A global investor coalition managing almost $12trn is calling on G20 nations to disclose specific targets for reducing agricultural emissions alongside their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at COP26.
The coalition, coordinated by the FAIRR Initiative and supported by former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, has said that as of today (9 November), none of the 16 G20 NDCs submitted so far contain the specific targets requested - in stark contrast to the energy sector, for which 50% include targets. The group, which includes Legal & General Investment Management (UK) and Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan, is also urging delegates at the climate summit in Glasgow to seize the opportunities presented by COP26 to foreground protein production and consumption in the climate conversation...
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