Meta Backs Low Carbon Cement Producer Fortera with Multi-year EAC Deal
Green building materials manufacturer Fortera and tech giant Meta announced today a multi-year agreement under […]...
TPG Raises $10.4 Billion for Climate Funds, Including $2.5 Billion for Global South
Global alternative asset manager TPG announced the final close of its climate-focused strategies, Rise Climate […]...
Clarity AI Launches New Solution to Enable Investors to Assess Companies’ Progress on Climate Goals
Sustainability data and analytics company Clarity AI announced the launch of Transition Credibility Assessment, a [̷...
DuPont Unveils SBTi-Validated Net Zero Targets
Multinational chemicals company DuPont announced a series of new emissions reduction targets, including goals to […...
Salesforce Signs 500,000 Ton Superpollutant Carbon Credit Deal
CRM solutions provider Salesforce announced that it has signed a new agreement with agricultural methane […]...
Over 80% of Institutional Investors Plan to Increase Allocations to Sustainable Investments: Survey
More than four out of five institutional investors expect to increase allocations to sustainable investments […]...
Singapore Airlines Signs Deal to Purchase SAF Made from Waste Carbon
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that it has signed an agreement with Aether Fuels to purchase […]...
Terradot Secures $34 Million from HASI to Build ERW Carbon Removal Projects
Carbon removal company Terradot announced that it has closed a senior secured term loan of […]...
From Australia to Chile, our cities are driving a green investment boom
Cities' climate commitments are set to generate trillions of dollars in demand for clean tech and green infrastructure, ...
Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California
Seawater surges into low-lying communities from San Diego to San Francisco Bay Area, submerging streets, homes and busin...
Africa wants adaptation finance on COP31 agenda, raising risk of a fight
The African Group wants dedicated space on tripling adaptation finance, the Green Climate Fund and trade, setting up a p...
EU Sustainable Finance and Investor Groups Push Back Against Weaker Sustainability Reporting Rules for Non-EU Companies
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission […]...
Emvolon Raises $22 Million to Turn Waste Greenhouse Gas into Sustainable Fuels
Clean energy startup Emvolon announced that it has raised $22 million in a Series A […]...
LEGO Group Begins Using Material Made from Hydrogen and Captured CO2 in Plastic Pieces
The LEGO Group announced that it has started using e-methanol, made from renewable electricity, water and […]...
Stalemate on finance at COP17 nature talks exposes need for new sources
At talks in Yerevan, the EU has proposed expanding the list of nature donors so that large emerging economies like China...
Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks
Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against themA...
Deutsche Bank Reports Record €32 Billion Sustainable Finance Quarter
Deutsche Bank reported that its sustainable and transition financing volumes reached €32 billion (USD$35.6 billion) [...
Microsoft Signs Clean Energy Deals in Japan with Macquarie’s Blueleaf
Macquarie Asset Management-owned pan-Asian renewable energy platform Blueleaf Energy announced today that it has signed ...
Why COP31 needs to start talking about just transition finance
Funding that helps workers and communities navigate the clean energy switch remains overlooked, splintered and poorly tr...
Sweep, Climatiq Partner on Supply Chain Product Carbon Footprint Solution
Enterprise sustainability data management platform Sweep and carbon intelligence solutions provider Climatiq announced a...
PureTerra Scores €30 Million Commitment for New Water Tech Venture Fund from EIF
Water technology-focused venture capital firm PureTerra Ventures announced that it has secured a €30 million […]...
Trump says government to ‘terminate’ Biden-era methane emissions rules
Critics warn of climate danger as president in Texas claims change will save companies and consumers billionsDonald Trum...
Singapore Revises Clean Energy Claims Rules to Address Greenwashing Risks
Singapore’s Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry announced the release of an updated Singapore Standard […]...
Iberdrola Returns to U.S. Debt Market with $1.6 Billion Green Bond Issuance
Spanish multinational energy company Iberdrola announced that it has raised $1.6 billion in a green […]...
Hg Acquires Majority Stake in Renewable Energy Advisory and Software Provider 3E
Software and services-focused investment firm Hg announced the acquisition of a majority stake in renewable […]...
National climate plans now promise half the emission cuts expected by UN
The US exit from the Paris Agreement and weak new pledges leave 2035 emissions just 6% below 2019 levels, against 12% pr...
EU Commission Launches Climate Resilience Framework
The European Commission unveiled on Tuesday its highly-anticipated Climate Resilience Framework, combining a new propose...
Masdar Issues Inaugural $600 Million Blue Bond to Fund Water-Based Clean Energy Projects
UAE-based renewable energy developer Masdar announced that it has raised $600 million through its first […]...
EcoVadis, Vertice Partner to Integrate ESG Ratings into the Procurement Process
Sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis and AI procurement platform Vertice announced the launch of [R...
Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners
Letter to PM argues series of wrong choices on North Sea oil, Heathrow, EVs and heat pumps will scupper net zero plansAn...
Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds
Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate actionThe world...
Political battle intensifies within Labour over Rosebank oil field
Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is urging the energy secretary to approve the controversial plans....
Datamaran Launches Tool to Help Companies Identify Regulatory Obligations
ESG-focused software analytics platform provider Datamaran announced today the launch of Applicability Assessment, a new...
Epoch Raises $4.25 Million to Help SMEs Comply with EUDR Supply Chain Deforestation Regulation
Supply chain intelligence platform Epoch announced today that it has raised $4.25 million in a […]...
Lufthansa Renames Green Fares to Align with Anti-greenwashing Regulation
Lufthansa Group announced that it is renaming its Green Fare, its offering enabling passengers to […]...
Investors Urge ISSB to Issue Mandatory Nature-Related Reporting Standard
A group of 15 financial institutions*, including Federated Hermes Limited, Nordea AM and Rabobank, announced […]...
Blackrock’s Akaysha Energy Secures $1.2 Billion to Build Out Battery Storage Platform
Australian battery energy storage systems (BESS) developer and operator Akaysha Energy announced that it secured […...
GHG Protocol to Push Back Stricter Scope 2 Reporting Rules After Corporate Objections
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting framework provider GHG Protocol provided an update on its progress to […]...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: ISSB releases proposed nature-related corporate reporting requirements; Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Danone...
The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature Check
An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’...
Martin Rowson on the approval of the Jackdaw gasfield – cartoon
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Cambridge Heavy Industries Raises $6.2 Million to Build Mini Fusion Reactors
Fusion technology developer Cambridge Heavy Industries (CHI) announced that it has emerged from stealth and […]...
LRQA Acquires Supply Chain Monitoring and Responsible Sourcing Platform Omega Compliance
Goldman Sachs-backed risk management solutions provider LRQA announced the acquisition of supply chain monitoring and [&...
EU Lawmakers Push to Delay Methane Emissions Rules by 3 Years
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 341 to 225 to delay methane monitoring and reporting […]...
Google Signs Deal to Build 1GW Virtual Power Plant Aggregating Energy from Homes, Businesses
Google announced a new agreement with Voltus to fund a 1 GW virtual power plant […]...
In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan
The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the gov...
Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises
Be Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state...
Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval
PM pledges commitment to address climate crisis, saying in Guardian article that his ‘determination is unwavering’Andy B...
Optivolt Raises $32 Million to Make Solar Panels Smarter
Power electronics company Optivolt announced that it has raised $32 million in a Series A […]...
UK Channels Oil & Gas Revenues into New £2 Billion Clean Energy Wealth Fund
The UK government announced the establishment of a new Energy Wealth Fund, focused on investing […]...
EIB Unveils €30 Billion Climate Adaptation Plan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group announced a new plan to deliver at least €30 […]...
Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and Danone Agree to Improve Recycling Claims Following EU Greenwashing Complaint
Food and beverage giants Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and Danone have committed to change recycling claims advertised on […]...
GM Ventures Leads $108 Million Raise for Peak Energy to Break into Data Center Power Market
Energy storage technology startup Peak Energy announced that it has raised $108 million in a […]...
ISSB Releases Proposed Nature-Related Reporting Requirements
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced the release of the initial exposure ...
Citi Structures New Outcome Bond with Returns Tied to Generation of Carbon Credits
Citi announced that it has structured a new $72 million “Carbon Removal-Linked Note” to finance […]...
Is the UK set to green-light a huge untapped oil field?
Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic....
COP17 must settle who decides how Cali Fund money is disbursed
The fund’s importance will depend not only on how much reaches Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but on whether ...
Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams
This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands Whe...
HKEX Launches “Green Equity” Designation Program
Exchange group Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced the launch of HKEX Green […]...
Ara Partners Raises $2.5 Billion for Inaugural Conventional Energy Optimization Fund
Energy and industrial transition-focused private equity investor Ara Partners announced that it has raised $2.5 […...
Hyundai, Peak Energy Launch Platform to Expand Renewable Energy in Automotive Supply Chain
Singapore-based renewable energy developer Peak Energy and Hyundai Motor Securities announced the launch of HMS-Peak [...
US extreme weather survivors are a growing group – now they want to be a political force
At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent acti...
Climate campaigners condemn ‘maddening’ decision to approve Jackdaw gasfield
Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energ...
Canada Reconsiders Oil & Gas “Abatement” Category in Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
The Canadian Taxonomy and Transition Planning Council announced the release of final Methodology Report for Canada’s [...
Wednesday briefing: Why has Jackdaw been approved in the middle of a climate crisis?
In today’s newsletter: The government has approved drilling in the Jackdaw gas field despite fierce opposition and evide...
World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says
Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment bodyThe world ne...
UN sets steep emission cuts to reverse 1.5C overshoot by end of century
Emissions must by reduced by nearly 6% a year for the world to have a good chance of bringing global warming back down t...
Google, McKinsey Sign 320,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deals from Brazil Nature Restoration Project
San Francisco-based carbon removal company Working Trees announced that it has signed a series of […]...
Amazon Backs New Advanced Nuclear Power Project at a Former Coal Plant
Ohio-based electric utility American Electric Power (AEP), nuclear technology company X-energy and Amazon announced a [&...
EU Invests $3.8 Billion in More Than 75 Net Zero Technology Projects
The European Commission today announced the selection of 77 zero-focused technology projects to receive €3.4 […]...
Rabot Raises $56 Million to Create Virtual Power Plants with Home Clean Energy Devices
Climate tech and renewable energy company Rabot Energy announced that it has raised €50 million […]...
AIIB Invests $100 Million in TPG’s Global South-Focused Climate Solutions Strategy
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced an investment of up to $100 million in […]...
Blackstone Raises $8.7 Billion for Energy Transition Fund
Alternative asset manager Blackstone announced that it has raised $8.7 billion for the fifth vintage […]...
Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis
Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climat...
Sosteneo Raises Over $500 Million for Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund
Generali Investments’ clean energy infrastructure investment unit Sosteneo announced that it has secured over €450 [R...
ESMA to Focus on Materiality, Impacts, Risks, Opportunities and Targets as Sustainability Reporting Enforcement Priorities
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the release of its […]...
Anthropic Commits 5% of Shares to a New Public Benefit Fund
AI developer Anthropic announced the launch of “Anthropic Public Benefit Fund,” a new entity described […]...
Protecting nature is a public duty, not a Wall Street profit opportunity
To raise the money needed, governments should focus on redirecting subsidies that currently harm nature, while working o...
NORD/LB Acquires Energy Transition Finance Boutique Voltiq
German energy and infrastructure-focused commercial bank NORD/LB announced the acquisition of renewable energy and energ...
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: BNP Paribas AM launches new global sustainability strategy following AXA […]...