Results for Climate Change
Daily Media Briefing
November 11, 2021- China and US pledge co-operation over climate crisis at COP26 summit
- UK's Environment Bill passes into law after two years since announced
- Australia lobbied UNESCO to remove 1.5oC limit to protect heritage sites
- Portugal bans employers from contacting staff outside of office hours
- Algorithmic tracking is “damaging mental health” of UK workers
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November 10, 2021- COP26 draft: countries urged to submit and strengthen climate plans
- US 'Aviators Group' formed to ramp up sustainable aviation fuel supply
- Six major automakers agree to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040
- 250 parties push UN and social media to curb climate misinformation
- Singapore financial regulator to launch ESG data platforms
Daily Media Briefing
November 09, 2021- Food systems emissions rose 17% over past three decades, UN says
- UK and other nations commit millions for climate adaptation globally
- UK Government & Rolls Royce partner in small modular reactor project
- AXA fund arm to ditch oil and gas climate laggards in three years
- Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets
Daily Media Briefing
November 05, 2021- UN: climate adaptation costs 5-10 times more than current funding plans
- US-led First Movers Coalition to catalyse global clean technology markets
- Major nations join global product energy efficiency plan for corporates
- ADB to buy & retire coal plants; Australia stays out of COP 26 coal pledge
- Teva issues bond tied to climate and access to medicine goals
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November 04, 2021- IFRS Foundation launches International Sustainability Standards Board
- COP26 emission pledges may limit global heating to below 2oC
- World’s biggest banks to pledge to limit greenhouse gas emissions
- More than 40 countries pledge to quit coal fired power at COP26
- BT, Unilever, Ikea to support other firms to halve supplier emissions
Daily Media Briefing
November 02, 2021- More than 100 nations promise to reverse forest loss by 2030 at COP26
- India pledges net zero by 2070 & US to slash global methane emissions
- Britain to fund $3bn worth of green investments in developing economies
- BlackRock raises $673m for climate infrastructure in emerging markets
- Industry lobbies privately opposing 2040 UK ban on new diesel trucks
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November 01, 2021- UK sets formal plan for mandatory climate disclosure to become law
- Poor countries at COP26 concerned by G20’s limited climate progress
- Salesforce pledges $300m to reforestation, and L'Oreal invests in nature
- China's state-owned firms struggle to meet country’s climate goals
- UK Government slashes domestic flight taxes in half ahead of COP26
Daily Media Briefing
October 29, 2021- Dutch pension giant ABP to dump €15bn in fossil fuel holdings
- Unilever-owned Knorr to start 50 regenerative agriculture projects
- Backers of UK airport expansion part of UN green investment scheme
- Bank of England considers rules for banks to cover climate risks
- Philips wants suppliers to set science-based emissions targets
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October 28, 2021- Coca-Cola, Pepsico and Unilever named top plastic polluters in brand audit
- Science Based Targets initiative launches net-zero standard for corporates
- Timberland Investment Group to invest $1bn in Latin America reforestation
- JPMorgan channels more than $13 billion to advance racial equity in the US
- World is failing to make changes needed to meet 1.5⁰C Paris Agreement
