Why the Paris Agreement poses major stranded asset risk to Indonesian palm oil
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Research lays bare scale of stranded asset risk facing Indonesia's palm oil sector if Paris Agreement climate goals are met.
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How Your Organization Can Buy Paris Agreement-Verified Rainforest Carbon Credits for the First Time
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Date/Time: November 18, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) As governments step up efforts to strengthen the Paris Agreement at COP26 and tackle the climate emergency, corporate action has never been more critical.
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The UN’s Global Biodiversity Framework could be ‘Paris Agreement for nature’
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Set to be finalized in early 2022, the GBF’s draft sets out targets for protecting marine and land habitats, reducing pesticides and plastic waste, and increasing investments.
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COP15: Is this 'the Paris Agreement for nature'?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 23, 2022
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework promises to end the decline in nature, but can it really catalyze the transformation in business models that is required?
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'Mission 2025': Corporations, mayors call for more ambitious national climate plans
GreenBiz
JUNE 25, 2024
The next round of climate plans due under the Paris Agreement can galvanize the green economy, business leaders and mayors argue.
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The Paris Agreement -- better measurement methods needed
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The Paris Agreement says that we should reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to limit the rise in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius. But do we have the measurement methods needed to achieve this? This is the question posed by researchers. Their answer is disheartening.
How are G7 companies actually performing against Paris Agreement goals?
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
New analysis suggests corporations in the G7 are currently far off track, but decarbonization trends are at least heading in a greener direction.
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What the U.S. return to the Paris Agreement means for investors
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 13, 2021
After years of signaling its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement to fight climate change, the United States made the decision official. return to the Paris Agreement means for investors appeared first on Impact Alpha. The post What the U.S.
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DWS Expands Paris Agreement-Aligned ETF Suite
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
DWS, one of the largest asset managers in Europe, announced the launch of three new climate-focused ETFs for its exchange-traded funds business Xtrackers, expanding its suite of Paris Agreement-focused product series with funds providing exposure to US, European and Japanese equity markets.
Exploring the first international declaration on pathways to building decarbonization
GreenBiz
MARCH 28, 2024
The Declaration de Chaillot marks a major achievement for countries trying to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement.
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COP27 Watch: America on Track to Meet Paris Agreement Goals, Biden Says
Impakter
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
COP27 Watch: America on Track to Meet Paris Agreement Goals, Biden Says. The post COP27 Watch: America on Track to Meet Paris Agreement Goals, Biden Says appeared first on Impakter. Today is the fifth day of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Grace Smith.
Unilever threatens to quit trade associations that block climate policy
GreenBiz
MARCH 21, 2024
The company says it will cut ties with groups that obstruct progress on Paris Agreement net-zero goals.
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“Global laughing stock:” Dutton’s threat to tear up Paris climate target labeled a disaster
Renew Economy
JUNE 8, 2024
Peter Dutton's threat to pull out of the Paris agreement while the country waits two decades for nuclear would make Australia a "global laughing stock", activists say. The post “Global laughing stock:” Dutton’s threat to tear up Paris climate target labeled a disaster appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Study reveals 'explosion' in climate-related litigation since 2020
GreenBiz
JULY 7, 2023
Report details increased diversity of climate litigation since the Paris Agreement, leading to indirect impacts on corporate decision-making regardless of courtroom success.
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JPMorgan Chase will align financing strategy with Paris Agreement
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 7, 2020
JPMorgan Chase will work with “clients, policymakers and advocates to transition our economy and turn the goals of Paris into a reality,” said co-president Daniel Pinto. The post JPMorgan Chase will align financing strategy with Paris Agreement appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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US businesses stand by the Paris Agreement at COP25
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2019
While the United States government has kept a low profile at this year’s COP25, the country's businesses have played a more enthusiastic role.
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Most green index funds aren't aligned with the Paris Agreement
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Sustainable passive funds attracted a record $69 billion in net flows in 2021 — but their growth has raised question.
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Tzeporah Berman, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: Winding down production to fulfill the Paris Agreement
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The post Tzeporah Berman, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: Winding down production to fulfill the Paris Agreement appeared first on ImpactAlpha. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished.
Dutch Central Bank to Align Equity and Corporate Bond Portfolios with Paris Agreement Goals
ESG Today
DECEMBER 6, 2023
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the central bank of the Netherlands, announced today a new commitment to align its reserves, including its investments in equities and corporate bonds with the Paris Agreement.
Delaying methane mitigation increases risk of breaching Paris Agreement climate goal, study finds
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JULY 26, 2023
A key element of the 2015 Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change, is the commitment to limit average global temperatures increases to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels.
Including all types of emissions shortens timeline to reach Paris Agreement temperature targets
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 22, 2022
Countries around the world pledged in the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 Read the full story from the University of Washington. degrees Celsius, or, at most, 2 degrees Celsius.
Swedish Energy Agency - Sweden's first legally binding agreement on emissions trading under the Paris Agreement
Global Renewable News
JUNE 9, 2024
The Swedish Energy Agency and Ghana's Ministry of Environment have signed a bilateral agreement on climate cooperation. The agreement regulates transactions of emission reduction and removal uni.
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How a more inclusive marketplace can promote low-carbon growth
GreenBiz
JUNE 16, 2023
Developing sector-based benchmarks for issuing carbon credits would open markets to emerging companies and mark significant progress toward Paris Agreement goals.
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Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2022
In recent years, they have added visions for how climate change might be addressed, including scenarios that they claim are consistent with the international … Continue reading Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don’t actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows.
Paris Agreement limits still catastrophic for coral reefs, research suggests
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
More than 90 percent of tropical coral reefs will suffer frequent heat stress -- their number one threat -- even under Paris Agreement climate warming limits. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.
Transition methodologies failing to meet Paris Agreement, academics warn
Environmental Finance
AUGUST 11, 2022
investors and regulators for calculating transition pathways are failing to accurately reflect the Paris Agreement goals, with academics warning that most business will consequently fail to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in time. Existing methodologies commonly used by companies.
Over 75% of Companies Have Cut Emissions Intensity Since Paris Agreement: Accenture
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
C – according to a new study released by global professional services firm Accenture.
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Episode 338: Women raise voices at VERGE 22
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 28, 2022
This episode features VERGE 22 keynote speakers Paris Agreement negotiator Christiana Figueres, behavioral scientist Sweta Chakraborty, marine geologist Dawn Wright and more.
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Forecast: 8 million energy jobs created by meeting Paris agreement
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Globally, jobs in the energy sector are projected to increase from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 if the world cuts carbon to meet the well-below 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement , according to a model created by researchers in Canada and Europe. The new study was published earlier this summer in One Earth.
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Japanese banks' portfolios misaligned with Paris Agreement, says 2DII
Environmental Finance
AUGUST 23, 2022
Japanese banks' loan books are misaligned with the Paris Agreement, said a paper written by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative (2DII) and released by the Financial Services Agency (FSA)'s Finance Research Center.
ICYMI, Opportunity Narrows on Meeting Paris Agreement Goals
Chris Hall
APRIL 8, 2022
Focused on mitigation, the report noted that progress on the alignment of financial flows towards the goals of the Paris Agreement remained slow, with tracked climate finance flows distributed unevenly across regions and sectors. . trillion, warned that “only a very small window remains to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement”.
Understanding the Carbon Removals Landscape
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Lasting mitigation of carbon is critical for keeping emissions within the temperature goals set in the Paris Agreement.
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Aligning with the Paris Agreement: An Index Approach
MSCI
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Institutional investors are under pressure to align their strategies with a maximum global temperature increase of 1.5oC as targeted by the Paris Agreement. We examine how they can approach this while respecting other investment constraints.
'Red flag for COP26': Most high-carbon companies shooting 'wide of the mark' for a 2C world
GreenBiz
MARCH 23, 2020
Investor-led Transitions Pathway Initiative warns four in five firms in carbon-intensive sectors currently fail Paris Agreement test.
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Advice for scaling nature-based carbon removal programs
GreenBiz
AUGUST 24, 2021
Sponsored: Carbon removal is an important and immediate part of the many actions companies are taking to reach the aims of the Paris Agreement.
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This is what ‘responsible’ climate lobbying looks like
GreenBiz
APRIL 4, 2022
The new Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying offers detailed suggestions for how companies can ensure their lobbying aligns with the Paris Agreement.
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Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac: 'Every day is a chance that will not come again'
GreenBiz
MARCH 7, 2020
negotiators behind the Paris Agreement, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac have done a lot of work together. As the U.N. We caught up with them about their latest collaboration, a book called "The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis.".
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Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2022
Australia set to fall short of its weak Paris Agreement target for emissions, thanks to the lack of meaningful federal policy. The post Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Video: Ronald van der Wouden on how bond investors can stimulate discussions on the Paris Agreement
Environmental Finance
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Ronald van der Wouden, managing director at RockCreek, shares his view on how investors in green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds can stimulate discussions around the Paris Agreement
6 stops on the roadmap to net zero emissions for the apparel sector
GreenBiz
MARCH 4, 2022
These actions can deliver 60 percent of the emissions reductions needed for the industry to stay in line with the Paris Agreement.
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How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
China is eyeing $12 trillion investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?
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Global Renewable News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As the world grapples with the dramatic effects of record temperatures in recent months, the United Nations has issued a dire warning about the potential for average global temperature increases to hi.
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How blockchain could help put the Paris Agreement on course, from the bottom up
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Digital technologies can make climate accounting faster, more transparent and more accessible to a wide set of stakeholders.
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Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020
GreenBiz
APRIL 13, 2020
But an analysis suggests the likely reduction in CO2 still would be far off goals of the Paris Agreement.
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