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COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... started the collective review of progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, known as the Global Stocktake. Looking to what COP27 would cover, Hill is expecting that there will be discussion of ...

Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... growth in coming decades is expected to come from emerging markets," Ploeg said. "If we're hoping to keep things to 2 degrees or lower, that needs to be addressed. "Building these projects are capital intensive. with solar and wind and renewables ...

Ramsay commits to Net Zero by 2040

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... aimed at enabling companies to set greenhouse gas emissions targets to 2050 in line with containing climate change at 1.5 degrees C. It is seen as a rigorous voluntary framework with established targets for accomplishments in interim years between now ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
If current net zero commitments aren't sufficient to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, investors need re-assess physical, adaptation and transition risks and opportunities in their portfolios, according to abrdn. Jeremy Lawson, chief economist ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... 2030 targets that are aligned with achieving the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees C. This is the second round of Net Zero Company Benchmark assessments to be released by Climate Action 100+ since March 2021. ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Eaton noted that the World Economic Forum estimates US$4-5 trillion are required annually to keep climate change at 1.5 degrees. If Australia invested its fair share based on GDP, this would translate to around AU$80-110 billion annually. Meanwhile ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... the credibility of the targets," Ploeg said. "At the moment, the movement in the finance industry is to align with 1.5 degrees, and there are questions about how that gets done. One approach is to do near-term emissions targets and lower the carbon portfolio ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... has the needle on the dial shifted on climate action? Entering into this COP, we were hurtling towards a devastating 2.7 degrees of warming by the end of the century, with government actions and pledges falling far short of what is needed to avoid catastrophic ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... future years." Unger noted that one of the take-aways from COP26 was that the target of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees C by 2050 is alive, but in order for it to be achievable, a significant amount of private capital aligned to that outcome ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... leaders' speeches and their commitments. In addition to the political rhetoric - which has been welcomed with varying degrees of satisfaction - there have also been a number of announcements around deforestation, methane, accounting standards and ...