Join us today at 1PM EST to hear about the current slate of climate shareholder proposals up for a vote this proxy season, and about the state of “ESG” more generally
Looking for a deep dive on the asset management industry's role in responding to climate change? Check out our recent webinar with
@BJMbraun
and
@MadisonECondon
:
For The Polycrisis by
@phenomenalworld
,
@patrickmbigger
and
@federico___s
dig into the Paris Summit on the Global Financial Architecture, and the relationship between sovereign debt and the climate crisis:
ExxonMobil (XOM) is suing
@ArjunaCapital
and
@followthis2015
in order to block a (now withdrawn) shareholder proposal calling on XOM to further accelerate the pace of its emissions reductions 🧵(1/6)
For context on the recent headlines regarding the rapid breakdown of the Atlantic Ocean's "meridional overturning circulation" (AMOC) - which is considered a climate tipping point - check out this detailed thread from professor
@rahmstorf
Here's a thread in pictures about the Atlantic overturning circulation
#AMOC
which is making headlines this week. I've studied this topic since 1991 and will show key data and models & some video.
Let's go: observed temperature trend since 1901 from 🧵1/x
Tomorrow,
@sciencetargets
is hosting a public consultation on three new resources to help financial institutions align their investment and lending practices with the global 1.5°C target. Link to register in thread 🧵👇
As we highlighted in our latest newsletter, the
@IEA
estimates that the global energy sector was responsible for nearly 135 million tons of methane emissions in 2022, up slightly from 2021. 🧵
Excited to share the first episode of SHIFT KEY, the new podcast from
@JesseJenkins
and me.
We dive deep into Biden’s LNG export approval pause.
- What LNG terminals are even *affected* by this?
- What will this mean for the climate, really?
- Was this the right decision?
Check out our new weekly reading list where we highlight new research about how local governments can drive corporate GHG emissions reductions by
@BenjaminJLeffel
,
@joshnewell
, and
@tplyon
leveraging data from
@CDP
, among other stories
Check out our latest weekly reading list where we highlight reporting on the record-setting global temperatures of this past February by
@KenzaBryan
and
@sdbernard
, among other stories:
Support for climate-related proposals fell in 2023. But surprisingly, our proprietary analysis shows that there seems to be little to no relationship between the specific "ask" of a proposal and the odds of its success. Check out our new proxy season review 👇
Demand for natural gas is growing 2x as fast as demand for crude oil, and 8x faster than coal. In our latest blog post, we break down some key observations on the political economy of natural gas and the role of natural gas in "decoupling" emissions from economic growth 🧵
(1/x)
Check out
@EmberClimate
’s latest “Electricity Mix” data for 2022 to get some interesting insights on electricity sources and energy production. Link and key takes in thread 🧵👇.
In response,
@ICCRonline
- a coalition of 300+ institutional investors - has sent a letter to the XOM Board of Directors requesting the company to abandon the suit. See more from
@esg_investor
: (6/6)
Our latest blog post looks at trade flows and the energy transition. Put simply, a majority of the world's energy resources are traded internationally, and trade in oil, gas, and coal tends to flow in a similar direction. (1/5)
Check out our latest weekly reading list where we take a hard look at the debate around
@sciencetargets
' potential guidance change around using environmental attribute certificates (EACs) for offsetting Scope 3 emissions, among other stories: