topic: net zero
EU Green Deal Industrial Plan: ‘We were expecting more’
Brussels’ proposals for green industrialisation lack detail and direction, say European businesses – especially compared to the hefty incentives offered by the US government and...
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January 16, 2023
UK net zero review criticises lack of long-term thinking
An independent review led by former energy minister Chris Skidmore has urged the government to implement a number of climate change strategies or risk the UK...
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July 13, 2022
Next UK leader must remain committed to climate, say business groups
Advocacy groups representing UK-based businesses are urging Conservative party leadership candidates not to row back on the net zero target and other sustainability commitments. Business...
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June 20, 2022
IIGCC expands net zero investment framework to include infrastructure
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change aims to attract impact investors to the infrastructure sector. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has published...
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May 17, 2022
Investors: 60 per cent of pension funds pessimistic on hitting net zero goals
A study finds that the majority of a group of pension funds managing €3.3tn in assets believe they will miss their net zero targets despite...
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January 27, 2022
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund exemplifies wider net zero issues
As the fund adopts a net zero target for its stocks and focuses on engagement, questions remain on whether its climate risk strategy is ambitious...
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January 18, 2022
Carbon capture 'one quarter of the decarbonisation cake'
Climeworks’ co-CEO Jan Wurzbacher on how the world is running out of energy options Alongside the widespread focus on the decarbonisation of industry sits the carbon removal project, whereby existing...
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January 12, 2022
Walmart/HSBC's plan to finance sustainable supply chains
Science-based targets to help narrow a global $100tn investment gap The next eight years will be vital in the fight against the climate emergency. Greenhouse gas emissions must halve by...
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November 17, 2021
Why climate disclosures alone will not move markets
Transparency on climate risks is important, but it will not divert capital away from fossil fuels without big structural changes to the financial system Mark Carney’s eye-popping promise last week...
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