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FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest: Day 9
November 8, 2021
FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest, Day 9: Monday 8th November 2021 As week two at COP26 moves ahead, the United States is sending heavyweight political leaders to the negotiations to reinforce its ambitions and push for further action from its peers. Meanwhile, the UK Government’s Environment Secretary again raised prospects of a UK carbon border tax, while the COP26 Presidency programme will examine climate finance to aid with adaptation, loss and damage caused by climate change. Today’s...
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COP26 Daily Digest: Day 6
November 5, 2021
FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest, Day 6: Friday 5th November 2021 As we approach the halfway point of COP26, organisations are beginning to assess the potential impact of commitments made at the summit. The International Energy Agency reports that if all pledges are delivered in full, global heating could be limited to 1.8 degrees Celsius, but the University of Melbourne predicts heating of 2 degrees Celsius, increasingly seen as unacceptable. We also highlight the impact of the...
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COP26 Daily Digest: Day 5
November 4, 2021
FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest, Day 5: Thursday 4 November 2021 Wednesday’s finance-focused agenda at COP26 saw new commitments to ramp up climate finance and shift away from the financing of fossil fuel production, though not without scepticism. The financial sector has been criticised for continuing to enable the expansion of non-renewable energy sources, as well as not developing adequate mechanisms to make climate finance more accessible for developing countries. Progress in both areas is seen...
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COP26 Daily Digest: Day 4
November 3, 2021
FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest, Day 4: Wednesday 3 November 2021: Tuesday in Glasgow focused on further pledges and funding commitments to scale up green technology and make it more affordable, headlined by a new European Union Catalyst programme. In addition, more than 100 countries signed up to the voluntary Global Methane Pledge, led by the United States and EU, which will cut methane emissions by 30 percent of 2020 levels by 2030. €1BN INNOVATION FUND...
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Connecting to COP26 – View from Greater China
November 3, 2021
Our perspective on China’s climate approach from Patrick Yu, General Manager of FleishmanHillard Hong Kong | COP26 – View from China President Xi Jinping’s absence from COP26 has raised concern from other delegates and stakeholders who see China as key to stopping climate change. Xi, who has not travelled outside China since the start of the pandemic, had been expected to make a video address, but ultimately provided a written statement, emphasising three main points...
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COP26 Daily Digest: Day 3
November 2, 2021
FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest, Day 3: Tuesday 2 November 2021: COP26 moves to day two of the Leaders Summit, after reaction to India’s 2070 net-zero announcement dominated news and commentary overnight. Developing countries’ leaders used their platforms yesterday to advocate for significant improvement to climate finance while mobilising commitments to forest protection was also a priority. Today’s COP26 Daily Digest also begins our ‘Connecting to COP26’ series, with perspectives from around the FleishmanHillard network. Insights...
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The paradox of communicating CSR: True engagement
November 2, 2021
Many companies try to improve their image by communicating their involvement in socially responsible activities. This often arouses scepticism rather than achieving the intended goal. Greta Thunberg conveyed it most eloquently: “Blah, blah, blah”. In this series, we explore ways to successfully manage the predicament. Join us at 2pm (GMT) on Tuesday 16 November 2021 for a webinar on the challenges of building trust with their audiences when communicating CSR. True engagement In post 4...
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COP26 Daily Digest: Day 2
November 1, 2021
As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to open the COP26 Leaders Summit in Glasgow, he faces significant scepticism about the potential for a successful two weeks. The G20 meeting in Italy failed to result in agreement on a net-zero emissions target for 2050, with grim pronouncements about progress having only “inched forward”, according to Johnson. Read on for the FleishmanHillard COP26 Daily Digest for 1 November 2021 from our COP26 Unit. Contact the FleishmanHillard...
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COP26 Preview: Answering the call to action, or putting climate solutions on hold?
October 29, 2021
In the twenty-three months since COP25 concluded in Madrid, the climate crisis has become ever-present in our lives, with devastating floods, scorching heat waves, frightening fires, increased weather extremes, and evidence of the growing impact upon nature. Forces could align at COP26 in Glasgow to agree on tangible, game-changing solutions, or could leave the world further behind in the fight to stop the changing climate. As we enter what may be a contentious, challenging two...
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The paradox of communicating CSR: Warts and all
October 26, 2021
Many companies try to improve their image by communicating their involvement in socially responsible activities. This often arouses scepticism rather than achieving the intended goal. Greta Thunberg conveyed it most eloquently: “Blah, blah, blah”. In this series, we explore ways to successfully manage the predicament. Join us on Tuesday 16 November 2021 for a webinar panel of speakers comparing real-life experiences on the challenges of building trust with their audiences when communicating CSR. Warts and...