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Expectations Going Into COP28

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As COP28 quickly approaches in Dubai from 30 November to 13 December, we asked one of our Associates who has been intimately involved in progressing initiatives between COPs, to give us an update and expectations on going into events this year. I've been participating since COP 21 when the adoption of the Paris Agreement took place.

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

Almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

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Paris 2024: High Ambitions for Lower-Carbon Games

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International Olympic Committee news The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 will set new standards for environmental responsibility, demonstrating how to hold global sporting events in an era of accelerating climate change. It encompasses all planning and operations – from energy and transport to catering and procurement policy.

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Climate in Motion

Chris Hall

C , although he acknowledges that achieving this goal is now more challenging than when the Paris Agreement was first agreed. Feeling the heat Canada is experiencing the real impacts of climate change, with wildfires raging in some cities, causing poor air quality, and floods occurring with increasing frequency.

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Sport Positive Summit Brings Together Sports Organisations To Discuss Action and Ambition on Climate Change, and Calls for Cooperation

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Seventy to 75 per cent of pro athletes are either concerned or very concerned about climate change, so it’s definitely something that everyone should take into account when planning events,” said World Athletics' Head of Sustainability Bob Ramsak.

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Ericsson's Approach to Environmental Sustainability

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Ericsson has contributed to the development of this standard, which meets the requirements of Science Based Target Initiative and UN Race to Zero Net Zero definitions. C ambition set by the Paris Agreement. Ericsson was an early supporter of the Paris Agreement and recognizes the need to limit global warming to 1.5°C,

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

Now they must wait to see how signatories to the Paris Agreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled. C are a degree of magnitude greater than at 1.5°C.