How Five Palm Oil Producers Withstand Pressure for Greater Sustainability
Matt Piotrowski and Sarah Lake provide an early look at an upcoming report detailing how palm oil producers can continue with “business-as-usual” practices as the rest of the industry and world increases demands for change. The global palm oil industry, long recognized as a leading cause of deforestation, is beginning to turn a new leaf as a growing number […]
Bolsonaro and Agribusiness Feel the Backlash of Amazon Fires
Matt Piotrowski reveals the impacts Brazil’s government and agribusiness industry are feeling after the devastating Amazon fires made international headlines as part of our efforts to monitor the Amazon. The outrage over the fires spreading throughout the Amazon has contributed to a major decline in public approval for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Recent polling reveals that Bolsonaro’s public […]
Who is Really at Risk from Latin American Deforestation?
Matt Piotrowski, Director of Policy and Research, explains how new analysis from Climate Advisers shows it pays to take deforestation seriously. Deforestation is on the rise throughout Latin America and regional commodity companies may be the ones who truly need to take action. These companies, some of whom may perpetuate deforestation, will see increasing risks to their bottom […]
Alicorp’s ESG Risks Could Undermine Financial Stability, Growth
Amid its growing presence in Peru, Alicorp SAA’s (ALI.LM) stock has almost tripled since its low point in 2015, a sign of healthy financials and strong investor interest. But the company’s stable financial status could be undermined by Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) risks as more investors, regulators, and consumers become aware of the growing importance […]
Amazon Fires Highlight the Need for Stricter Execution of Corporate Zero-Deforestation Policies
Matt Piotrowski, Director of Policy and Research, explains how the fires in the Amazon are increasing pressure on companies to revise and enforce their zero-deforestation policies. High deforestation rates in Brazil and massive fires in the Amazon have put agricultural companies operating in the country and their investors in the spotlight. Agricultural supply chains are key […]
New Blueprint for International Ocean-Climate Action
To date, the international fight against climate change has largely overlooked the ocean-climate relationship. Yet the ocean and climate are inextricably linked. The ocean plays a central role regulating the climate, including by absorbing heat and carbon dioxide. This imposes a heavy cost through effects such as deoxygenation and acidification, which are decimating ocean ecosystems […]
International Mitigation Partnerships for Forests
In this report, Climate Advisers suggests policy structures to leverage Article 6 and natural climate solutions through international cooperation between two or more countries. We provide a guide for designing cooperative approaches through International Mitigation Partnerships using forests as an example. The world is falling dangerously short of Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to […]
The Role of Nature in Climate Action for the Oil and Gas Industry
In this report, Climate Advisers establishes the relationship between the oil and gas industry and nature in fighting the climate crisis. It envisions a role for companies to invest in nature alongside transformative shifts in their business models, not instead of. Major emitting sectors must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions significantly to make the long-term […]
When Heavy Emitters Do More on Climate Change, Opportunities for Investing in Nature Emerge
Our carbon market experts explain why it’s so important that companies in the oil and gas sector invest in nature in addition to reducing their Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions. Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires every sector of the economy to transition toward a cleaner, greener path. Last year’s IPCC report on […]
How Contingent International Contributions (CICs) Can Enhance Climate Ambition
In this report, Climate Advisers introduces the concept of a Contingent International Commitment (CIC), explains the benefits, and shows how countries could make use of CICs to enhance their emissions reduction targets and help bridge the “ambition gap” in the next round of updated Nationally Determined Contributions, due in 2020. The world is falling dangerously […]