Greta Thunberg on the media’s role covering climate change
Greta Thunberg talks at COP26 on the media’s role covering climate change
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 01: Climate change activist Greta Thunberg takes part in Fridays For Future protest near the COP26 venue at the SEC on November 1, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Activist Greta Thunberg is set to speak on a panel at the COP26 climate summit at midday Wednesday about the media’s role in covering climate change.
She will be joined by CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick, The New York Times Deputy Managing Editor Rebecca Blumenstein, Michael Mann, professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, James Harding, co-founder and editor at Tortoise Media and climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate, who is a member of the Generation Climate Initiative.
— Vicky McKeever
11:23 am: Reckitt CEO: Investors engaging more with ESG than a few years ago
Reckitt CEO Laxman Narasimhan talked to CNBC at the COP26 climate summit earlier on Wednesday about how conversations with the company’s investors, on its environmental, social and governance commitments, had become much more “sophisticated” over the last few years.
Narasimhan also shared details as to how Reckitt is progressing on meeting its environmental targets.
— Vicky McKeever
10:50 am: Nokia CEO: Europe still has a ‘very fragmented regulatory set-up’ for digital
Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark told CNBC earlier on Wednesday that he believed there was still a “very fragmented regulatory set up in Europe at the moment for digital.”
For example, in terms of 5G infrastructure, Lundmark said that every single country in Europe makes its own “frequency allocation decisions which makes the whole system inefficient.”
He said that a coordinated approach was important, given that Nokia’s research estimated that 70% of businesses around the world will invest in 5G in the next 5 years.
This investment, Lundmark said, was “absolutely necessary if and when we want to improve industrial productivity to reduce emissions and reduce waste.”
— Vicky McKeever
9:00 a.m.: Corruption concern around African climate aid ‘is overplayed,’ says CEO of FSD Africa
Listen to Mark Napier, the CEO of FSD Africa, discussing the near-term needs of green funding into African economies and emerging government “champions” from various countries aiming to develop climate regulation.
8:50 a.m.: UK to become world’s first ‘net zero aligned’ financial hub, finance minister says
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivers a keynote speech to COP26 delegates at SECC on November 03, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans for the country to become the “first-ever net zero aligned financial center,” saying it will soon be mandatory for firms to publish a “clear, deliverable” plan outlining how they plan to decarbonize.
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