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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

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DESCRIPTION: The United Nations Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, concluded in November with 200 nations signing the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP), an agreement that could accelerate climate action and drive big carbon cuts. COP26 Reflects Increased Drive for Climate Action . SOURCE: AllianceBernstein.

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Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap

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Last year saw significant activity as governments, utilities, businesses and other entities zoned in on mitigating climate change by setting aggressive decarbonization goals in an effort to lower carbon emissions. Look for easy-to-decarbonize areas of your operations where you can make a difference right away. Accept uncertainty.

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

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While the pledge provides limited detail on the measures it will take to slash the carbon emissions of its portfolio or operations, the bank said it would establish "clear, measurable pathways" to net-zero using the Paris Agreement's Capital Transition Assessment Tool (PACTA). Pull Quote.

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G7 Leaders Support Development of Global Sustainable Disclosure Standards

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Leaders of leading industrial nations at the Japan-hosted G7 summit in Hiroshima made a series of announcements in support of their Paris Agreement commitments to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C,

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How Green Methanol Can Help Decarbonize the Chemical Industry

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Decarbonization progress has not kept pace to achieve targets set by the 2015 Paris Agreement, and last November, at COP26 in Glasgow, nations pledged to adjust their CO2 emissions targets by 2030 in an effort to realign with the goal of net zero by 2050. Methanol as a Cornerstone of Decarbonization.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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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. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s. Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Three New Business Models to Achieve Carbon-Reduction Goals

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This is the second in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition. This type of agreement also helps distribute the project risks, facilitating access to finance. Designing and implementing decarbonization pathways for utilities and private corporations.