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Alberta's conservative party invites climate disinformation into policy debate

Corporate Knights

Members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party are debating whether to abandon existing net-zero targets at the party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer this week – a move that would further signal the province’s departure from global and national priorities for mitigating emissions.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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DP World Accelerates Decarbonization Efforts Through Net Zero Supply Chain Initiative

3BL Media

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 23, 2024 /3BL/ - DP World , a global leader in supply chain solutions, is pleased to engage as a Pilot Partner in the Net Zero Supply Chain (NZSC) Initiative, a collaborative effort dedicated to advancing the decarbonization of Canada's freight-transportation supply chains.

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Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020

GreenBiz

Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020. Net-zero commitments may have ricocheted across banking sector over the last 18 months, but big banks' attestations of climate concern did not stop many from expanding financing for the world's top fossil fuel firms during the pandemic year.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s," he explained. "To To achieve 2 degrees we need to decarbonize by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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UBS Pushes Back Net Zero Target by 10 Years Following Credit Suisse Acquisition

ESG Today

HSBC , for example, recently pushed back its own target to achieve net zero emissions in its operations and supply chain by 20 years to 2050, and placed its interim financed emissions targets under review, all major U.S.

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Guest Post: Traceability Data Holds the Key to Decarbonization and Green Investment

ESG Today

And the race to decarbonize that supply chain is intensifying, as reports indicate the earth may already have warmed more than the target 1.5 Now, it’s thought that annual investments of more like $1 trillion will be needed to help developing countries decarbonize. and the urgency has been ratcheted up again.