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  • No oil & gas company aligned with 2°C pathway, says TPI

    18 September 2019

    None of the 50 largest oil and gas companies have aligned their emission intensity with a pathway that would keep global warming to 2°C, as called for in the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

  • Only 30% of companies in line with Paris pledges, says TPI

    10 July 2019

    Only 30% of high emitting companies are reducing their carbon emissions in line with pledges made in the Paris Agreement through the nationally determined contributions (NDCs), according to a report by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

  • CA100+ investors welcome BASF, RWE climate lobbying pledge

    03 May 2019

    Pledges by chemicals giant BASF and German utility RWE to review their lobbying activities on climate change have been welcomed by a group of investors including Union Investment, the Church of England Pensions Board and Sweden’s AP7 pension fund.

  • Shell lighting low-carbon path for oil & gas sector, says Church of England

    09 April 2019

    Oil and gas major Shell is “leading the way” in its sector as it plans for the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to the Church of England Pensions Board.

  • Investors up pressure on mining companies to disclose

    08 April 2019

    A group of investors with $10.3 trillion in assets has demanded that mining companies provide disclosures, within 45 days, on every tailings facility under their control.

  • Shell to leave American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers following review of lobbying

    03 April 2019

    Oil & gas giant Shell has published its first report on its lobbying practices, as a result of investor pressure, and has agreed to leave the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).

  • Shell sets first short-term climate targets

    15 March 2019

    Oil major Shell has set short-term targets to reduce its carbon emissions for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by investors as a significant landmark for climate-related engagement.

  • Church Investors’ climate voting policy targets utilities

    04 March 2019

    The £21 billion ($27.8 billion) Church Investors Group (CIG) will vote against the chair of electricity utilities that do not have Paris-compliant emissions reduction targets, under its updated voting policy.

  • Pension funds grill major companies on climate lobbying

    29 October 2018

    A group of more than 50 major companies have been challenged on their approach to climate lobbying by investors with assets of about $2 trillion.

  • Investors agree with BP - scenario analysis can be confusing!

    17 October 2018

    Climate scenario analysis - as recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) - can be "infinitely confusing", Environmental Finance's Green Equities conference heard.