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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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Lessons of giants will bring us to a greener future

Corporate Knights

For businesses, that includes our direct operations, and it also includes Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions that result from a company’s supply chains and use of its products), which are an order of magnitude larger. If the answer is no, we need to make it yes everywhere we have influence. What is the right speed?

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

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. A statement provided by Shell welcomed signs that some form of new regulatory regime was on the way.

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Business urges government: go fossil to clean

We Mean Business Coalition

To fulfil their commitments to the Paris Agreement, countries h ave no option but to move on phasing down and out fossil fuels. Policy certainty will allow businesses to develop affordable and reliable near-term alternatives to fossil fuels for their operations and supply chains. We have no choice but to be bold.

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At COP28, Influential Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Call for Greater Global Ambition and Accelerated Action To Limit Temperature Rise and Achieve a Net Zero Economy

3BL Media

The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy. These disasters impact supply chains, products, and the services on which consumers rely, and the impacts will only increase without dramatic action.

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Building momentum to phase out fossil fuels

We Mean Business Coalition

C objective of the Paris Agreement and supported the accelerated phase-out of fossil fuels , coupled with a rapid scaling up of clean energy. It’s clear that clean energy is the growth industry to invest in now to attract investors and talent, cut costs and build resilience in the global economy. C pathways.

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The Positives and Negatives of Tipping Points  

Chris Hall

At a wider, global scale Aviva Investors believes climate t ransition planning – which the UK is set to mandate reporting on – across the whole global economy can provide a series of positive self-reinforcing actions and information flows.