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09 Mar 2020 How Can Financial Institutions Deliver on the Paris Agreement? This is a critical year for climate action. Five years after the landmark Paris Agreement, world governments will convene in Glasgow this November to put more ambitious national climate action plans on the table. The latest science tells us that emissions must peak this year and then start dropping quickly to stand a good chance of keeping warming to within 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels to avoid the most severe impacts of a changing climate...

15 Oct 2019 A race to the top When the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) started back in 2015, in the run-up to the landmark Paris climate change conference, it had a simple aim: to help companies set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to what science said was needed to avert dangerous climate change...

31 Jul 2019 1.5°C vs. 2°C – a world of difference We are standing at the edge of a historic precipice. Our actions in the coming years will dictate our planet’s course for centuries to come...

01 Jul 2019 Japan Is Leading on Business Climate Engagement. Will Ambitious Policies Follow? The Japanese government has announced its long-term climate and growth strategy under the Paris Agreement on climate change. The announcement comes ahead of the G20 Summit hosted by Japan this week (June 28-29) in Osaka...

26 Jun 2019 How Fashion Companies Can Collaborate to Tackle Their Biggest Source of Carbon Pollution Low prices and unprecedented demand are fueling the growth of “fast fashion,” which takes trends from runway to consumers in record time. The problem is that, in the process, fashion is putting eye-popping pressure on the environment through water use, pollution, waste and carbon emissions ⁠— not to mention negative social impacts such as unsafe labor conditions for garment workers...

23 Apr 2019 India: A breeding ground for science-based climate action India, along with the rest of the world, is suffering at the hands of increased extreme weather events. From extreme flooding in Kerala in 2018 and Mumbai in 2017 to cyclones battering the east coast, India’s vulnerability to climate change is evident. Recognising the adverse effects of climate change, the Indian government – under the Paris Agreement – has committed to reduce its emissions intensity of GDP by 33%–35% by 2030, on 2005 levels...