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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

Alongside the progress of a bill in California calling for fossil fuel divestment by public-sector pensions, and the SEC’s plans for climate-risk disclosures , this new assault on greenwashing moves US policy closer to its European counterparts, where fund disclosure rules are already reshaping the market.

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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

Australia adopted an economy-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 in the run-up to COP26. At COP26 in Glasgow, Australia refused to commit to phasing out coal. This explainer looks at the state of play in Australia and the role of investors in accelerating its transition to a low-carbon economy.

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EU Guidance on Net Zero Cooperation Due in Q2 2022

Chris Hall

At COP26, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) – an umbrella body which includes the NZIA and other sub-sector groups – announced that firms with US$130 trillion AUM had committed to reducing their financed emissions to net zero by 2050, to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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

Richard Matthews

International cooperation is the goal of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) and despite being dismissed as a failure, the final agreement at COP26 emphasized the importance of nature and ecosystems, including protecting forests and biodiversity. trillion in assets, have committed to divest. protect lands and forests.