Setting the UK's Sixth Carbon Budget (2033-37) in law is a huge moment. A 78% reduction in territorial emissions between 1990 and 2035.
Until 2019 the UK's 2050 target was an 80% reduction. It has effectively been brought forward by 15 years.
That's the implication of #NetZero.
We are in a relentless Arctic #heatwave - Siberia is literally on fire right now and it's set to continue.
Temperatures will comfortably exceed + 30 °C within the Arctic Circle over the next 10 days at least. It is a staggering + 20-25 °C warmer than it should be...
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How many of these are going to landfill @sainsburys? Ridiculous use of plastic packaging on something that is already protected... sort it out please....
"Climate Action 100+ has demonstrated that investor pressure can work," Stephanie Pfeifer, IIGCC's CEO & member of the @ActOnClimate100 steering committee. The BBC profiles how investors through the initiative are helping "companies to do the right thing." https://t.co/KT3ns9nhVp
The Economist notes the impact of @ActOnClimate100 on the oil & gas sector. But it makes clear that all the super majors have further to go - and that restraint on the part of some big asset managers was a problem this year at #Exxon. https://t.co/fDeAgxfDRB
Four big messages from today's @COP24 finance roundtable. We need a systemic & comprehensive strategy; we need to focus on the priorities of developing countries; we need to change the financial 'rules of the game'; we need to build & de-risk the asset pipeline @UNFCCC@IFC_org
Nearly half of Origin Energy shareholders voted in support of a motion demanding the utility report on whether the lobbying groups it supports are obstructing action on #climatechange - @renew_economy#ESG https://t.co/voRcjg9rv2
As we're discussing the #IPCC#ClimateChange report, let's remember that world's 100 largest #pension#funds are #investing just 1% of their combined #assets in low-carbon technology, which is dramatically shy of IPCC's recommendations @AODProject#esg https://t.co/fOqT70hS8w
Medicinal #cannabis company lists on ASX https://t.co/dGoQbP36sn Investors in cannabis should consider the #ESG implications of their investments - check out our article on the subject: https://t.co/kRDrTKLs9W
Read mine and Duncan Paterson's @EthicalLorax piece on the #ESGRisks related to the growing #Cannabis industry for #RI >> https://t.co/OyRySIIE5Q