28-Oct-2021
Qatar, New Zealand target GHG cuts under new pledges
Qatar launched a national climate change action plan aimed at achieving a 25 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030.
28-Oct-2021
CDP: Less than 1% of funds worth $27t aligned with Paris
Less than 1% of investment funds worth $27t are currently aligned with the Paris Agreement's target to keep global temperature increases "well below" 2C.
28-Oct-2021
Fidelity to halve emissions by 2030
Fidelity International has pledged to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 50% across its portfolios by the end of this decade from a 2020 baseline.
28-Oct-2021
TIG commits $1b to reforestation strategy in Latin America
BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s (TIG) launched a new impact-oriented reforestation investment strategy in Latin America.
28-Oct-2021
Standard Chartered to offer $300b for green financing
Standard Chartered said it will deploy $300b for green and transition financing in the next decade.
28-Oct-2021
Shell sets 2030 emissions target
The firm said it wants by 2030 to halve the absolute emissions from its operations, known as Scope 1 and 2, compared with 2016 levels on a net basis.
28-Oct-2021
Royal Caribbean Group announces net zero by 2050
Royal Caribbean Group announced a new initiative to make its cruise ships as eco-friendly as possible by reducing net zero emissions by 2050.
27-Oct-2021
Malaysia targets 40% of renewable in total capacity by 2035
Malaysia's renewable energy installed capacity is targeted to reach 40 per cent, or 18,000 megawatts, by 2035.
27-Oct-2021
Robeco announces interim targets in path to net zero
Robeco has announced its aim to decarbonise its investments 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 in its plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
27-Oct-2021
DEC denies natural gas power plants based on climate law
The state Department of Environmental Conservation of the US State of New York denied two proposed natural gas power plants.
27-Oct-2021
Xpansiv Market CBL to launch TSVCM-aligned contract
Spot exchange CBL plans to launch a standardized carbon offset contract aligned with the initial recommendations for Core Carbon Principles (CCP) defined by the Taskforce for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets
26-Oct-2021
Indigenous Australians sue government over climate change
Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia filed a landmark lawsuit aimed at forcing the government to protect them from climate change.
26-Oct-2021
China’s Climate Roadmap plans for emissions cap by 2030
China has released its official road map for capping carbon emissions before 2030, delivering details on the country’s climate push.
26-Oct-2021
All CCER offsets eligible for ETS compliance in 2019, 2020
China’s environment ministry said all domestic offsets will be eligible for use in the first compliance cycle of its national emissions trading scheme.
26-Oct-2021
ABP to divest from fossil-fuel stocks immediately
Pension fund ABP pledged to stop investing in fossil fuel stocks immediately and divest €15b ($17.4 billion) of its assets by the first quarter of 2023.
25-Oct-2021
Rich nations won't deliver $100b finance promise until 2023
The COP26 Presidency outlined plans to finally make good on a commitment from OECD nations to provide $100b of climate finance to poorer countries annually, but stated that the full amount will not be delivered this year or next.
25-Oct-2021
Sabic unveils carbon neutrality strategy at Saudi forum
Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, has unveiled its global strategy towards carbon neutrality.
25-Oct-2021
South Korea to join Global Methane Pledge at COP26
Seoul will join the Global Methane Pledge at COP26 initiated by the EU and the US last month.
25-Oct-2021
Top businesses increasingly set net zero goals, SBTi
More than 60% of DOW 30, EURO STOXX 50 and FRSE 100 companies have committed to making net zero goals, doubling since 2020.
25-Oct-2021
Saudi Aramco targets operational net zero by 2050
Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is targeting net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 2050.