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Comment on India Prepares to Issue Inaugural Green Bond by Md Mostak Al Farhad

Md Mostak Al Farhad — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:54:26 +0000

Green bonds can be a great tool to strengthen the BRSR that is to be made mandatory from next year in India

Comment on CFA Institute, ACCA Partner to Launch Climate Finance Course by Oluseun Paseda

Oluseun Paseda — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:16:33 +0000

The collaboration is a welcome one as both organizations are poised towards being forces for public good. More importantly, the new ACCA President, Mr Joseph Owolabi FCCA is an expert on sustainability issues and is passionate about using knowledge to advance public good.

Comment on Republican Senators Warn Law Firms About Advising Clients on ESG by Su

Su — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 23:55:03 +0000

Short-term focused crazies…

Comment on ECB Gives Banks Deadlines to Manage Climate and Environmental Risks by Aykut Tellibayraktar

Aykut Tellibayraktar — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:14:22 +0000

Winter is coming for the banks!

Comment on Apollo, Oak Hill Launch ESG Disclosure Initiative for Private Credit Market by steven

steven — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:23:19 +0000

How can I download the template? It says I don’t have permission.

Comment on Nasdaq Commits to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions 95% by 2050 by Martin Smit

Martin Smit — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:25:47 +0000

Hello! Just a suggestion — I would be interested in knowing what the scope 3 emissions targets consist of. Is 100% of those scope 3 emissions from Financed emissions? Are there any other relevant scope 3 categories for Nasdaq? The answer to these questions might well be in their CDP, TCFD, or sustainability report but would be nice to have read it here!

Comment on EU Proposes Rules Requiring All New Buildings to be Zero Emission by 2030 by Matthew Conlon

Matthew Conlon — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:53:12 +0000

In reply to MOHAMMED. SAGHIR. And exactly how will this save the planet if the only thing it does is move the location of the fossil fuel burning to another location, not at the building? And in terms of energy efficiency, what makes more sense? burn natural gas at the building to heat it, or burn it in a power plant miles away, then encounter the efficiency losses in that boiler at the point where you make steam to spin a turbine, then the losses in the turbine itself, then all the line losses along the transmission lines to your new building?

Comment on Mark Carney-led GFANZ Drops Requirement for Race to Zero Commitment for Members by Alexander Luke Vaidian

Alexander Luke Vaidian — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:42:15 +0000

GFANZ’ latest move, to exempt it members from the Race-to-zero initiative of the UN appears to be the ” one-step forward; two-step backward” practice. Pathetic , what else to say.!!

Comment on Carlyle Invests $350 Million in Distributed Solar & Storage Platform Aspen Power by Alexander Luke Vaidian

Alexander Luke Vaidian — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:14:56 +0000

It is a welcome scenario that more and more investment firms are coming up to join the bandwagon of RE and climate mitigation projects. Alongwith, it is a sadening aspects that,the fossil fuel supporters,under the guise of energy security and development, are still spending billions,for the industry and expansion.

Comment on EU Proposes Rules Requiring All New Buildings to be Zero Emission by 2030 by Matthew Conlon

Matthew Conlon — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:16:41 +0000

I find this amusing that these people think the buildings will be “zero emission” in the strictest form. The statistics I have seen show the EU consumed 2865 TWH in 2021. Some 1067 TWH, or 37% of electric production came from coal, oil, natural gas and other fossil fuels. So yes, theoretically they will be “green buildings” as they will not burn this onsite, but it still has to come from plants burning fossil fuels. Sounds like a case of “not in my backyard”.