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- Climate & Nature
India designates UP's Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary an Eco-Sensitive Zone
The Government of India designated Uttar Pradesh's 1,084-hectare Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary an Eco-Sensitive Zone under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Infrastructure, tourism and real-estate f…
- Climate & Nature
Sevak Project brings breast cancer screening to 300+ rural women
The Sevak Project has reached over 300 women across 30-plus villages in Gujarat, Bihar and Tamil Nadu with breast cancer screening since early 2025. The grassroots model offers ESG investors and corpo…
- Regulations
IEEFA Maintains No-Government No-Corporate Funding Policy for Independence
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis operates under a strict funding acceptance policy that bars contributions from governments, state-owned enterprises, and corporations with com…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Doubles Company Participation and Launches Net-Zero Standard in 2021
The Science Based Targets initiative recorded its fastest growth year in 2021, doubling the number of companies setting and committing to set targets and tripling the rate of target validation. The SB…
- Sustainable Finance
Growald Climate Fund Names Network Leadership Director with India Roots
Kartikeya Singh serves as Director of Network Leadership at the Growald Climate Fund, bringing expertise in climate policy developed across government, research, and intergovernmental organisations wo…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Launches Steel Guidance and Technical Council in 2023
The Science Based Targets initiative reached several governance and sectoral milestones in 2023, including the launch of its first independent Technical Council and the publication of its inaugural St…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Urges All Companies to Adopt Net-Zero Targets and Disclose Progress
The Science Based Targets initiative is calling on companies and financial institutions to escalate their climate commitments by upgrading to net-zero targets and improving annual emissions disclosure…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Reaches 2,253 Companies in Record 2021 as 1.5C Becomes Standard
The Science Based Targets initiative grew to 2,253 companies in 2021, with approvals running three times faster than in 2020 and over 110 new companies joining per month. SBTi companies now cover over…
- Climate & Nature
SMEs Drive Record Net-Zero Target Growth at SBTi in 2023
Small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for the largest share of new science-based target approvals at the SBTi in 2023, with 1,425 SMEs validated out of 2,267 total companies. Net-zero target ad…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Targets Emerging Markets and Heavy Industry to Close Climate Gap
The Science Based Targets initiative identified key structural gaps in its 2021 strategy, including under-representation of non-OECD countries and high-emitting sectors, and announced programmes to ad…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Reports 102% Surge in Science-Based Targets in 2023
The Science Based Targets initiative published its 2023 Monitoring Report, showing a 102% increase in companies with validated science-based targets compared to 2022. India recorded a 520% rise in org…
- Climate & Nature
Sarah Brennan Joins IEEFA Board With Oil and Gas Philanthropy Experience
Sarah Brennan, a board member of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, brings expertise in fossil fuel divestment and environmental philanthropy from senior roles at the Rockefell…
- Climate & Nature
Harvard Historian Oreskes Documents Scientific Consensus on Climate Change
Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, authored the first peer-reviewed paper to document the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change, a 2004 essay that…
- Climate & Nature
Stanford Professor Jacobson Builds Scientific Case for 100 Percent Renewables
Mark Z. Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and Director of its Atmosphere and Energy Program, has built a research career around demonstrating the techni…
- Climate & Nature
IEA India Lead Analyst Dsouza Researches Fossil Fuel Transition Barriers
Swati Dsouza, an energy analyst with over eight years of sector experience and a role as India lead analyst and coordinator at the International Energy Agency, focuses on the intersection of energy tr…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Asia Hires Former BusinessWorld Editor as Communications Specialist
Josielyn Luna-Manuel has joined the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis as Communications and Outreach Specialist for Asia, bringing nearly 14 years of editorial leadership experienc…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Spotlights Community Leaders Driving Local Energy Transition
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has documented a cohort of grassroots and civil society leaders from the Philippines, Bangladesh, the Navajo Nation, and Poland who are accele…
- Climate & Nature
Sandler Foundation Vice President Knaebel Joins IEEFA Board
Sergio Knaebel, Vice President of the Sandler Foundation in San Francisco, serves on the board of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, bringing philanthropic expertise in climate…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA launches monthly newsletter tracking Asia energy transition
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has launched a monthly newsletter dedicated to analysing Asia's energy transition, covering the region's progress — and lag — in moving away f…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Publishes 2022 Progress Dashboard Covering 2,079 Organisations
The Science Based Targets initiative released its 2022 progress data dashboard, covering 2,079 organisations with science-based targets as of 31 December 2022. The dashboard allows stakeholders to exa…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Warns World Off Track for 2030 Emissions Halving Without Faster Action
The Science Based Targets initiative cautioned that global emissions bounced back to near-2019 levels by end-2021, putting the world off track to halve emissions by 2030 as required by the Paris Agree…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Companies Reach 96% Scope 3 Coverage as Targets Double by 2022
The Science Based Targets initiative reported that 96% of companies with validated science-based targets had adopted scope 3 coverage by end-2022, as total validated companies grew to over 2,300. Comb…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi 2023 Report Covers 4,205 Companies Across 70 Countries
The SBTi's 2023 Monitoring Report draws on data extracted from its target dashboard as of 31 December 2023, covering 4,205 companies and financial institutions with validated science-based targets. Ma…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Finds Only 53% of Companies Fully Report Emissions Progress
The SBTi's 2022 progress reporting review found that only 53% of companies with validated science-based targets fully disclosed progress against all their targets, despite an overall reporting rate of…