Climate experts are worried about the toughest carbon emissions for companies to capture

Andrew Behar, a shareholder advocate and CEO of As You Sow, which has long led climate disclosure efforts among investors pressuring companies, and who is involved in the Say on Climate initiative, says using the 2050 net-zero target as an example — which is the timeline for many companies — means a net 50% reduction by 2030, because once the low-hanging fruit is taken care of, the percentage goals get harder to reach. “That means 5% every year for the next 10 years, and it means Scope 3, and they need to actually report that.” Read More →

EnergyAs You SowAugust 20, 2021Eric Rosenbaum, say on climate, say-on-climate, say-on-climate vote, ener

British Hedge Fund Billionaire Takes Climate Fight to S&P 500

The Aena vote, which passed, caught the attention of Andrew Behar, chief executive officer of As You Sow, a leading U.S. nonprofit that represents shareholders to engage public companies on ESG policy implementation. A few weeks later, the foundation Mr. Hohn founded reached out and arranged a grant for the nonproft to start rolling out the campaign in the U.S., Mr. Behar said. Read More →

EnergyAs You SowJanuary 28, 2021homepage, Matt Wirz, energy, climate, climate change, say on climate, ESG