WASHINGTON (AP) : After talking the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland, the Biden administration now tests whether a divided United States can walk the climate walk: push a massive investment for a new era of clean energy through the narrowest of margins in the Senate. The House passed a roughly $2 trillion social […]
Climate Change
Conventional firms now pledge net zero to fight climate change: RIL executive – EQ Mag Pro
Speaking at the sixth edition of the annual business conclave ‘Marmagya 6.0’ organised by IIM Sambalpur, Maheshwari said “Driving future profits and still caring for the environment is the way forward.” Sambalpur: Chief guest at IIM Sambalpur business conclave Kapil Maheshwari Saturday said most of the conventional companies now pledge ‘net zero’ strategy to fight […]
Why COP27 Needs a Bigger Circus and More Solar Panels – EQ Mag Pro
Four ways to improve UN climate conferences I vividly remember attending my first UN climate talks in 2008. I remember the optimism, the technical conversations, the discussions about the overpriced food in the conference center, the press, the flight, and yes, the debates about the carbon footprint of the flight. I flew to Accra as […]
How National Net-Zero Targets Stack Up After the COP26 Climate Summit – EQ Mag Pro
Earlier this year, the UN Secretary-General set clear expectations for November’s two week UN Climate Summit, or COP26, urging all countries to set “clear and credible” net-zero targets. Countries answered the call in Glasgow: Building on existing momentum, the Summit saw a steady stream of net-zero targets from countries promising to balance emissions and removals […]
HSBC, Tata, Macquarie urge govts to get more involved in green transition – EQ Mag Pro
The CEO of financial conglomerate and the world’s largest infrastructure investor Macquarie, which plans to step up green energy investments, urged governments to provide more incentives. Tata Sons is working with Macquarie on the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative in India in partnership with Bloomberg The leaders of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, HSBC Holdings and Australia’s […]
COP26: Key Outcomes From the UN Climate Talks in Glasgow – EQ Mag Pro
The long-awaited COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has come to a close, making important progress in a number of areas — but not enough. The world still remains off track to beat back the climate crisis. Recognizing the urgency of the challenge, ministers from all over the world agreed that countries should come back next […]
Biden Tax Threatens Climate Goals, Clean-Power Companies Say – EQ Mag Pro
Corporate tax changes proposed in President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion spending plan threaten to undercut his ambitious climate goals and undermine clean-power development, according to energy companies that oppose it. The latest version of the spending package, which is still being debated in the U.S. Congress, includes a minimum tax of 15% on a corporation’s […]
STATEMENT: Bright Spots at COP26 Need to Turn into Action and Even More Ambition in 2022 – EQ Mag Pro
GLASGOW : The UN climate negotiations (COP26) have concluded. The 151 new national climate commitments submitted ahead of and during COP26 fell short of putting the world on track to limit warming to 1.5°C. But after two weeks of negotiations, delegates reached consensus that countries should further strengthen their 2030 emission reduction targets next year, […]
Climate Action Isn’t Reaching the Most Vulnerable — But it Could – EQ Mag Pro
Low-income and otherwise disadvantaged people could benefit enormously from climate action — enjoying everything from cheaper clean energy to healthier lives. Yet these groups face the greatest barriers to access these benefits. This is according to a new WRI working paper that reviews the impacts of priority climate measures in six sectors: industry, energy, transport, […]
83% of Greeks believe that tackling climate change and its consequences is the biggest challenge of the 21st century – EQ Mag Pro
The first part of the 2021-2022 EIB Climate Survey explores people’s views on climate change in a rapidly changing world. The results from this release focus on citizens’ perceptions of climate change and the actions they expect their country to take to combat it. 76% believe that they are more concerned about the climate emergency […]