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Dutch Pension Fund Draws Line in Sand for Fossil Fuels

Chris Hall

Pledge to divest over next two years follows mounting pressure from protesters. Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) has announced it will stop investing in companies in the fossil fuel sector that do not commit to the Paris Agreement and ambitions outlined at COP26. Setting a 1.5°C

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ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

The private sector’s ability to accelerate the pace of net zero transition is open to question. Even so, we were reminded how far the G20 nations are from meeting their COP26 commitment to keep 1.5°C This was a week in which the public realm seemed to make more of the running than those in the private sphere.

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The Energy Trilemma: Affordability, Security and Climate

Chris Hall

Potential for Paris-aligned gains to replace Russia-inflicted short-term pain at COP27. If the aim of restricting climate change to within the Paris-agreed 1.5°C For me, this was the main outcome from COP26 because it shifted the onus from the politicians and regulators towards the real economy.”. Beast from the east.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

What are Australia’s stated net zero goals? Australia adopted an economy-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 in the run-up to COP26. Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that Australia does not have a net zero target, arguing the federal government’s mid-century goal is not backed up by concrete commitments.

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EU Guidance on Net Zero Cooperation Due in Q2 2022

Chris Hall

Regulators will soon provide investors with clearer guidance on the acceptable boundaries of collective action to achieve net zero and other sustainability objectives, according to competition lawyers. Competition barriers to collective sustainability initiatives by investors expected to be lowered. Limits to power of collaboration.

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

The letter also seeks a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, a 50 percent target for electric vehicle sales by 2030, and a renewed commitment to international climate finance. The final agreement requests parties to come to COP27 next year in Egypt with updated plans on how to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.