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Barclays Says Ukraine Crisis May Hinder Progress on Climate Goals
Date: March 22, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British bank Barclays said on Tuesday disruption in energy markets since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could hamper its ability to meet its carbon emission reduction targets. In a notice ahead of its annual investor meeting, Barclays also said it was planning more restrictive policies on coal, including final exit dates on a...
Trends in Carbon Tracking Banks Should Look Out for in 2022
Date: March 15, 2022
By Emma Kisby UK and Europe CEO at Cogo Growing rapidly in importance over recent years, carbon tracking is fast becoming a diverse – if somewhat disparate – landscape. From multinational corporations all the way down to individual consumers, there is an increasing desire to be able to quantify and understand climate impact. The 2020s is...
UBS Joins Lenders Setting Fossil Fuel Emissions-Cutting Goals
Date: March 11, 2022
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS aims to cut its financing of fossil fuel emissions by more than two-thirds by 2030, Switzerland’s biggest bank said on Friday, joining lenders setting targets for the first time this year. More than 100 banks have pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and are...
Net Zero: What Will Life Be Like in 2050?
Date: March 9, 2022
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy, RBC Wealth Management The way people live in 2050 will be quite a departure from today, with many dramatic changes brought on by the net-zero world. We examine what net zero really means, what this world could look like, challenges to getting there, and investment implications. Much in...
How Offices Can Reduce Their Impact on the Climate Crisis
Date: February 25, 2022
By Kimberley Pierce, Head of Operations at House of Sport 2021 proved to be a significant year for the climate crisis, with COP26, the IPCC 2021 Report, Extinction Rebellion’s non-violent civil disobedience, and Greta Thunberg’s school strike for climate movement – all of these placing the climate crisis front and centre of our social psyche....
Analysis-Geopolitical Clouds Gather Over Europe’s Climate Change Plans
Date: February 25, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Soaring energy prices and a geopolitical crisis over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are looming over the European Union’s attempts to agree a raft of tougher climate change laws, raising concerns that some could be delayed or scaled back. In the weeks after the European Commission unveiled the world’s biggest...