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Net Zero Scrutiny Intensifies at COP27 

Chris Hall

Sharm El Sheikh sees progress on accountability and transparency of net zero pledges, but many admit need for regulatory intervention. . New mechanisms for keeping private sector climate promises have taken big steps forward at COP27 this week, while major banks provided limited visibility on their path to net zero. .

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Should it happen within a matter of months as proponents hope, its effects will spread around the world to dramatic effect.

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The music industry changes its tune on climate change

Corporate Knights

Late last year, in the wake of COP26, the U.K.’s Late last year, in the wake of COP26, the U.K.’s Agreeing to work collectively, the pact includes a commitment from each signatory to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 and achieve a 50% reduction by 2030. And they have to do it quickly.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. Finally, we had the Conference of the parties COP26, where countries and businesses increased their climate ambition. ESG trends in 2022: Net-Zero ambition.

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Russia’s War From a Climate Perspective

Richard Matthews

Russia has lost its ‘most favored nation’ status and Russian airplanes and ships are banned in many countries. At the most recent climate talks (COP26) Ukraine announced that it was joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance promising to phase out coal by 2035. We have also seen sanctions against individual Russian oligarchs.