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Australia's competition regulator ACCC published draft greenwashing guidance after finding 57 percent of reviewed businesses made potentially misleading environmental claims. Its eight substantiation …
17 Jul 2023
ExxonMobil announced a $4.9 billion acquisition of carbon-capture and CO2 firm Denbury, operator of the world's largest privately owned 1,300-mile CO2 pipeline network. The deal underscores how oil ma…
14 Jul 2023
Apple partnered with Acumen to launch the Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator, a 12-week programme in India supporting social enterprises in sustainable energy. The initiative channels corporate clean-…
14 Jul 2023
Research published in Nature found 56% of the world's ocean surface has turned greener over two decades, attributed to climate change. The finding signals accelerating disruption to marine ecosystems …
13 Jul 2023
The European Parliament approved the Nature Restoration Law on July 12, targeting recovery of ecosystems where over 80 percent of European habitats are in poor condition. The legislation deepens the E…
13 Jul 2023
Charith Konda serves as Energy Specialist for India Mobility and New Energy at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, focusing on clean mobility, emerging clean energy technologies…
13 Jul 2023
India's renewable energy capacity has grown faster than its ability to absorb clean power into the grid, with the share of renewables in total electricity generation rising by only 6.5 percentage poin…
13 Jul 2023
India must significantly increase the share of variable renewable energy in its power system to meet its 2030 target of reducing the emissions intensity of its economy by 45% from 2005 levels, accordi…
13 Jul 2023
The European Commission proposed measures to decarbonise freight transport, which causes about 30% of transport emissions, by revising weight rules for zero-emission trucks and boosting rail. The stan…
12 Jul 2023
PUMA committed to sourcing all bovine leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains by 2030, joining the Textile Exchange and Leather Working Group call to action. The move responds to the EU…
11 Jul 2023
The US administration announced a $60 million Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators programme through NOAA, funding small-business climate solutions via public-private partnerships. The two-phas…
11 Jul 2023
The European Commission on July 7, 2023 proposed a coordinated withdrawal by the EU, its member states and Euratom from the Energy Charter Treaty, deemed incompatible with the European Green Deal and …
8 Jul 2023
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has submitted formal opposition to proposed amendments to Australia's Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 that would permit the impo…
6 Jul 2023
BASF Personal Care launched an upgraded Laricyl ingredient produced via solid-state fermentation, achieving 99.7% natural origin and ISO 16128 compliance. The shift toward traceable, sustainably sourc…
5 Jul 2023
International Energy Agency estimates of actual methane emissions from Australia's coal, oil, and gas sectors in 2022 exceed official national inventory figures by approximately 81% for coal mining an…
5 Jul 2023
International Energy Agency satellite-based estimates show Australia's actual methane emissions from coal, oil, and gas sectors are nearly twice the levels reported in the country's national greenhous…
5 Jul 2023
Puerto Rico's path out of the financial collapse of its electricity system runs through solar energy, which eliminates volatile fuel costs that have pushed annual power expenditure above US$2 billion …
5 Jul 2023
The IEEFA Australia newsletter provides regular updates on energy market developments, investment trends, and policy changes as Australia navigates its transition from fossil fuel exports toward a cle…
5 Jul 2023
Volvo Cars partnered with Maersk's ECO Delivery Ocean to replace fossil fuels with waste-based biodiesel across nearly 15,000 containers, targeting a 28,000-tonne GHG reduction in twelve months. The a…
4 Jul 2023
The UK unveiled Emissions Trading Scheme reforms tightening caps for aviation, power and energy-intensive industries from 2024, with expansion to maritime and waste sectors later. The tightening carbo…
4 Jul 2023
The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project, a joint Australian-Japanese initiative to convert Victorian brown coal into liquefied hydrogen for export to Japan, faces compounding viability challenges inc…
3 Jul 2023
A landmark report from Agora Industry finds that carbon capture, usage, and storage for coal-consuming blast furnaces will not play a meaningful role in global steel decarbonisation and that a full ph…
3 Jul 2023
The US EPA launched a $7 billion Solar for All grant competition awarding up to 60 grants to expand low-income residential solar access. The program illustrates a large-scale model for financing equit…
2 Jul 2023
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved $1.5 billion to accelerate India's low-carbon energy development, scaling renewables, advancing green hydrogen and stimulating climate finance. T…
1 Jul 2023
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