business community. C alive, just.

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FABLE Consortium co-leads "Transforming food systems" chapter of the 2022 Emissions Gap Report

Sustainable Development Network

C by the end of this century Updated pledges since COP26 in Glasgow take less than one per cent off projected 2030 greenhouse gas emissions; 45 per cent is needed for limiting global warming to 1.5°C Only a root-and-branch transformation of our economies and societies can save us from accelerating climate disaster.” C in place.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Finally, we had the Conference of the parties COP26, where countries and businesses increased their climate ambition. As a result, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Among several requirements, companies will need to reach deep decarbonization of 90-95% before 2050.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER – This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C C and implement the Paris Agreement and will be welcomed by the business community.

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