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From pledges to binding commitments – a review of key milestones in previous COP conferences
…to mobilise US$100 billion annually by 2020 to fund climate action in countries of the global south, on the condition that the latter make meaningful and transparent mitigation commitments to reduce…
Can COP27 rejuvenate the net-zero movement?
…net-zero was the national zeitgeist. It dominated headlines, documentaries and most importantly, business commitments. Currently, the UN’s Race to Zero initiative is the largest-ever alliance committed to achieving net zero…
‘Integrity matters’: UN expert group moves to stamp out net-zero greenwashing at COP27
The High Level Expert Group on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities was set up by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in March 2022 in order to develop stronger standards…
COP27: Who said what at the World Leaders Summit?
…centred on our commitments.” Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda: “The most valuable contribution that developed countries can make is to reduce their emissions faster while investing in Africa to build…
Global adaptation agendas and African carbon markets: Nine things you need to know from Day Two at COP27
…But as more world leaders took to the plenaries to deliver powerful soundbites and make fresh commitments, what were the takeaway announcements? Here, edie rounds up the seven key stories…
G20 reiterates commitment to delivering 1.5C limit, hints at strengthening national climate targets
…states a commitment to “fully implementing the Glasgow Climate Pact” with a specific reference to raising NDCs as necessary. “Mindful of our leadership role, we reaffirm our steadfast commitments, in…
The growing momentum behind green pensions
…leaders, and analysts the world over are calling for urgent and ambitious proposals to fund the “implementation” of existing commitments to transition the global economy toward a lower-carbon, more sustainable…
Europe’s biggest banks not taking biodiversity crisis seriously, report warns
…strategies. While all of the 25 banks have a top-level, long-term net-zero commitment in keeping with national and international policymaking, only six have interim commitments that cover all financing activities….
Five climate communications lessons we can learn from Davos 2023
…commitments on forests caught attention at COP27 and, last year, COP27 was swiftly followed by negotiations on a new biodiversity treaty in Montreal. The organisers of this year’s WEF programmes…
How purpose becomes impactful
…I’ve learnt about how businesses can transform talking about corporate purpose into action and tangible change, at a time when it’s needed most. 1) It’s a commitment, not a headline…
UN water conference needs to kickstart a revolution
…governments, businesses, investors, and more, to value water. The final total of commitments reached 600 by the end of the conference, an important first step that showed the strength of…
Crocs pushes net-zero target back from 2030 to 2040
…that Crocs’ initial commitment to net-zero across by 2030, made in 2021, was “neither fast nor vast enough”. Nonetheless, it has amended the commitment to net-zero across all emissions scopes…
Holcim Group targets net-positive nature impact, unveils new water targets
…Underpinning the commitment for Holcim to deliver a net-positive impact on biodiversity by the end of the decade are commitments to develop nature rehabilitation plans for all quarries by the…
COP26 Action Tracker: Global biodiversity congress underway as Cumbria coal mine inquiry set to begin
…pledge and a time-bound commitment to end coal-fired energy generation. US climate envoy John Kerry is expected in Beijing shortly; Kerry and his counterpart Xie Zhenhua have been meeting regularly…
US doubles climate finance to $11bn as China pledges an end to overseas coal support
At the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week, US President Joe Biden announced that he was doubling the country’s commitment to overseas climate aid to more than $11bn annually by…
Orchard Street accelerates net-zero targets through new pathway
…this year. The company has today unveiled a pathway to its net-zero ambitions. The pathway includes two new commitments – to reach net-zero across corporate and landlord emissions and refurbishments…
COP26 World Leaders Summit: 6 things you need to know from Day 1
…recovery.” That is, of course, if world leaders increase commitments and then deliver on them. Attenborough continued: “This story is one of inequality as well as instability. Today, those who…
7 things you need to know from Day Two of the COP26 World Leaders Summit
…announce top-level collaborative pledges before some of them depart Glasgow, leaving the remaining work to ministers and negotiators. Such commitments were made on cleantech, renewable energy, nature and methane, among…
PAS 2060 supporting carbon neutrality commitment
…demonstrate the credibility of the event’s carbon-neutral label. Bentley Motors’ 5-year commitment Luxury car manufacturer, Bentley Motors Limited, has made a commitment to maintaining carbon neutrality across its manufacturing, testing,…
EDF and JPMorgan Chase collaborate to power the firm’s UK operations with 100 percent renewable energy in real time
JPMorgan Chase and EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity, announced a collaboration to help power JPMorgan Chase’s UK offices with 100 percent renewable electricity in support of its commitment…
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