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Aligning Capital to Ambitious Climate Goals

Chris Hall

As we approach COP29, which (roughly) coincides with the fourth anniversary of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), it’s an excellent moment to reflect on progress and reaffirm the individual commitments of NZAM signatories to accelerating the transition to a net zero global economy.

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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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NGFS Releases its First Short Term Climate Scenarios

ESG Today

The NGFS was established in 2017, with the purpose of helping to strengthen the global response required to meet the goals of the Paris agreement and to enhance the role of the financial system to manage risks and to mobilize capital for green and low-carbon investments in the broader context of environmentally sustainable development.

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We Mean Business Coalition statement ahead of the U.S. election

We Mean Business Coalition

Regardless of the election outcome, we remain aligned with the principles of the Paris Agreement, working alongside federal, state, and local partners to achieve climate goals based on science, transparency, and accountability. As we approach a pivotal U.S. and around the world. This strategy supports our commitment to keeping a 1.5℃

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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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COP29 takeaways: a turning point for climate finance, but falls short on fossil fuels

We Mean Business Coalition

What it means: The $300bn is a modest step forward, marking progress under the Paris Agreement but falling short of the decisive action and timeline the climate crisis demands. Companies poised to act early will find themselves at the forefront of the growth markets in the global economy.

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The facts of climate progress are the antidote to pessimism

Corporate Knights

Brazil is hosting the United Nations climate conference in Belm this year, the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, and has made major progress in bringing Amazon deforestation to its lowest level since 2015. Lets come back to the United States. But the last time Trump was in office, this simply shifted action to the state level.