Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

The postponed COP26 summit held in Glasgow in November was widely billed as a moment of reckoning; the world’s last chance to set out serious plans to deliver the global commitment to keep temperature rises to 1.5°C. Yet COP26 came and went without the detailed action plans required. Concerns over corporate greenwash are widespread.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Following the UK government’s COP26 declaration that all new cars and vans must be 100% zero emission by 2035, there has been a paradigm shift, with an ever-increasing demand for electric vehicles. Solar power as “the cheapest form of electricity in history” at COP26. Increasing demand for installing EV charging points.

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

The UK government has recently launched a Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), which aims to develop a detailed framework for financial institutions and listed companies to publish robust transition plans that detail how they will decarbonise. o C remains highly uncertain. It is important we don’t let this become a blocker for action.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

While progress was uneven, it was achieved against a radically changing geopolitical backdrop, and reinforced by moves in the US to mandate climate risk disclosures by corporates and discourage greenwashing by fund providers. COP26 revisited. It might not be perfect, but perhaps we should not expect it to be.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities issued its recommendations for eliminating ‘greenwashing’ from net zero pledges, which emphasised the need for “significant near- and medium- emission reductions” in 2050 decarbonisation plans. . Data gaps and inconsistencies .

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

To support companies in their investments in nature, We Mean Business Coalition launched a new partnership with the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative (VCMI) , supporting companies to follow VCMI’s Claims Code and helping to ensure carbon market investments strengthen global action towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not least plans for a ‘loss and damage’ fund, which aims to help the most climate-vulnerable emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) cover the costs of climate change’s physical impacts. Just over two weeks later, there is much to be happy about. C is to remain achievable. .

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The world fought back against the pandemic, and in just one year, developed four vaccines and immunized half of the world’s population. Despite poor coverage in developing countries (6%) and new variants bringing back lockdowns, we hope to go back soon to a new normality. 2021 Sustainability Summary. Carbon Offsets Market growth.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

After the signature of the Paris Agreement in 2015, science has become widely accepted. Therefore, developing a basic map of your emissions in both your operations and in your supply chain should be the first step. Why should a company be net-zero? Reason 1 – Is the right thing to do to save the planet.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I spent a large part of my career working on international finance at the World Bank and the United Nations and now advise public development and private funds and teach climate diplomacy focusing on finance. Getting to net-zero – without greenwashing. In 2021, the financial sector arrived at COP26 in full force for the first time.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In Sharm El Sheikh and beyond, the biggest questions revolve around the future relationship between developed and developing nations. . Also as at COP26, some developing countries are reluctant to commit too quickly to fossil fuel phase out , critical to efforts to ‘ keep 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Its key headlines – that adaptation finance flows to developing countries are 5-10 times below estimated needs and that overall annual adaptation costs could reach US$160-340 billion by 2030 – have implications for COP27 negotiators and investors. Scrutiny COP – Adaptation is far from the only item on the COP27 agenda, of course.

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