| The latest insights from CDP, the global environmental disclosure system As 2019 draws to a close, bushfires continue to rage across Australia, Europe grapples with the aftermath of catastrophic flooding, and new research shows that over the last decade, over 20 million people a year have been forced to flee their homes as a result of climate-related natural disasters. Yet as the climate crisis worsens, we’re seeing signals of hope. Holding warming to 1.5°C is still within reach, and scientists have laid out a roadmap to get us there. 2020 will be a critical year in the climate fight. To ensure a climate safe, deforestation free and water secure future, governments, companies, cities, regions and investors must step up, and, over the course of the coming year, take the most decisive and ambitious steps we’ve ever seen towards securing our future. | |
| COP 25 – Islands of Ambition COP 25 began with a stark warning from the United Nations Secretary, General Antonio Guterres. The summit, he said, marked the “point of no return” in humanity’s fight against climate change. In our latest blog we explore the outcomes of the two-week conference, and offer our insights into what must happen next to ensure the world achieves the urgent target of limiting global warming to no more than 1.5°C. | |
| Changing the Chain - CDP Supply Chain Report The private sector has great potential to drive environmental action, but to do so they must ensure their action is not siloed. With supply chain emissions on average 5.5 times greater than operational emissions, it’s clear collaboration is key. Our latest report explores the way CDP supply chain members must leverage their US$3.6 trillion of purchasing power to drive change in their supply chain. | |
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| Elsewhere on the web By investing in renewable energy, suppliers could deliver a gigaton of carbon savings, but they must commit to, and act on, much more ambitious targets. Find out more, in coverage from Al Jazeera, BusinessGreen and Edie 4 years after its inception, the Science Based Targets initiative has released its first ever Progress Report, tracking the actions committed companies have taken, and the developments of the initiative. Learn more, from Fast Company, Al Jazeera, Ethical Corporation and Les Echos With 2020 deforestation targets around the corner, companies are still not doing enough to protect forests. They must work with their supply chains to ensure the risk of deforestation is removed at every stage in their value chain. Ethical Corporation, Edie and The Jakarta Post explore the issue in more detail. | |
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This year, we’ve seen a huge surge of companies committing to sourcing 100% renewable electricity by 2030, with the RE100 topping 200 members. Learn more, via BusinessGreen and Edie UN News explores the statement signed in Madrid, where countries attended the UN COP 25 conference, in which over 630 investors, with over US$37 trillion in assets, called on governments around the world to address climate change and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Since September the number of companies rallying behind science-based targets that align them with a 1.5°C future has more than doubled in size, with 177 companies, representing 5.8 million employees, spanning 36 sectors and countries setting ambitious targets. Learn more about the movement from BusinessGreen. | |
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