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COP28 Key outcomes at the top UN Climate Talks at Dubai
Nearly every country in the world has agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” – the main driver of climate change – at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. It is the first time such an agreement has been reached in 28 years of international climate negotiations....
The UAE Consensus on Climate Action
New path for the World - An enhanced, balanced, and historic package to accelerate climate action. The UAE Consensus, which follows a year of inclusive diplomatic engagements and two weeks of intense negotiations, reflects the COP28 Presidency’s goal to provide the...
The U.S. Cannot Be a Climate Leader and the World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer
As the world’s largest and most powerful economy, the U.S. can’t simultaneously remain its biggest oil and gas producer and be an effective climate leader on the global stage. The posture is untenable — and the math doesn’t add up. Read more…..
Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warming of 2.5-2.9°C
Released ahead of the 2023 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again), finds that global low-carbon transformations are needed to deliver cuts to...
Key Issues to Watch at COP28 Today in Dubai
COP28 is the biggest accountability moment for climate action in history. At COP28, the UN will conclude its first-ever “Global Stocktake,” assessing the world’s collective progress toward addressing the climate crisis. Read more…..
3 key outcomes from previous COPs – and the progress the world has made
As we head closer to COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, the data is stark. GHG emissions have increased by 60% since 1990, and all minds are focused on that hopeful and all-important word – progress. And, of course, on what more needs to be done to achieve it, given...
Skills Gap Analysis: Key Steps to Identify the Skills You Need
Skills are changing and organizations need to be able to measure how they are keeping up. In fact, McKinsey finds that a lack of clarity and transparency about roles is the most pressing challenge organizations face on their mission to understand which skills and...
5 practical tips for improving ESG reports
For many companies, executing environmental, sustainable, and governance (ESG) initiatives isn't new — but telling the story of ESG results is. The challenge is not just that ESG reporting is novel, but that ESG reporting is a giant grey area. Regulations aren't yet...
Global Report Shows Alarming Decline in Corporate Responsibility Towards Children
The report, titled “The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2023,” offers a thorough assessment of 795 companies with a combined revenue of 32.6 trillion USD across 28 industries and underscores a significant decrease in corporate responsibility towards children....
What’s the future of generative AI? An early view in 15 charts
Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, it’s been all over the headlines, and businesses are racing to capture its value. Within the technology’s first few months, McKinsey research found that generative AI (gen AI) features stand to add up to $4.4 trillion to...
Claudia Goldin wins 2023 Economics Nobel Prize for research on workplace gender gap
The Nobel Prize for economics was awarded to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin on Monday for her research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labour market. Ms. Goldin is just the third woman to win the prize out of 93 economics...
U.N. Chief’s Test: Shaming Without Naming the World’s Climate Delinquents
Every continent, every region and every country is feeling the heat, but I’m not sure all leaders are feeling that heat,” he said in his opening remarks to presidents and prime ministers assembled for their annual gathering in the General Assembly. “The fossil fuel...