A year in review: 2022 saw a range of climate disasters and extreme weather events around the globe, a number of international climate and biodiversity summits, and fresh alarming reports of global temperature rise heading towards 2.5°C
Global
Spotlight on Financing & Climate Change Adaptation. The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) is being held in Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022.
Europe
A corporate carbon footprint refers to the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by business operations. It is one of the primary indicators used to understand a business's environmental impact. Calculating a corporation's carbon footprint helps it understand where emissions come from in order to reduce and eliminate them.
Global
Facing palpable challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, throughout 2021, the European Union (EU) had revised, amended, and added energy and emission targets outlined in the European Green Deal, including the adoption of the Fit for 55 Package into the European Climate Law. This article highlights the key climate change and environmental policies put forward by the EU this past year.
Europe
Sweden’s contribution to the total global emissions is relatively small. However, the country’s economy and technology allow for ambitious climate targets to be set, both nationally and internationally. Hopefully, the outcomes of COP26 will be of benefit to those communities most vulnerable.
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May 2021 stands apart from May in previous years in that, in addition to the joys of spring, it brings with it the long-awaited start of the UK’s own Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), following the UK’s withdrawal from the equivalent European scheme after Brexit. 19 May 2021 marks the ’go-live’ date, with the inaugural UK ETS auction taking place.
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