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

GreenBiz

We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.". We know this is an issue that many of our 40 million customers care deeply about, particularly in our retail and private banking businesses. Pull Quote.

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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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Accelerating Climate Action

3BL Media

This year, the company was represented by a team of leaders, including Scott Tew, vice president of Sustainability; Jose La Loggia, president of Commercial HVAC EMEA; Helen Walter-Terrinoni, director of global climate policy; and Adnan Javed, general manager of Commercial HVAC for the Middle East. Is the agreement perfect? Absolutely.

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Business urges government: go fossil to clean

We Mean Business Coalition

To fulfil their commitments to the Paris Agreement, countries h ave no option but to move on phasing down and out fossil fuels. Backtracking will create confusion amongst the business community. Together we must go from #FossiltoClean.

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Ceres Releases New Guide To Aid U.S. Food Sector’s Climate Transition Plans As Investors Ramp Up Pressure

3BL Media

The report is part of the Ceres Food Emission 50 initiative, an effort focused on decarbonizing the nation’s food sector. Decarbonizing the U.S. food sector is key in our efforts to limit global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 SOURCE: Ceres. by the end of the decade.

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At COP28, Influential Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Call for Greater Global Ambition and Accelerated Action To Limit Temperature Rise and Achieve a Net Zero Economy

3BL Media

The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy. COP28 presents an opportunity to raise our global ambition and action. The world is facing unprecedented impacts from a warming planet.

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Sustainable Finance Demands More Than Just Cutting Carbon

Chris Hall

As laid out by the international Paris Agreement on climate change, we also need to build resilience to climate impacts and ensure a just transition for workers and communities affected by climate action. Paris Agreement alignment is a holistic process. Going Beyond Net Zero Emissions.