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GRI, CDP Push for Corporate Reporting on UN Climate Goals
July 24, 2019
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and climate reporting nonprofit CDP have published recommendations pressing businesses to align their corporate reporting practices with the pledges their governments made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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EU Body Finds Benefits in Corporate Tax Competition
July 24, 2019
Contradicting the push among some activists to harmonize global corporate tax rates, the European Economic and Social Committee has published a study indicating that lowering corporate tax rates can attract economic investment while maintaining a steady stream of tax revenue.
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UN Agency Forms Alliance on Methane Emissions
July 24, 2019
The UN Environment Programme recently announced that it is forming a Global Methane Alliance to pressure oil and gas companies around the world to focus on reducing methane emissions as a major culprit in the catastrophic impacts of global warming.
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UN Posts Green Climate Fund Resource on Data Portal
July 23, 2019
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has posted a Green Climate Fund Data module to its online portal that allows observers to track “climate finance” efforts, seeking to create a “one-stop open data source” for users to learn how the UN fund funnels global financing into achieving the Paris climate deal.
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Investor Statement Pushes UN Line on Climate Reporting
July 23, 2019
Highlighting the impact of the UN’s and activists’ push for corporate action and reporting on global warming, a group of investors has published a call for governments to do more to implement the 2015 Paris climate agreement, including through emissions reduction and mandatory climate reporting by financial institutions.