Insider perspective: The Bonn Climate Intersessional and Abu Dhabi Climate meeting
The past several weeks have seen a flurry of activity in the climate policy space – both in Europe and around the world.
Tag: Climate & Energy
Realizing systems transformation – WBCSD embarking on a refresh of its landmark Vision 2050
“Walk into the board room of a typical Fortune Global 500 company today and the talk will be about today’s challenges. In an environment that rewards short-term gains, immediate concerns understandably dominate management’s time and attention. Many companies with relatively long business horizons are still effectively looking at their watches rather than their calendars. So […]
Time for action is now – Bill Sisson, new Director for North America
Phoenix, AZ, 28 February 2019: 2019 will mark four years since the United Nations (UN) Member States unanimously agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and planet by 2030 – a deadline which is starting to loom ever-larger on the horizon. At the World […]
Corporate Power Purchase Agreements: forging the path for more renewables
We need to transform natural and human systems at an unprecedented scale and pace to avoid the detrimental impact of climate change to people and planet.
Leading companies commit to action in climate smart agriculture – essential to achieving Paris Agreement goals
Unilever, Olam, Barry Callebaut, Syngenta, Rabobank and the We Mean Business coalition spearhead CSA 100, which aims to close the emissions reduction gap and limit temperature rise to well below 2-degrees C Singapore, 24 October 2018: Today, CEOs from a number of member companies belonging to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched CSA […]
We’re on track to blow past 1.5°C temperature rise – it’s time to work with nature to address the climate challenge
The landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed by leading scientists and government representatives from across the globe, shows that the world is on track to far surpass 1.5°C temperature rise as soon as 2040. The report says that even the sum of all pledges to cut carbon would still see 3°C […]
Stepping up climate ambition: a business perspective
This new data-driven infographic was released during the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. It’s designed to send a clear policy signal: business is stepping up to climate ambition.
Global companies step up to scale investment in natural climate solutions
12 September 2018: Today at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) publicly launched its new project focused on mobilizing private sector investment to scale natural climate solutions. These solutions are an established means of capturing and storing carbon emissions through carbon sinks like forests and peatlands. […]
Insider Perspective: The CII Sustainability Summit and WBCSD India Day, New Delhi 5-7 September
This week saw two milestone events in Delhi, aimed at accelerating India’s sustainable development. India holds one fifth of the world’s population, the planet’s fastest growing large economy and represents one quarter of all additional energy demand to 2040. Additionally, India must deliver up to half the progress required for achieving the SDGs. In other […]
Insider Perspective: Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2018
Last week, business leaders and government officials from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week 2018 (LACCW 2018).