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January 10, 2024
IPCC should consider ‘post-growth’ net zero pathway, researchers say
A pathway to net zero that does not assume continued GDP growth should be considered by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, say US-led...
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January 9, 2024
SFDR has 'incentivised decarbonisation' of sustainable funds, says European non-profit
The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation has lowered portfolio-linked carbon emissions in sustainable funds, according to a European Corporate Governance Institute report
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January 4, 2024
UK government pressed over ‘lack of urgency’ on deforestation
The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has published a report urging greater action from the government to tackle global deforestation
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January 4, 2024
European Court of Auditors flags biofuel ‘sustainability concerns’
The EU biofuel sector ‘lacks long-term perspective’, says a report by the European Court of Auditors The revised EU Renewable Energy Directive, agreed in 2023,...
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January 3, 2024
‘Climate dividend’ from carbon revenues could spur just transition, study says
An annual payment could shield households from the negative impacts of carbon pricing, while also reducing inequality, suggests EU research
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December 19, 2023
Asset managers failing to limit fossil fuel expansion – Reclaim Finance
An assessment from Reclaim Finance shows asset managers are continuing to vote for investee policies that are not aligned with a 1.5C trajectory Asset managers...
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December 13, 2023
Toxic chemical emissions going unchecked due to emphasis on carbon, think-tank says
A new report says toxic emissions from the petrochemical industry should be met with the same reduction effort as carbon emissions
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December 7, 2023
AIIB: viewing nature as integral to infrastructure could save biodiversity
Only by treating nature as an essential part of infrastructure will there be sufficient investment to preserve the world's ecosystems, says an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank report
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December 5, 2023
Adnoc at centre of ‘breathtaking conflict of interest’, says BankTrack
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s oil and gas expansion plans leave the company and its chief executive, COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber, in a tricky position
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December 5, 2023
Fossil fuel phase-out pledges lag behind net zero commitments, report warns
Only 0.8 per cent of global oil production is covered by a phase-out target, research from Net Zero Tracker shows
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December 5, 2023
Policy barriers blocking tripling of green energy, says non-profit
Government policies are locking in fossil fuels at the expense of renewable energy, according to non-profit Climate Group
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