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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

The document also holds out the possibility of subsidies for carbon trading deals under Article 6 of the Paris agreement, and for Indigenous participation in fossil fuel projects. those are the pieces that we still need to find.”

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Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

This year's event built off the learning from the SDSN's Roadmap to 2050 A Manual for National to Decarbonize by Mid-Century report published in partnership with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM). The event’s panels on the first day were focused on the decarbonization of the power, transport, industry, and buildings sectors.

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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. Among several requirements, companies will need to reach deep decarbonization of 90-95% before 2050. 2 – Carbon Offset Markets price Hike.

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Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

Ahead of the conference, the data had been collected and analysed, with assessments delivered on the effectiveness of actions taken to date, primarily in the form of signatories’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. The official verdict was clear. C of climate change by 2100.

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Is 'net-zero' greenwash?

GreenBiz

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? In addition to net-zero companies, there are also net-zero buildings , communities , products , farming , factories , supply-chains , even ships. Joel Makower. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 02:11. This year, there has been much ado about zero. There’s also net-zero water and waste. degrees C pathway.".

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From China’s stand to Walmart’s wish list: A Climate Week news cheat sheet

GreenBiz

The intention is to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Newsom also was named to a two-year term as co-chair of the Under2 Coalition, a network of states and regions looking to integrate the Paris Agreement goals with a mind to social justice. . On the other side of the U.S., New York Gov.