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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

As the number of severe weather events continues to rise across Canada and globally, it’s evident the fight against climate change is a constant threat to our world’s health, safety, and sustainability. The post The zero-carbon business leader takes shape appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

3BL Media

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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UK Government appoints Arup as sustainability consultant for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

COP26 is to be held at the SEC, Glasgow, in November 2021. The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.

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Fossil fuel expansion will be the litmus test for banks’ net-zero promises

Corporate Knights

Civil society organizations are gearing up to hold financial industry players accountable on the lofty commitments they made at COP26 in November. Ultimately, best practices come down to are we seeing year-over-year changes in their capital flows?”.

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Evolving Water Management to Strengthen Communities

3BL Media

How can communities minimise damage from the impacts of extreme weather events, such as floods and droughts, while protecting surface-water and groundwater resources and natural ecosystems? How can communities be prepared to manage the impacts of extreme weather events such as floods?

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Climate Week NYC to go ahead in September 2020

Envirotec Magazine

The organisers say Climate Week NYC will launch a virtual platform that will host all major events to ensure that delegates and speakers can join irrespective of any restrictions at the time. The organisers say the decision is even more critical given that COP26, the annual UN hosted national climate summit, is to be postponed until 2021.

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Time to Take Stock

Chris Hall

Garraway notes that COP26 had a notable success on the climate mitigation front, with a strong focus on increasing ambition over the course of two years, despite the postponement caused by the pandemic. Nevertheless, he acknowledges that COP conferences consistently fall short of the urgency conveyed by scientific evidence.