Tag: Climate Change

Nearly 400 investors with $32 trillion in assets step up action on climate change

Stuart Mitchell

The Investor Agenda launched today in San Francisco will support investors in accelerating and scaling-up the actions that are critical to tackling climate change and achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Its launch also demonstrates the significant momentum already evident, with 392 investors with US $32 trillion in assets collectively under management, using The Investor Agenda to highlight climate action they are already taking and making new commitments1. Announced as part of PRI in Person and the Global Climate Action Summit, The Investor Agenda provides a way for investors to…

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“The Forgotten Solution” Coalition Writes from Climate Summit to United Nations: Don’t Forget Forests, Food and Land

Stuart Mitchell

Stilt-walkers dressed as giant trees delivered a letter to the driver of an electric car, to be driven coast-to-coast from the climate summit in San Francisco to the United Nations in New York and handed over to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Keeping global temperatures under a 2-degree rise will require enormous carbon savings from forests, food, and lands – nearly as much as from renewable energy – say leading environmental groups represented this week at the Global Climate Action Summit. Accordingly, the coalition behind “the forgotten solution” campaign has released…

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Legal & General Investment Management takes action on climate change risks

Stuart Mitchell

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has today revealed the corporate leaders and laggards on climate change, following the first engagement period under its Climate Impact Pledge. LGIM introduced the Climate Impact Pledge in November 2016, focused on accelerating the progress companies are making in addressing climate change and transitioning to a low-carbon economy. LGIM has initially focused on engaging with 84 of the world’s largest companies across different sectors and geographies identified as pivotal in meeting the 2°C target set in the Paris Agreement. These companies have since been…

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Air New Zealand launches World’s Coolest Safety Video

Stuart Mitchell

Featuring Hollywood actor, filmmaker and environmentalist Adrian Grenier, the World’s Coolest Safety Video takes viewers on a breath-taking journey to Antarctica, where Kiwi scientists are tackling the most pressing questions on global climate change. Building on Air New Zealand‘s long-standing partnership with Antarctica New Zealand and the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute, the video sees Grenier team up with Scott Base scientists to track penguin populations, study ice core samples and visit early explorer Ernest Shackleton’s hut and the vast Dry Valleys. UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Grenier, whose environmental work also includes…

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New Virtual Reality App Brings Climate Impacts & Action to Life in San Francisco

Stuart Mitchell

Imagine some of San Francisco’s most iconic locations submerged in water. Hard to picture? An innovative new campaign aimed at raising awareness around sea level rise is helping San Franciscans envision what things could look like without action to address climate change. Launched in early December, Look Ahead – San Francisco uses a customized virtual reality app to give the public a first-person look at future sea level rise in three locations in San Francisco – the Embarcadero, Mission Creek and Heron’s Head Park – as well as how those sites…

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