Tag: Paris Agreement
Fridays for the Future youth climate strikes underway today
Today the Fridays for Future organization is holding climate strikes around the world to help raise awareness about climate reparations and climate justice.
The organization...
Report on legal aspects of climate change adaptation and the role...
A report published by the International Bar Association (IBA) sets out the critical legal aspects of climate change adaptation and how, specifically, policy can play...
UN appoints Catherine McKenna chair of net-zero expert group
Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the world has seen an increasing number of net-zero commitments, in particular from the private and...
Olympic Games to be carbon neutral and climate positive
The third International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sustainability Report notes that the IOC has achieved 15 of its 18 sustainability objectives for the period 2017-2020, raising its...
ESG advisor on climate change risk and opportunity
By Andrea Zanon
The global climate change conference in Glasgow offers a critical opportunity to accelerate the adoption of robust climate standards to protect the...
Canadian delegation calling for strong climate action at COP26
Newly appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change Stephen Guilbeault is accompanying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian delegation to United Nations Climate...
Net zero banking alliance collaboration for climate-aligned finance
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...
Canada joins over 40 countries to prepare for COP26
Six years ago, the world came together to sign onto the Paris Agreement—an historic agreement amongst nations to ambitiously fight climate change and adapt...
Sustainable Risk Management for Net Zero Buildings
By Gil Hirsch & Tasmeea Islam
Since the 2016 Paris Agreement, nations across the world have pledged to strengthen their climate change efforts, reduce greenhouse gas...
New Industry Alliance for Net Zero Banking Launched
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...
