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India launched the Global Biofuels Alliance on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023, uniting 19 countries and 12 international organizations to accelerate biofuels adoptio…
10 Sept 2023
Allianz released its first comprehensive net-zero plan, targeting net-zero operations by 2030 and net-zero investment and P&C insurance portfolios by 2050, with detailed 2030 interim targets. The insu…
9 Sept 2023
Ingka Investments, IKEA parent Ingka Group's investment arm, launched its first battery storage project, the 16.4 MW Cameron Storage in Texas, alongside its existing 165 MW Cameron Wind Farm. The move…
9 Sept 2023
A.P. Moller-Maersk and Amazon agreed to transport 20,000 forty-foot equivalent containers in 2023-2024 using green biofuel under Maersk's ECO Delivery product, cutting an estimated 44,600 metric tons …
8 Sept 2023
Microsoft signed a multi-year agreement to purchase up to 315,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal from Direct Air Capture company Heirloom, one of the largest such deals to date. The transaction…
8 Sept 2023
A report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis concludes that blue hydrogen — produced from fossil fuels with carbon capture — is neither clean nor low-carbon and does not const…
8 Sept 2023
Major Indian and global companies including Infosys, Wipro, JSW Group, Zomato and IKEA India signed an open letter urging G20 leaders to adopt reliable clean-energy targets and consistent policies ali…
7 Sept 2023
Google signed its first long-term renewable energy agreement in Ireland, a 58-megawatt contract with Power Capital Renewable Energy for solar from the Tullabeg Solar Farm. The deal advances Google's 2…
6 Sept 2023
Bangladesh is advancing a systematic approach to carbon pricing, with analysts recommending a carbon tax over an emissions trading scheme due to its ease of implementation and stronger price signals. …
6 Sept 2023
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Crowley launched Crowley Wind Services Holdings to repurpose and manage US port facilities for offshore wind developers. The venture supports US plans to dep…
5 Sept 2023
Flo Group and Versalis launched R-Hybrid, the first vending cup made from post-consumer recycled polystyrene, unveiled at the Plast International Exhibition held September 5-8, 2023. The product demon…
5 Sept 2023
Indonesia's Financial Services Authority is considering classifying newly built coal-fired power plants aimed at energy transition purposes as green activities under the national green taxonomy, a mov…
5 Sept 2023
Kia confirmed it will recycle a record 55-ton ocean plastic haul collected by partner The Ocean Cleanup into future electric vehicle models. The move signals how automakers are operationalising circul…
4 Sept 2023
A new IEEFA report warns that Australia's iron ore sector risks losing ground to Brazil, the Middle East and Africa in the emerging green iron market unless research and development enabling the use o…
1 Sept 2023
India's rooftop solar commercial and industrial market is on track to add a record 4 gigawatts of capacity in fiscal year 2024, with 2 GW already installed between April and July 2023, driven by falli…
1 Sept 2023
Australia's iron ore sector faces growing competition in the emerging green iron market from Brazil, the Middle East and Africa, which hold higher-grade ore deposits better suited to hydrogen-based di…
1 Sept 2023
Walmart will expand drone delivery to two Dallas-metro stores via Alphabet-backed Wing, reaching an additional 60,000 households. Electric drone last-mile delivery offers an emissions-reduction model …
31 Aug 2023
Hyundai Motor Group is investing 527.2 billion won ($397.74 million) for a 5% stake in nickel producer Korea Zinc to secure EV battery materials. The deal illustrates upstream battery-material vertica…
31 Aug 2023
The 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities from the Australian Energy Market Operator finds that Australia's National Electricity Market will meet the Reliability Standard in all regions except V…
31 Aug 2023
The LEGO Group committed to net zero emissions by 2050 and will triple sustainability investment to over $1.4 billion within three years. Its supply-chain decarbonisation focus, where 98% of emissions…
30 Aug 2023
MSCI expanded its Google Cloud partnership to build generative-AI tools helping investors assess portfolio climate risk and identify low-carbon opportunities. AI-driven climate-risk analytics could sh…
30 Aug 2023
Climate-tech firm CH4 Global raised $29 million in Series B funding for Methane Tamer, a seaweed feed supplement cutting cattle methane up to 90%. The technology is positioned for agriculture-driven e…
30 Aug 2023
Mercedes-Benz opened its first high-power charging hubs and plans over 2,000 charging points by end-2024, scaling to 10,000-plus by 2030. Branded high-power charging networks signal infrastructure mod…
30 Aug 2023
Google introduced three Google Maps Platform APIs delivering real-time solar potential, air quality, and pollen data across dozens of countries. Accessible environmental data tools could support air-q…
30 Aug 2023
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