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The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at $1.8 trillion, is criticized for not meeting its climate goals, voting against 17 of 21 key climate resolutions this year, despite aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement.
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at $1.8 trillion, is falling short of its climate goals, according to a recent report by the Norwegian NGO Framtiden i vaare hender (Future in our Hands).
Established to manage revenue from Norway's oil and gas production, the fund aims for its 9,000 investments to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement.
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which oversees the fund, sets climate expectations for corporate boards and votes on shareholder resolutions at annual general meetings. However, the report found that NBIM voted against 17 out of 21 significant climate resolutions this year, often siding with company management rather than climate lobby groups.
Lucy Brooks, a sustainable finance advisor at the NGO, noted that while the fund has been consistent in opposing excessive executive pay, it has been less reliable in supporting critical climate resolutions. NBIM defended its voting record, stating that it considers materiality, prescriptiveness, and scope when evaluating shareholder proposals.
In the first half of 2024, the fund supported 31% of sustainability-related proposals, a rate consistent with 2023.
AnewZ takes to the streets of Yerevan and Baku to ask a simple yet deeply complex question: How do you see peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan? In the first part of our special report, we hear the hopes, doubts, and scars still shaping people’s perspectives on both sides.
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A car drove into crowds of Liverpool fans celebrating the club’s Premier League title in the city centre on Monday evening, injuring dozens including 4 children. A 53-year-old man believed to be the driver was arrested at the scene.
EU ministers have greenlit a massive €150 billion defense investment fund—dubbed the Security Action for Europe (SAFE)—as the bloc ramps up its military readiness in response to Russia’s aggression and growing uncertainty over U.S. security guarantees.
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A massive landslide in southern Switzerland this week buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river, creating a growing risk of flooding. Millions of cubic meters of ice, mud, and rock crashed down from a mountain on Wednesday, flooding the few buildings left in the village.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)-backed project, “Strengthening Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Iraq” (SRVALI), was officially launched on the sidelines of the 5th Baghdad International Water Conference.
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