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- Climate & Nature
Global GHG Emissions Hit Record 60.63 Billion Tonnes in 2025
Global greenhouse gas emissions reached an all-time high of 60.63 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2025, rising 0.5 per cent or 303.19 million tonnes compared with 2024, according to the independen…
- Climate & Nature
India's Power Sector Emissions Fall 2.6 Percent in 2025 Led by Renewables
India recorded the largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions among all major countries in 2025, driven by a 2.6 per cent decline in power sector emissions — the first such fall since 2020 — according t…
- Climate & Nature
AIGCC's US$13 Trillion Investor Program Finds Asian Utilities Lag on Capital Reallocation
The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change's US$13 trillion Asian Utilities Engagement Program has assessed eight systemically important Asian power utilities and found that while board-level climate o…
- Climate & Nature
EU Approves Amended Climate Law Setting 90% Emissions Reduction Target for 2040
EU member states have voted to approve amendments to the EU Climate Law establishing a binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, while introducing the ability to use internatio…
- Climate & Nature
Korea Releases Draft Roadmap for Mandatory Sustainability Reporting from 2028
South Korea's Financial Services Commission has released a draft roadmap for mandatory sustainability disclosures, with large KOSPI-listed companies expected to begin reporting based on 2027 data from…
- Climate & Nature
RIFT Raises €113.8 Million to Scale Iron Fuel Technology for Industrial Heat
Netherlands-based cleantech startup RIFT has raised €113.8 million (USD 132 million) through a Series B round and an EU Innovation Fund grant to scale its Iron Fuel Technology for decarbonizing indust…
- Climate & Nature
Galvanize Closes USD 370 Million Real Estate Decarbonization Fund
Climate-focused investment firm Galvanize has completed the final close of its Galvanize Real Estate Fund I, raising USD 370 million to invest in commercial real estate decarbonization in supply-const…
- Climate & Nature
India's Net-Zero 2070 Pathway Requires US$22.7 Trillion and Just Transition Planning
India will require approximately US$22.7 trillion in cumulative investment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, implying an incremental requirement of US$8.1 trillion above a current-policy trajecto…
- Sustainable Finance
Rainbow Becomes Ninth Program Approved as CCP-Eligible by Integrity Council
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has confirmed Rainbow, formerly known as Riverse, as the ninth carbon crediting program to achieve CCP-Eligible status under version 7 or later of…
- Standards & Frameworks
Agrivoltaics combine solar generation with crop cultivation to boost resilience
Field research across Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia shows agrivoltaic systems, which place solar panels over crops on the same land, can protect yields from heat and cut water evaporati…
- Sustainable Finance
Hurun India Impact 50 ranks top sustainability-driven Indian companies for 2026
The India Sustainable Companies 2026 rankings, released under the Hurun India Impact 50 report, named TCS, Infosys, HDFC Bank, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, and others as leading ESG p…
- Climate & Nature
21st CMC reviews India river rejuvenation, flags sewage-treatment operational gaps
On March 2, 2026, the 21st Central Monitoring Committee meeting convened in New Delhi to assess nationwide river rejuvenation and sewage management against the CPCB's 2025 polluted-river report. The r…
- Sustainable Finance
World Bank approves US$158 million rural resilience project in Tocantins, Brazil
On February 27, 2026, the World Bank approved a nearly US$158 million project in Tocantins, Brazil, integrating transport, agriculture, and tourism for a climate-resilient regional economy. The integr…
- Climate & Nature
Rising Atmospheric CO2 May Be Altering Human Blood Chemistry, Scientists Warn
Scientists analysing US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 1999 to 2020 have found that serum bicarbonate levels in approximately 7,000 tracked individuals rose by roughly 7 pe…
- Climate & Nature
EU Commission Proposes Industrial Accelerator Act with Made-in-EU Cleantech Requirements
The European Commission has released its Industrial Accelerator Act proposal, introducing made-in-EU and low-carbon requirements for procurement of clean technologies including batteries, solar, wind,…
- Climate & Nature
Uttarakhand's Van Panchayat Amendments Weaken Community Forest Governance
Uttarakhand enacted token amendments to 15 rules of the Panchayati Van Niyamawali 2005 in March 2024, setting aside a comprehensive 2023 draft that had incorporated 58 progressive reforms including el…
- Climate & Nature
XeleratedFifty Acquires Singapore Carbon Management Platform Terrascope from Olam
Innovation acceleration platform XeleratedFifty has acquired Terrascope, an AI-powered enterprise carbon management platform, from Olam Group's sustainability venture business Nupo Ventures. Terrascop…
- Regulations
NGT Halts Visakhapatnam Ship Conversion Project Pending Coastal Clearances
The National Green Tribunal's southern bench directed on February 25, 2026 that no construction, stabilisation or tourism activities may proceed on the grounded vessel MV MAA at Visakhapatnam until al…
- Regulations
NGT Orders Lakshadweep Tourism Confined to Island Carrying Capacity
The National Green Tribunal directed on February 19, 2026 that all tourism activities on Lakshadweep islands, including tent city operations run by Praveg Limited on Bangaram Island, must be conducted…
- Climate & Nature
Standard Chartered Exceeds USD 1 Billion Sustainable Finance Income Target for 2025
Standard Chartered has reported USD 1.07 billion in sustainable finance income for 2025, growing 9% year-over-year and surpassing its target to reach USD 1 billion annually from sustainable finance. T…
- Sustainable Finance
Iran-Israel Conflict Exposes India's Oil Import Dependence and Climate Finance Risks
India imports more than 85 per cent of its crude oil, a significant share passing through the Strait of Hormuz which handles roughly a fifth of global petroleum liquids trade, making geopolitical esca…
- Climate & Nature
EU finalizes Omnibus Directive raising sustainability reporting thresholds sharply
On February 24, 2026, the Council of the European Union finalized the Omnibus Directive amending the CSRD and CSDDD, limiting mandatory sustainability reporting to firms with net turnover above EUR 45…
- Sustainable Finance
CDP 2026 health check links environmental leadership to US$218 billion gains
CDP's second annual Corporate Health Check, released January 14, 2026, found that 15% of global companies reaching environmental leadership unlocked an estimated US$218 billion in new financial opport…
- Climate & Nature
Closed-loop water management advances as European climate-resilience priority
European sustainability leaders are intensifying adoption of closed-loop water systems that reuse water within industrial, agricultural, and urban value chains to cut freshwater extraction and wastewa…