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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

Business Green

Inconsistencies in the definition of deforestation: The roadmap uses different meanings of eliminating deforestation throughout. And if traders are going for zero illegal deforestation instead of zero gross deforestation (including legal and illegal), then the roadmap isn't more than just reiterating national laws.

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Are we entering a new era of green trade deals or clean tech trade wars?

Business Green

The potential is clearly there to create a group of leading economies that sufficiently align their climate policies, taxes, and industrial decarbonisation programmes to create a relatively level playing field. CBAM will be a crucial pillar of European climate policies," he said. "It A win-win situation.".

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Are Brexit energy negotiations slowing the UK's net zero drive?

Business Green

Report sets out the myriad ways ongoing discussions over Brexit climate and energy policy are affecting the UK's chances of meeting climate goals. While the UK now has a carbon price, at £50 per tonne, the UK ETS remains in a temporary format and lacks definition, they warn. Brexit, it turns out, did not "get done".

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Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020

Business Green

The UK must respond to the climate emergency with not just urgency but consistency in its net zero policies, argues WWF UK's Gareth Redmond-King. And then November will see Glasgow host the COP climate change summit, taking place five years on from the historic Paris Agreement.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value. Cecilia Keating. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 00:30. You showed evidence that finance can change the world.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system

Business Green

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an ‘entreprise à mission', a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value. You showed evidence that finance can change the world.

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'Make this a reality': How should asset managers start their net zero journey?

Business Green

But for all the flurry of net zero activity among such financial heavyweights, there is no clear definition or roadmap for delivering on these ambitious goals. Asset owners would therefore be wise to get ahead of the curve and begin planning their net zero journey right away. We wanted to help unblock that process.".