Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Carbon Tracker surveyed companies from the fossil fuel, mining, manufacturing, automotive and technology sectors that are targeted for engagement by the investor-led Climate Action 100+ initiative. She added: “Investors may choose not to divest. Start penalising auditors”. They have to make that decision themselves.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

There is also the delicate matter of future nature-based land-use and food production conflicts facing investors and soft commodity-driven deforestation, representing other potential clouds on their net zero commitments. And then start the difficult discussions necessary to explore those social and environmental downsides.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2023

CA100+ centres if attention on companies that are key to driving the global net zero transition, with its focus list comprised of 171 companies, with a total market capitalisation of US$10.3 Net Zero Company Benchmark 2.0 A core component of phase two of CA100+ is the evolution of its Net Zero Company Benchmark.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In his analysis, Roc-Sennett went on to look at how inflation could distort the record of firms moving to a 50% cut in emissions by 2030, compared with 2019, and to net zero by 2050, focusing on the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the MSCI Emerging Market (MSCI EM) index. “On and the UK rate at 9.9%.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As Europe heads for an uncertain winter , the fossil fuel sector is piling it on black, with coal firms planning to increase thermal coal production by a third, OPEC+ hiking oil prices with a new production cut and the UK putting its net zero targets in jeopardy by offering new oil and gas licences.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The International Energy Agency estimates that US$1 trillion a year to 2050 will need to be spent in developing economies to achieve net-zero GHG emissions. He reported that many original equipment manufacturers want to be more vertically integrated.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

It has completely divested the fast fashion sector over its poor record on sustainability and the payment of decent wages but maintains engagement through PLWF. “We speak through the platform to several supply chain actors,” says Schmidt.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

Speaking at the time the reporting requirements were announced, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Hands said: “If the UK is to meet our ambitious net zero commitments by 2050, we need our thriving financial system, including our largest businesses and investors, to put climate change at the heart of their activities and decision making.”.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

Oil and gas major Shell is under increasing pressure ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) on 23 May, with asset owners like PGGM and the Church of England Pensions Board announcing their support for a shareholder proposal calling for the company to align its Scope 3 emissions target with the Paris Agreement. Car manufacturer Toyota is facing (..)

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3BL Media

JULY 11, 2024

Oil and gas companies should also be aware of the following examples of local and national pricing schemes: A national carbon tax, while unlikely in the short term, will significantly increase compliance costs, especially impacting heavy industries like power production and manufacturing earlier. An executive order for the U.S.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

As is their wont, many companies used the occasion to proclaim updated commitments — the buzzword du la semaine was "net-zero" with Walmart declaring a zero-emissions target by 2040 along with a big clean fleet promise and a pledge to "protect, manage or restore" at least 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of ocean by 2030.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

The letter also seeks a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, a 50 percent target for electric vehicle sales by 2030, and a renewed commitment to international climate finance. The fossil fuels divestment movement continues to grow and as indicated in a recent report by DivestInvest, 1,500 investment institutions, responsible for $39.2

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