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The High Cost of Climate Inaction

3BL Media

C in the near-term, would cause unavoidable increases in multiple climate hazards and present multiple risks to ecosystems and humans.”. As the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate adaptation stated: “Global warming, reaching 1.5°C C goal will fall quickly out of reach.”.

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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. Climate change opportunities, on the other hand, capture the present value of technological advancements in terms of patents and green revenues.

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

For example, Brazilian meatpacker JBS has set science-based climate targets and are aiming to have full supply chain traceability by 2025. It’s part of our fiduciary duty to be at the forefront of efforts to scale up and re-allocate capital.

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The High Seas Treaty: How will it Impact Investors?

Chris Hall

Adapting to the shift from only 1% of the high seas being protected to two thirds of the ocean that lies outside of national boundaries becoming protected will have impacts on business models that are dependent on exploiting ocean resources, both directly and through supply chains.

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Priorities for Financing Early Coal Retirement in Developing Countries

Chris Hall

These plants are expected to operate for decades and risk becoming “stranded assets” if they retire early. Its present JETP package includes only US$8.5 To keep pace with global climate targets, most of these plants under 10 years old must be retired by the time they are about 25, which presents unique challenges.

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The Glasgow Climate Pact for business: ambition, action and collaboration.

We Mean Business Coalition

For business, investments in fossil fuels are now far riskier because the market expects them to become stranded assets in the foreseeable future. The companies that best collaborate with their supply chains to develop solutions that can become widely adopted, will be the winners on this race to zero.

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Now or Never

Chris Hall

Nevertheless, MSCI will be present at the event as the world takes stock of climate action progress and assesses the policy solutions and broader innovations for addressing climate-related issues. “While most people recognise COP as a policy summit, it is crucial to understand that it has evolved into a business summit since COP21,” says Vanston.