Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. billion last year.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The historic provisions, arrived at after round-the-clock negotiations by climate ministers and other senior officials, appeared in the energy transition section of the 21-page document. “A COP28 marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era,” said Linda Kalcher, executive director of the EU’s Strategic Perspectives.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

The resources included deep-dive guidelines for seven sectors – including asset owners, asset managers and banks; high-level guidance for 30 sectors of the global economy; and advice on how to undertake a transition planning cycle. Some companies may also need to tap into some form of government support.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The metrics laid out in both documents will now be pilot tested by mining firms with the objective of “testing their practicality”.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 11, 2021

Best practices during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially those adopted in Asia-Pacific countries, should be documented and disseminated rapidly. 2030 for the SDGs and 2050 for the Paris Agreement) and develop policy pathways for achieving them. Countries should consider medium-term targets with time horizons of 10-30 years (i.e.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

The final agreement requests parties to come to COP27 next year in Egypt with updated plans on how to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Under the Paris Agreement, countries were only obliged to update their goals by 2025. Nature is the substrate of everything including our economy.

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