GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

With ESG gaining more attention and more companies committing to reaching net-zero emissions in the coming decades or otherwise pledging to do better by people and the planet, it’s inevitable that the next generation of professionals in the field will define the future of sustainable finance. Deonna Anderson. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 01:30.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

When you compare those costs (and the long-term savings they will yield in the form of a more efficient global economy) against the costs of inaction, they show a clear choice. According to the Swiss Re insurance company, inaction on climate change would yield a contraction in our global economy in 2050 by 11-14%.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 26, 2021

Despite net-zero pledges, banks used $750 billion to finance fossil fuels in 2020. Net-zero commitments may have ricocheted across banking sector over the last 18 months, but big banks' attestations of climate concern did not stop many from expanding financing for the world's top fossil fuel firms during the pandemic year.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 17, 2022

percent of the global economy is circular. A significant part of our carbon footprint comes from the supply chain, including the whole value chain from raw material extraction to customer sites. This is where the concept of circular economy enters the stage. SOURCE: Ericsson. Currently, only 8.6

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In the race to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, many companies are jeopardising success by leaving workers and communities behind. The decarbonisation of our global economy is most likely to succeed in the short timeframe required if those most affected by the transition are brought on the journey.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 19, 2023

The cost of climate change is rising at an alarming pace, with ripple effects being felt across communities and the global economy. Many countries across Asia also lack access to sufficient financing to fully develop low or zero-carbon infrastructure. It is simply sound economics and smart risk management.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the best-case scenario, full implementation of unconditional NDCs and additional net-zero emissions commitments point to only a 1.8°C However, this scenario is not currently credible based on the discrepancy between current emissions, short-term NDC targets and long-term net-zero targets. C increase, so there is hope.

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3BL Media

MARCH 18, 2022

Nearly half the global economy is aiming to be net-zero by 2050. The 250 kWh energy storage system we deployed for the Catholic University of Lille , France, is helping it become a zero carbon campus that can use solar power even when the sun isn’t shining.

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Sense and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Highlights from the climate summit There was plenty of good news worth highlighting: Global methane pledge: The U.S. and EU announced that more than 100 countries representing 70% of the global economy have signed on to participate in the Global Methane Pledge , working together to cut human-caused global methane emissions 30% by 2030.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2024

Lenovo is committed to achieving Net-Zero emissions by 2050 and our sustainability efforts start with our own manufacturing and supply chain. Manager, GSC Global Manufacturing at Lenovo, explains: “To help measure our progress toward Net-Zero, our goal is to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions by 50% by 2030.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2022

The global economy, as it stands today, is clearly not yet geared towards sustainable development and the main global benchmarks reflect this. The United Nations estimates that getting to net zero carbon emissions will require investments of US$32 trillion in the next 10 years. Creating confusion.

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We Mean Business Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Amongst a series of insights, the report finds, “achieving net zero CO2 and GHG emissions requires systems transformations across all sectors and contexts, including scaling up renewable energy while phasing out all unabated fossil fuels, ending deforestation, reducing non-CO2 emissions and implementing both supply- and demand-side measures.”

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Invesco has launched its Invesco Environmental Climate Opportunities (ECO) Bond Fund , which offers UK investors income and growth while supporting the transition to a low-carbon global economy.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. The report tracks developments across sectors covering 90% of global emissions in 2015-2021. ANALYSIS: .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . It aims to reach net-zero for its own operations and supply chain by 2030.) percent of its GDP. Skeptics have criticized its commitment for not going far enough. .

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