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COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... checkpoint on the efforts by countries around the world to address the climate crisis, as outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The new text does not include the previous draft's language on "phase out" of fossil fuels. The text mentions "fossil fuel" ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the urgent need to implement a systems-level stewardship approach to achieve the all-encompassing goals of the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). One that is 'coherent, synergetic and holistic... in accordance ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... said he supports it. The Green Climate Fund is the world's largest global climate fund set up as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement. It has now approved projects across 128 countries. Australia was previously part of the fund, but withdrew in 2018 having ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... active role in building a net zero economy, while aligning our international investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Environmental groups welcomed the announcement. "Finance and investment need to shift rapidly to building new clean renewable ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... considerations have taken centre stage, with 42% of super funds now having portfolio targets aligned with the Paris Agreement (net zero by 2050), compared with just 34% in 2021. "It is very encouraging to see that increase," Banhalmi-Zakar said. "When ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... across Asia, Africa, and South America, and the Pacific introduced landmark investment plans to implement the Paris Agreement and new Global Biodiversity Framework, committing US$2.59 billion from public and private sources, and emphasising the development ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to update the regulatory architecture to align with international agreements - from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement and Article 6 on International Carbon Markets. It will recommend that internal committees apply an evidence-based application ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... process for countries and stakeholders to report on progress in five year increments towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. A technical report on the stocktake has said that the globe is not making sufficient progress to contain global warming to ...

COP28 Unveiled: Assessing Global Climate Progress and the Road Ahead

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... so-called global stocktake - the most comprehensive assessment of the world's collective progress towards the 2015 Paris Agreement goals. Published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 8 September, the global stocktake ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investors compare their performance against peers, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. It demonstrates that impact investment in the energy sector curbs emissions by 6.1% at the median - notable progress on ...