Tag: Environment
Top of the COP: Public empowerment, ocean, and water resilience
Research shows that halving emissions within the 2020s is possible, while youth and parents step up calls for countries to protect and better manage the ocean and water and end fossil fuels finance. Taking stock Taking stock, halfway through COP26: a headline event this afternoon – Destination 2030 – looks at what has been achieved so far…
Today’s Top of the COP: The Energy Transition
A rapid transformation of the global energy system is underway and accelerating. In brief 44 countries, and 32 companies and regions, have signed COP26 President Alok Sharma’s statement on transitioning from coal to clean power. The Powering Past Coal Alliance welcomes seven new subnational governments, three new energy companies and 11 new financial institutions committed to end unabated…
Today’s Top of the COP: Finance Goes Green and Resilient
The race is on for private finance towards net-zero emissions by 2050 and new partnerships are set to drive exponential growth in resilience investments. In brief Through the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, over $130 trillion of private capital is now committed to transforming the economy for net zero. GFANZ has grown 25-fold since…
How a building materials company can help India’s construction sector towards sustainability
At a time when climate action has been gaining impetus across the globe, there has been an increasing amount of pressure on energy-intensive industries such as cement to innovate their way towards building a resilient, environment-conscious value chain for building a sustainable world. This week, we are in conversation with Mr. Neeraj Akhoury, CEO &…
BUILDING PROGRESS FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
The success of our sustainability initiatives depends directly on how much the leadership is willing to invest in it There is a reason why the CEO’s or Chairman’s office is often called the ‘corner office’. It usually comes with windows on two sides, thus quite literally and figuratively provides a better and clearer world view. Needless to…
Concreting Sustainability Through Carbon Reduction
Tackling the Environmental Impact made by Cement Industry Cement is one of the most ecology-polluting sectors in the world. The environmental impact of the cement industry is humungous. Responsible for about 8 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2015, the cement industry in India would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, leaving behind China…
