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Morgan Stanley Softens Climate Targets

ESG Today

Morgan Stanley revealed the introduction of a new range-based approach to its financed emissions reduction targets, introducing a new lower band to reflect the fact that the global economy and policy is not currently on track to with the ambition to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C C above preindustrial levels.”

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

While publicly traded companies often dominate the headlines, private companies are a much larger part of the global economy. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement, largely by helping its customers switch to electric vehicles.

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Biden Signs Largest-Ever US Climate Investment into Law

ESG Today

to the Paris Agreement on Biden’s first day in office, and the establishment of national interim emissions reduction targets last year. The passage of the Act marks one of the Biden administration’s major accomplishments to date, and a significant step forward on the President’s climate ambitions.

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Inogen Alliance Presence at COP28: Panel Discussion Side Event, 4 December in the Blue Zone

3BL Media

This event will delve into the means and examples of how to access funding by GCF and the critical role of ESG principles in shaping investment decisions and financial mechanisms to combat climate change and foster a more sustainable global economy.

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CA100+ Adds Mining Standard to Assess “Vital” Sector

Chris Hall

Sectors including autos, property, steel and manufacturing are also highly dependent on the commodities produced by the mining sector, further heightening the risks facing investors.

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Too Hot for Growth? Markets Still Misprice the Climate Risks

Chris Hall

A wave of investment opportunity To achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement, we need to reduce CO2 emissions very quickly. Over the past 30 years the installed capacity of wind power has increased sharply, but during the same period the return on equity of the world’s four main wind turbine manufacturers has fallen significantly.

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

In this context, several countries and companies have taken up the challenge, and currently, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. In St John River Forest in Maine (US), The Nature Conservancy bought 75,000 hectares from the pulp and paper manufacturer International Paper.