Tag: Climate Change
ClientEarth v. Shell’s Board of Directors: Lessons for Corporations, Activists and Lawyers
This saga illustrates how activist investors can use creative legal strategies to damage the reputation of a company, state, local authority or financial institution over perceived lack of climate action, regardless of the ultimate outcome in court...
Read MoreDeveloping Markets: China’s Emissions Trading Scheme and European Carbon Border Tariffs
Recent heatwaves in China, Europe and elsewhere have intensified calls for action on climate change. On July 3—a day which saw the average global temperature surpass all previous recorded highs—Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans stressed the importance of making polluters pay for their emissions. “Carbon pricing is widely recognized as the most cost-effective policy to cut greenhouse gas emissions,” he told students at Beijing’s Tsinghua University...
Read MoreAPCO Forum: What to Expect at COP28
APCO held a special webinar dealing with COP28 and its many challenges and opportunities. Watch the full recording here:..
Read MoreThe Far-Reaching Implications of Geopolitics on Food and Agriculture
“The problems involved in global food security are easy to talk about. The solutions are much more difficult.”..
Read MoreAligning ESG Goals to National Sustainability Commitments
With this mindset, developed nations should have a net-negative by the middle of the century and vacate the carbon space for developing countries...
Read MoreThe Buck Stops With Us: Aligning Innovation, People and Purpose for Sustainability
The good news about this “now or never” moment is that we are seeing a reinvigorated push for innovation to explore new climate solutions..
Read MoreTrends and Tremors 2022
But what challenges should corporate leaders expect to face this year and what are the geopolitical issues that must be navigated this year?..
Read MoreChina, Commerce and Climate
Global companies with operations in China face new challenges, but most still view the Chinese market as critical to their business strategies globally. ..
Read MoreAPCO Forum: COP26
In this edition of APCO Forum, we cover the biggest issues on the agenda at COP26 in Glasgow...
Read MoreChina’s Decarbonization Agenda Presents New Opportunities and Challenges for MNCs
What does China’s increasing emphasis on decarbonization mean for MNCs looking to enter or expand in China?..
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