Tag: Mark Carney

Senators for Climate Solutions launches official website

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The Senators for Climate Solutions, a non-partisan group focused on informing and supporting Canadian senators who want to address climate change, launched their website...

Climate reform financer Mark Carney to chair asset management division of...

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Brookfield has announced that former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will become chair of its asset management division when...

Global financial firms aligned with $130 trillion for net zero

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More than 450 firms representing US$130 trillion in assets — 40 per cent of the world’s financial assets — now belong to the Glasgow...

Net zero banking alliance collaboration for climate-aligned finance

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The industry-led, UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance has announced a new collaboration with the Centre for Climate-Aligned Finance. The collaboration is designed to harmonize, develop, and...

New Industry Alliance for Net Zero Banking Launched

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An industry-led, United Nations (UN)-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance has been been launched through the UN Financial Services Taskforce of the Sustainable Markets Initiative. The...

Taking Action to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power in Canada

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By following the United Nations’ call to curtail coal-fired electricity, Canada and the United Kingdom cofounded the Powering Past Coal Alliance to bring together...

Brookfield’s New $7.5 billion Climate-Focused Fund

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Brookfield Asset Management Inc. plans to raise at least $7.5 billion for a new climate-focused fund, as the Canadian investment firm builds out an...

Canadian Universities Sign Charter to Tackle Climate Change

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The University of Toronto and more than a dozen Canadian universities have signed a landmark charter that aims to tackle climate change through a...

Climate Capitalist Tom Rand on Sustainable Solutions to Stimulate the Economy

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In his virtual presentation today Canadian author Tom Rand said that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) gives us an opportunity to rethink economic priorities...

Canadian Environmental Advocate Autumn Peltier to Participate in World Economic Forum

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From January 21 – 24, 2020, the World Economic Forum will engage the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape...