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Episode 248: Mastercard CSO, parsing plastics policy, Paris Agreement at 5

GreenBiz

Episode 248: Mastercard CSO, parsing plastics policy, Paris Agreement at 5. Does 2020 mark a turning point for delivering on the Paris Agreement goals? Happy 5th anniversary, Paris Agreement (39:25) . Paris Agreement. Heather Clancy. Fri, 12/11/2020 - 00:10. Week in Review. Stay connected.

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How a more inclusive marketplace can promote low-carbon growth

GreenBiz

Developing sector-based benchmarks for issuing carbon credits would open markets to emerging companies and mark significant progress toward Paris Agreement goals.

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DWS Expands Paris Agreement-Aligned ETF Suite

ESG Today

DWS, one of the largest asset managers in Europe, announced the launch of three new climate-focused ETFs for its exchange-traded funds business Xtrackers, expanding its suite of Paris Agreement-focused product series with funds providing exposure to US, European and Japanese equity markets.

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How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement

GreenBiz

China is eyeing $12 trillion investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?

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ICYMI, Opportunity Narrows on Meeting Paris Agreement Goals

Chris Hall

Focused on mitigation, the report noted that progress on the alignment of financial flows towards the goals of the Paris Agreement remained slow, with tracked climate finance flows distributed unevenly across regions and sectors. . trillion, warned that “only a very small window remains to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement”.

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Forecast: 8 million energy jobs created by meeting Paris agreement

Renewable Energy World

Globally, jobs in the energy sector are projected to increase from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 if the world cuts carbon to meet the well-below 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement , according to a model created by researchers in Canada and Europe. The new study was published earlier this summer in One Earth.

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

Looking at how international development agencies can advance carbon markets. DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how international development agencies can advance carbon markets. SOURCE: Tetra Tech. Key Issue 1—Domestic Action vs. International Transfers.