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- Climate & Nature
India-Proposed Global Biofuels Alliance Launched With 19 Countries and 12 Organisations
The Global Biofuels Alliance, formally launched at India's G20 Summit in Delhi on 9 September 2023, aims to establish robust global biofuel markets by facilitating trade, sharing policy lessons and st…
- Regulations
EU agrees to ban plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries
The EU Parliament and Council reached preliminary agreement to prohibit plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries within two and a half years and tighten controls on all waste shipments. India, name…
- Climate & Nature
Scania and SSAB commit to 100% fossil-free steel deliveries by 2030
Scania and SSAB signed a letter of intent to eliminate carbon emissions from all steel deliveries to Scania's heavy-duty vehicles by 2030, with fossil-free steel deliveries beginning in 2026. As green…
- Climate & Nature
Meghalaya joins Under2 Coalition as seventh Indian subnational signatory
Meghalaya has joined the Under2 Coalition, the world's largest network of states and regions committed to net zero by 2050, becoming the seventh Indian state signatory. The move strengthens India's su…
- Climate & Nature
India's BRSR Framework Should Add Climate Transition Plan Disclosures, IEEFA Argues
India's Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting framework currently lacks dedicated requirements for climate transition plans, leaving a significant gap in corporate sustainability disclo…
- Climate & Nature
EU agrees nature restoration law targeting 20% of land, sea
EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the Nature Restoration Law, setting a target to restore at least 20% of the EU's land and sea by 2030 and all ecosystems needin…
- Climate & Nature
MENA Region Can Lead Global Green Iron Trade Using Solar Hydrogen Advantage
The Middle East and North Africa region is well-positioned to become a global leader in green iron and steel production by leveraging its existing direct reduced iron technology base alongside abundan…
- Climate & Nature
Geothermal Engineering to produce UK's first zero-carbon lithium in Cornwall
Geothermal Engineering Limited found geothermal fluid at its Cornwall United Downs site containing roughly 340 ppm of lithium, enabling production of the UK's first commercially significant carbon-neu…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Opposes CP2 LNG Terminal as Superfluous Amid Global Supply Glut Risk
IEEFA has submitted comments to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opposing the CP2 LNG and CP Express projects, arguing they would worsen an impending global LNG market oversupply and do not…
- Climate & Nature
UK Carbon Capture Bets on Blue Hydrogen, Risking 2035 Power Decarbonisation Target
UK government incentives for carbon capture and storage are disproportionately channelled toward blue hydrogen projects, deepening long-term reliance on fossil gas rather than decarbonising the power …
- Climate & Nature
ExxonMobil drills first Arkansas lithium well, targeting EV supply by 2030
ExxonMobil has begun drilling its first lithium well in Arkansas's Smackover formation, aiming to become a leading EV battery supplier by 2030 using direct lithium extraction. The entry of a major oil…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Recruits Steering Committee and Independent Standards Board Members
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol launched a formal call for applications to its new Steering Committee and Independent Standards Board, the bodies that will oversee the update and maintenance of its flagsh…
- Climate & Nature
Fortum's Uniper Losses Cost Finnish Households €1,700 Each and Were Foreseeable
Finnish state-owned energy utility Fortum has recorded €5.8 billion in accounting losses from its investment in German utility Uniper, which it sold to the German government in September 2022. IEEFA a…
- Climate & Nature
Niron Magnetics raises $33 million from GM Ventures and Stellantis Ventures
Niron Magnetics secured $33 million in additional funding from GM Ventures, Stellantis Ventures and other investors to scale its rare earth-free Clean Earth Magnet technology. The investment signals a…
- Disclosure Analytics
GRI launches Sustainability Innovation Lab in Singapore with IFRS Foundation
The Global Reporting Initiative will launch a Sustainability Innovation Lab headquartered in Singapore, partnering with the IFRS Foundation to help companies meet GRI and ISSB disclosure requirements.…
- Disclosure Analytics
EFRAG and CDP cooperate to drive uptake of European reporting standards
EFRAG and CDP announced a partnership to accelerate adoption of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), with CDP aligning its disclosure system to the ESRS using EFRAG's technical guid…
- Climate & Nature
BlackRock invests $550 million in Occidental's STRATOS direct air capture plant
BlackRock will invest $550 million on behalf of clients in a joint venture with Occidental to develop STRATOS, the world's largest direct air capture facility in Texas, designed to capture 500,000 ton…
- Climate & Nature
US GSA invests $2 billion in low-embodied-carbon construction materials
The US General Services Administration announced a $2 billion investment in over 150 construction projects prioritising low-embodied-carbon asphalt, concrete, glass and steel, funded through the Infla…
- Sustainable Finance
Australia unveils sustainable finance strategy with mandatory climate disclosure
Australia's Treasury unveiled a proposed Sustainable Finance Strategy featuring mandatory climate-related financial reporting, a sustainable finance taxonomy, and a labelling system for sustainable in…
- Climate & Nature
Southwest signs 20-year deal for up to 680 million gallons of SAF
Southwest Airlines signed a 20-year agreement with USA BioEnergy to purchase up to 680 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, with procurement beginning as early as 2028. The scale of the commi…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Submits Financial Analysis Evidence on Middle Arm Industrial Precinct Inquiry
IEEFA has submitted evidence to Australia's Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications for their inquiry into the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct in the Northern Territory, drawing on…
- Sustainable Finance
ESG Flo raises $5.25 million seed for AI ESG data infrastructure
ESG Flo, an AI-powered ESG data infrastructure platform, raised $5.25 million in seed funding led by Rho Ignition and Tola Capital to build auditable ESG data systems for EU CSRD and US SEC compliance…
- Climate & Nature
Google and Project Drawdown launch open-source sustainability marketing playbook
Google partnered with Drawdown Labs, an initiative of Project Drawdown, to launch a publicly available sustainability marketing guide aimed at normalising eco-friendly behaviour in advertising. The op…
- Climate & Nature
Blackstone and Vista to acquire energy simulation firm Energy Exemplar
Energy Exemplar, a global energy market simulation software provider serving over 500 clients in 79 countries, agreed to be acquired by private equity funds tied to Blackstone and Vista Equity Partner…