Key Impact Points Uniting Leaders for Earth Day 2025 EarthX has announced its 14th annual Earth Day Celebration and Congress of Conferences, set for April 21-25, 2025, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. The event will convene global leaders, innovators, and investors to explore solutions for pressing environmental challenges.
Key Takeaways: COP29 Marks a Strategic Shift for ESG Professionals COP29 has concluded, leaving ESG professionals with clear directives: the time for incremental efforts is over. The summit underscored that ESG is no longer optional but a vital component of corporate strategy in a rapidly changing global landscape. ESG Disclosure:
Key Impact Points: Nations Deadlock Over Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations for a United Nations-backed treaty to address plastic pollution concluded without agreement after a week-long summit in Busan, South Korea. Oil-producing nations, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, blocked attempts to limit plastic production, stalling progress on global climate action. Talks,
Key Impact Points: A High-Stakes COP29 Drama Negotiations at COP29 in Azerbaijan teetered on the brink of collapse as tensions boiled over during closed-door talks. Food shortages and rising frustrations pushed representatives of the most vulnerable nations, including island states, to walk out of discussions. While brinkmanship is common at
Baku, Azerbaijan – November 22, 2024 As COP29 concludes, a sense of disappointment hangs in the air. Despite high expectations and the urgency of the global climate crisis, the outcomes of this year’s conference fell short of delivering the bold and decisive action many had hoped for. Yet, amid the
By Cary Shepherd, Founder & CEO of Greenomix Introduction At the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, a significant breakthrough was achieved with the endorsement of new standards under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This milestone paves the way for operationalizing international carbon markets, potentially unlocking
Key Impact Points: Progress and Setbacks The COP29 summit in Baku started with initial success, as the Azerbaijani presidency celebrated an agreement on a global system of carbon credits. However, progress halted soon after. “The pace of negotiations in week one reminds me how climate COPs felt before the Paris
Key Impact Points: Countdown to COP30 With one year until COP30, set for November 10-21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil is ramping up preparations to host over 60,000 attendees from 193 member countries. The event, positioned in the Amazon, highlights Brazil’s role in global climate discussions, including reducing greenhouse gases, climate
Key Impact Points: COP29 Leader Faces Allegations A senior official at COP29, Elnur Soltanov, has been caught in a controversial situation after being filmed discussing potential fossil fuel investments while promoting the upcoming climate summit. Soltanov, who is also Azerbaijan’s deputy energy minister and sits on the board of state
Key Impact Points: ‘True Multilateralism’ and Global Cooperation Although absent from COP29, President Xi Jinping delivered a powerful message through state media, emphasizing the need for the global south to foster true multilateralism and strive for a fair, multipolar world. Xi’s call was to push for “universally beneficial and inclusive
