As New York Climate Week gathers momentum, the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance launches its second-ever Progress Report, showing significant membership growth matched by credible intermediate decarbonisation targets. On the Alliance’s third anniversary, the membership stands at six times what it was during its formation in 2019. Now counting 74 institutional investors, the Alliance represents over US$10.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM). According to the Alliance’s Commitment, members have 12 months after joining to publish intermediate targets. This year, 44 members are setting short-term targets, meaning two-thirds of the Alliance’s…
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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance members to cut portfolio emissions 25-30% by 2025
Two weeks ahead of COP26, the UN-Convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance launches its inaugural, biennial Progress Report, highlighting that 29 of its member investors have committed to reducing portfolio emissions by 25-30% by 2025 across three asset classes. This range is higher than the targets set by the inaugural Target Setting Protocol, published in January (-16 to -29% by 2025). The Alliance also welcomes six new members for a total of 56: Japan’s Nippon Life, Sumitomo Life, and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance announced membership on 15th October 2021, while…
Read MoreNet-Zero Asset Owner Alliance backs call to scale-up carbon removal from atmosphere
Asset owners must immediately scale investment into impactful carbon management and negative emissions technologies both inside and outside of value chains, according to a new position paper from the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. Following the recent special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Alliance recognizes that fostering rapid and deep cuts to GHG emissions across all systems should remain a primary focus for investors. The paper highlights how carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions – including a mix of land-based carbon sinks, nature-based solutions, and technological…
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