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Worldwide Highlights

• Following speculation earlier in the week, yesterday, Blackrock quits Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative as Wall Street lowers environmental profile

• The European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Service, the United Kingdom’s Meteorology Office and Japan’s weather agency — all came up with the same conclusion - 2024 hottest year on record

• World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days

• Europe bought a record amount of liquefied natural gas from Russia last year

• Are Canadian banks going to follow the US bank exodus from Net Zero Alliance?

• The role of pension trustees in reaching net zero

• On one hand, $53T in energy investment opportunities. On the other, $25T in climate physical impacts [Analysis]

UK Highlights

• National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London

• Government’s Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) announces 25 businesses awarded grants of £51.9mn to cut emissions.

• Insurer Aon announced the appointment of John Neal, who has been serving as CEO of insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London, to the newly created role of Global Chairman of Climate Solutions

The Daily Climate Sceptic

• California was the first State in the US to legislate a “solution” to climate change with its AB32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. After fourteen years, amidst the wildfires, is it time to re-evaluate? [Opinion]