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11/01/2021

The country is the world’s third-biggest emitter and one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of global warming.

11/01/2021

Canada formally submitted its new target, which aims to have 40 to 45 per cent fewer emissions than in 2005 by 2030, to the UN. The previous target was a 30 per cent reduction in emissions from 2005 by 2030.

Canada is set to take the first step towards capping emissions from the oil and gas sector today as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau starts two days of leaders' talks at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow. This is the 26th meeting of the Council of Parties to the UN climate convention, known....

10/29/2021

"A focus on E.S.G. is driving a credit crunch for oil and gas companies, Schwarzman and others say. So-called ESG investing principles have spurred investment giants to divest their holdings in oil and gas companies."

Necessary pain?

The world is facing an energy credit crunch in part because of Wall Street’s E.S.G. focus, warned Steve Schwarzman of Blackstone.

10/29/2021

The issue isn’t limited to the energy sector. Roughly 1,800 companies have committed to Paris 2050 climate goals, but only 50% of those companies have set carbon reduction targets, and only 10% of those companies have plans to deliver.

Former BP CEO John Browne says companies are laying out net zero carbon targets, but few have any meaningful plans to get there and it will cost trillions.

10/28/2021

If there is a sector in emerging markets where the number of startups and venture capital has seen the largest increase since the beginning of last year, it must be the digitization of moms and pop-up stores... Today, new activities take us to Morocco.There are companies supported by YC Bicycle Howe...

10/28/2021

Rabat – Morocco’s 2022 finance bill reveals the country’s determination to boost human development, with the expenses of the third stage of the five programs launched by the National Initiative for Human Development’s (INDH) estimated to cost over MAD 3 billion ($330 million) total.

10/28/2021

«Les considérations ESG étaient l’un des derniers sujets sur la liste. Aujourd’hui, la rencontre commence avec ça.»

10/27/2021

Investor’s Business Daily (IBD), a leading financial news and research organization, today announced the results of its third annual Best ESG Companie

10/27/2021

"Quebec-based Lion says the 1,000 electric buses would eliminate up to 23,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year and help the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to meet the decarbonization goals for its portfolio."

MONTREAL — The Lion Electric Co. says it has received a conditional order for 1,000 electric school buses from Student Transportation of Canada, whose parent company is controlled by Quebec's pension. . .

10/27/2021

EUROPE / MAGHREB. The latest study by the International Renewable Energy Agency, carried out in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation, reveals that twelve million employees work in renewable energy.