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Engagement Alone Unable to Resolve Energy Impasse – PME

Chris Hall

Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets. Eight years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the energy transition remains “stuck”, according to Spaargaren.

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Take Five: No Magic Green Wand

Chris Hall

Meanwhile, the opposition Labour party displayed tone-deafness to the latest alarm bells of the climate crisis by ditching its £28 billion (US$35 billion) green investment pledge in the name of fiscal responsibility. Missed opportunity – How many green-tinged U-turns can we fit into one blog? Just one more.

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Take Five: IPCC Chair Issues Spoiler Alert

Chris Hall

The last act of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle, which started in 2015, the summary will outline our progress, or otherwise, in fulfilling the obligations of the Paris Agreement. In Japan, progress is even slower, admittedly, but anticipation is high. In Canada and Europe, the emphasis is on transition.