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December 8, 2021
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Institutional Investor
Achieving Net Zero Carbon with Real Assets

"Standardized accounting methods for emissions and removals are critical to calculate a portfolio’s carbon intensity and advance toward net zero targets. However, such global standards don’t exist yet, which means the choice of carbon metrics is a source of uncertainty and risk."

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September 8, 2021
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Place Tech
CBRE grapples with emissions data headache

"A good emissions data management will prove essential: CBRE, the world’s largest manager of commercial buildings, set emissions reductions targets in December 2020. Since then its emissions rose by 500%, but the issue may be, in part, due to real data replacing initial estimates."

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July 20, 2021
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European Comission
The Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM): a new tool to reduce stranded investments and guide energy-efficiency decisions in real estate

The virtues of CRREM methodology.

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July 16, 2021
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World Economic Forum
Addressing climate change through carbon taxes | World Economic Forum

“A notable example is the implementation of a carbon tax in the Canadian province of British Columbia since 2008, which has also been celebrated globally as a textbook example of carbon taxation in a sub-state actor, as it covers approximately 70% of provincial GHG emissions.”

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