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Observers reflect on a disappointing COP26

Envirotec Magazine

The COP26 Youth Climate Protest in Glasgow on 5 November (image credit: PMGphotog / Shutterstock.com). While COP25 in Madrid had seen the launch of many such schemes by big polluters like Shell, Total and BP, with COP26 we could now see these schemes taking a central place in the draft agreement. Carbon capture. degrees alive.

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At COP27, Investors, Companies, and Policymakers Must Accelerate Urgent Action on the Climate and Water Crises To Cut Emissions in Half by 2030

3BL Media

Ceres, along with its partners, will call on investors, companies, and policymakers to build on the progress since COP26 and turn commitments into even more ambitious actions and implement bold policies in line with the scientific need to limit average temperature rise to no more than 1.5°C. This event will be live-streamed.

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The Energy Trilemma: Affordability, Security and Climate

Chris Hall

C increase over pre-industrial temperatures was hanging by a thread at the end of COP26, subsequent economic and geopolitical events appear to have dealt a blow to those ambitions – at least in the short term. The sense of optimism at COP26 turned out to be short lived. “We Beast from the east.

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ISSB Standards Launch a “Landmark” for Global Economy

Chris Hall

The International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) inaugural standards have been formally launched with the promise of delivering a comprehensive accounting-based language for sustainability-related disclosures that provides global investors with consistent, verifiable and decision-useful information.

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Tetra Pak 2022 Sustainability Report: Message From the CEO

3BL Media

Additionally, the start of 2022 brought the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which will have a further knock-on effect on the global economy. These global events have a significant impact on global logistics and raw material prices.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

In this article, I’ll summarise key sustainability events defining 2021 and then present four sustainable ESG trends that will settle companies’ environment in 2022. Finally, we had the Conference of the parties COP26, where countries and businesses increased their climate ambition. 2021 Sustainability Summary.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. As a result, 91% of the global economy and almost half of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. 2022 Sustainability Summary. UK) and devastating floods (e.g.