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- ESG Movers
Whitehaven Coal's Asian export markets shrink as renewables accelerate
IEEFA's Simon Nicholas warns that Whitehaven Coal's assertion that its premium high-energy coal will be the last to exit Asian markets ignores a developing reality: the company's three core customers …
- Sustainable Finance
Amperon raises $20 million Series B for grid analytics platform
Amperon, an AI-based electricity demand forecasting platform, closed a $20 million Series B led by Energize Capital, lifting total funding to $30 million. As Indian power markets adopt variable renewa…
- Climate & Nature
ICRI launches Coral Reef Breakthrough targeting $12 billion by 2030
The International Coral Reef Initiative, a network of 45 countries, launched the Coral Reef Breakthrough to protect 125,000 square kilometres of reefs and raise at least $12 billion by 2030. The initi…
- Climate & Nature
India launches hydrogen bus trials but battery vehicles hold cost advantage
Indian Oil Corporation launched two hydrogen fuel cell buses in late September 2023 as part of a 15-bus trial fleet to operate in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh before year end, marking India's firs…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA identifies three Pakistani thermal plants as viable early retirement candidates
A new IEEFA report identifies three medium-sized, middle-aged LNG and diesel power plants in Pakistan — owned by Saif Power, Halmore Power Generation and Sapphire Electric Company — as the most viable…
- Climate & Nature
Pakistan LNG and diesel plants offer viable Energy Transition Mechanism targets
An IEEFA assessment identifies three medium-sized thermal power plants in Pakistan — Saif Power, Halmore Power Generation and Sapphire Electric Company — as financially viable candidates for early ret…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Appoints Amy Merrill as Interim Chief Operating Officer
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has appointed Amy Merrill as interim Chief Operating Officer, succeeding William McDonnell who is departing to become Chief Financial Offi…
- Climate & Nature
Oxfam: top 10% of emitters would exhaust carbon budget by 2046
An Oxfam briefing finds the richest 10% of emitters, if they maintain current levels, would alone exceed the carbon budget under the IEA Net Zero by 2050 Scenario by 2046. The analysis stresses that I…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA finds Guyana Gas to Energy project unnecessary and debt-laden
A new IEEFA report concludes that Guyana's proposed Gas to Energy project — which would use natural gas from offshore ExxonMobil-operated wells to generate electricity — will overbuild the grid, burde…
- Climate & Nature
Paine Schwartz closes $1.7 billion sustainable food chain Fund VI
Paine Schwartz Partners closed Food Chain Fund VI with $1.7 billion, its largest fund and 17% above the prior $1.4 billion Fund V. The close signals deepening institutional capital flows into ESG-inte…
- Climate & Nature
Northvolt to build $5 billion battery gigafactory near Montreal
Northvolt unveiled plans for Northvolt Six, a fully integrated 60 GWh lithium-ion gigafactory near Montreal requiring $5 billion USD for its first phase. The project highlights how renewable-powered, …
- Climate & Nature
Nucor and Helion to develop 500 MW fusion power plant
Nucor Corporation will collaborate with Helion on a 500 MW fusion power facility to supply carbon-free electricity to a Nucor steel plant, targeting operations by 2030. The first-of-its-kind project s…
- Regulations
UK sets ZEV mandate requiring 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035
The UK government unveiled a ZEV mandate requiring 80% of new cars and 70% of new vans to be zero-emission by 2030, rising to 100% by 2035. The phased annual targets and trading mechanism offer a regu…
- ESG Movers
EcoVadis launches Product Carbon Footprint data exchange for suppliers
EcoVadis introduced a Product Carbon Footprint Data Exchange within its Carbon Action Module, enabling product-level emissions reporting across its 40,000-supplier network using the PACT standard. The…
- Climate & Nature
Study links rainforest destruction to higher viral prevalence in mosquitoes
Charité researchers published in eLife that tropical rainforest clearance reduces mosquito diversity and increases the prevalence of viruses carried by resilient surviving species. The findings reinfo…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA submission backs residential electrification before Australian senate inquiry
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has submitted evidence to Australia's Senate Standing Committee on Economics for its inquiry into residential electrification, highlighting th…
- Climate & Nature
EU adopts REACH restriction on intentionally added microplastics
The EU Commission adopted measures under REACH to restrict intentionally added microplastics, preventing roughly half a million tonnes of releases into the environment. The phased bans on products lik…
- Climate & Nature
Mitsui takes 25% stake in Galp renewable diesel and SAF venture
Mitsui agreed to take a 25% stake in a Galp-operated renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel venture at Portugal's Sines Refinery, with HVO production starting by end of 2025. The deal reflects…
- Climate & Nature
Experts argue net-zero pathway matters as much as 2050 target
Centre on Global Energy Policy experts argue that delaying emissions cuts can nearly double temperature rise even if net-zero by 2050 is met, stressing the trajectory over the destination. The analysi…
- Sustainable Finance
Microsoft to buy up to 10,000 tonnes annual biochar removal credits
Carbon Streaming will supply Microsoft up to 10,000 metric tonnes annually of carbon removal credits from the Waverly Biochar project in Virginia. The deal expands corporate demand for durable carbon …
- Sustainable Finance
Carbon accounting startup Plan A raises $27 million funding round
Plan A, a European corporate carbon accounting and ESG reporting software provider, closed a $27 million round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with Visa and Deutsche Bank participating. Rising inve…
- Climate & Nature
EU agrees to ban offset-based carbon-neutral product claims
EU Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement to ban product claims of neutral, reduced, or positive environmental impact based on emissions offsetting schemes, alongside generic green cla…
- Climate & Nature
EU Parliament backs 42.5% renewable energy target by 2030
The European Parliament voted 470-120 to require renewables to make up 42.5% of EU energy consumption by 2030, nearly doubling the 2021 share of about 22%. The strengthened targets and faster permitti…
- Regulations
Santos faces rig expiry and regulatory hurdles on stalled Barossa gas project
Santos has maintained its first-half 2025 production target for the Barossa gas project despite a Federal Court ruling that halted drilling in September 2022 and a subsequent failed appeal in December…