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- Climate & Nature
Canada mandates 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035
Canada unveiled its Electric Vehicle Availability Standard mandating 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, with interim targets of 20% by 2026 and 60% by 2030. The regulatory model of escalating Z…
- Climate & Nature
Ørsted approves 2.9 GW Hornsea 3, world's largest offshore wind farm
Ørsted reached a final investment decision on Hornsea 3, a 2.9 GW offshore wind farm off the Yorkshire coast set for completion by end-2027 and powering over 3.3 million homes. The project underscores…
- Climate & Nature
Microsoft signs 15-year nature-based carbon removal deal with Chestnut
Microsoft signed a 15-year agreement with Chestnut Carbon for up to 2.7 million tons of afforestation-based carbon removal certified under the Gold Standard. The long-duration, high-quality removal de…
- Climate & Nature
UK plans competitive CCUS market by 2035 with £20 billion investment
The UK government unveiled its CCUS Vision to build a competitive carbon capture, usage and storage market by 2035, targeting 20-30 million tonnes of CO2 stored yearly by 2030, 50,000 jobs and up to £…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Clarifies Distinction Between Inventory and Project Accounting Methods
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol released a comparative technical review explaining the fundamental differences between inventory accounting and project accounting for greenhouse gas emissions. The guidanc…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Releases Editorial Updates to Net-Zero Standard and Near-Term Criteria
The Science Based Targets initiative published a suite of minor revisions to its target-setting resources on 13 March 2024, effective immediately, covering the Corporate Net-Zero Standard, the Corpora…
- Regulations
EU Commission says draft climate plans fall short of 2030 targets
The European Commission found that draft National Energy and Climate Plans project a 51% greenhouse gas reduction by 2030, short of the 55% target, and recommended Member States intensify renewables, …
- Climate & Nature
US allocates $890 million for power-plant carbon capture projects
The US Department of Energy announced up to $890 million for three carbon capture projects at coal and gas power plants in California, North Dakota and Texas, potentially preventing 7.75 million metri…
- Standards & Frameworks
Chipotle invests in agricultural robotics, low-carbon fertilizer startups
Chipotle invested in Greenfield Robotics and Nitricity through its $50 million Cultivate Next venture fund, backing autonomous farming robots and lightning-inspired fertilizer production. The investme…
- Climate & Nature
Schroders Greencoat secures UK green hydrogen contracts in first allocation round
Schroders Greencoat won UK Government production contracts for three green hydrogen projects through the inaugural hydrogen allocation round (HAR1), executed via its GHECO joint venture with Carlton P…
- ESG Movers
BCG signs 15-year, 80,000-tonne carbon removal deal with Climeworks
Boston Consulting Group signed a 15-year partnership with Climeworks including an 80,000-tonne CO2 removal purchase, the largest single corporate purchase in Climeworks' history. The long-term offtake…
- Sustainable Finance
Fourth Power raises $19 million for utility-scale thermal energy storage
Fourth Power secured $19 million in Series A funding led by DCVC to scale its carbon-block thermal battery and build a 1 MWh-e prototype near Boston by 2026. Long-duration storage advances like this a…
- Climate & Nature
EU agrees corporate due diligence rules on human rights and environment
EU Parliament and Council negotiators agreed a corporate sustainability due diligence directive requiring companies to identify and remedy human rights and environmental harms across their supply chai…
- Climate & Nature
UK-Funded Lab Seeks Financial Instrument Proposals for High Integrity Forests
The UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is funding Climate Policy Initiative's Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance to develop one dedicated financial instrument for high integrity t…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Plans Market-Based Accounting Guidance Across Multiple Sectors
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol confirmed plans to develop guidance on market-based and project accounting approaches as part of its corporate standards update process, after receiving nearly 350 survey r…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Analyst Gordon Models Australia Electricity Sector Net Zero Pathway
Jay Gordon, Energy Finance Analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, focuses on Australia's electricity sector and the role of energy system modelling in supporting the bro…
- Climate & Nature
CLIC and CGIAR Partnership Assesses Climate Risk for African Agribusinesses
The ClimateShot Investor Coalition and the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance have formed a strategic alliance to quantify climate and nature-related risks and impacts for agribusinesses across Africa.…
- Climate & Nature
Australia's ACCC issues eight principles to curb misleading environmental claims
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released eight guiding principles requiring businesses to make accurate, evidence-backed environmental claims under Australian Consumer Law. As anti-…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Calls for Stronger Article 6 Outcome After COP28 Recognition Push
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market reported broad government, NGO, and regulator support for the Core Carbon Principles at COP28 in Dubai, but expressed disappointment that no Artic…
- Climate & Nature
EU agrees buildings directive mandating zero-emission new builds by 2030
EU lawmakers reached informal agreement on revising the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, requiring all new buildings to be zero-emission by 2030 and phasing out fossil fuel boilers by 2040. …
- Sustainable Finance
Lufthansa pre-purchases 40,000 tonnes of Airbus direct air capture credits
Lufthansa Group signed a contract to pre-purchase 40,000 tonnes of CO2 removal credits from Airbus's Carbon Capture Offer service, at 10,000 tonnes annually for four years from 2026. As aviation decar…
- Standards & Frameworks
UNFCCC and Microsoft build AI platform to track Paris Agreement progress
The UNFCCC partnered with Microsoft to build an AI-powered platform and global climate data hub to validate emissions data from the 196 Paris Agreement Parties. Improved transparency infrastructure ra…
- Climate & Nature
UP Catalyst raises 1.5 million euros to make battery carbon from CO2
Estonian nanotechnology firm UP Catalyst secured 1.5 million euros to produce high-purity carbon materials from CO2 for batteries, reducing reliance on graphite imports of up to 500,000 tonnes annuall…
- Climate & Nature
India Launches 20-Block Critical Mineral Auction to Reduce China Supply Chain Dependence
India has initiated the first tranche of auctions for critical and strategic minerals covering 20 blocks of lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, copper, chromium and other materials, as the country m…