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Zero: Alberta's fear mongering media blitz to try to delay federal climate action

Corporate Knights

The Alberta government wants to push Ottawa’s net-zero target date for decarbonizing its grid from 2035 to 2050, arguing that Ottawa’s haste will triple or quadruple electricity rates. The five-week, $8-million “Tell the Feds” campaign urged Canadians to protest the federal proposals during a public comment period on net-zero rules.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Billion for Sustainable Food Chain Fund Infrastructure Tech Startup Neara Raises $24 Million to Help Utilities Deploy Renewable Energy, Reduce Climate Risk InterContinental Energy Raises $115 Million to Develop Green Hydrogen Projects

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Trane Technologies Delivers on Low-Carbon Steel Commitment With 1M+ Sustainable HVAC Systems

3BL Media

As we continue taking bold, innovative action to decarbonize our entire value chain, this milestone highlights another remarkable step on our journey toward a net-zero future,” said Keith Sultana, senior vice president, global integrated supply chain, Trane Technologies. The company is also a founding member of the First Movers Coalition.

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

GreenBiz

Elsewhere, the news elicited a more lukewarm response, with a number of environmental campaigners slamming the commitment as "empty" due to its lack of a phaseout timeline for its support of fossil-fuel companies and businesses responsible for deforestation. That's just science, not finance.".

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. London Stock Exchange Launches Voluntary Carbon Market.

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Fossil to Clean – What’s next for the campaign?

We Mean Business Coalition

Instead, we should treat the news as an alarm ringing loudly, telling us what we need to do: make good on what was agreed at COP28 and tackle the main source of planet-warming emissions, burning fossil fuels. I take heart from recent examples of how companies are decarbonizing across sectors. Together, we will go from Fossil to Clean.

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The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now

GreenBiz

The good news is many of the world’s largest companies are already stepping up their ambition. Degrees C campaign, led by SBTi, including those in hard-to-abate sectors such as the world’s largest cement maker, LafargeHolcim. . Companies are stepping up. To date, nearly 300 companies have joined the Business Ambition for 1.5