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- Climate & Nature
Mercedes-Benz targets 10,000 high-power EV chargers by 2030
Mercedes-Benz opened its first high-power charging hubs and plans over 2,000 charging points by end-2024, scaling to 10,000-plus by 2030. Branded high-power charging networks signal infrastructure mod…
- Climate & Nature
Google launches solar, air quality and pollen environmental APIs
Google introduced three Google Maps Platform APIs delivering real-time solar potential, air quality, and pollen data across dozens of countries. Accessible environmental data tools could support air-q…
- Climate & Nature
Australia's Green Hydrogen Strategy Should Focus on Ammonia and Green Iron
IEEFA's submission to Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy review identifies green ammonia and hydrogen-based green iron as the commercially sound priorities for Australia's hydrogen sector, while w…
- Climate & Nature
Australia's Stricter Interim Reliability Measure Lacks Stakeholder Support for Extension
The Australian Energy Market Commission has proposed extending the Interim Reliability Measure — a reliability standard significantly tighter than the established Reliability Standard — to 2028, despi…
- Disclosure Analytics
CDP integrates GFANZ net-zero transition plan guidance into reporting
CDP integrated Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero transition-plan guidance into its disclosure system for financial institutions. Closer alignment of transition-plan disclosure frameworks signals…
- Climate & Nature
UN designates January 26 as International Day of Clean Energy
The UN General Assembly designated January 26 as the International Day of Clean Energy, marking IRENA's 2009 founding. The resolution reinforces global momentum to triple renewable capacity by 2030, a…
- Climate & Nature
Tata Power Renewable Portfolio Grows at 18.4% CAGR as Coal Additions Halt
Tata Power's renewable energy generation portfolio has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 18.4% from March 2015 to March 2023, nearly quadrupling in capacity, while its thermal portfolio grew a…
- Sustainable Finance
Nodal Power raises $13 million to build landfill-gas power plants
Nodal Power closed a $13 million seed round to build power plants converting landfill gas to energy and curb methane emissions. Landfill-gas-to-energy models could inform India's municipal-waste metha…
- Climate & Nature
Bloomberg survey: 92% of executives plan higher ESG data spending
A Bloomberg and Adox Research survey of over 100 executives found 92% plan to raise ESG data spending by at least 10% while data-management challenges persist. Rising ESG-data demand mirrors pressures…
- Climate & Nature
Redaptive secures $125 million Deutsche Bank financing for energy efficiency
Energy-as-a-Service firm Redaptive secured $125 million from Deutsche Bank to expand metering, HVAC, solar, LED and EV efficiency projects. Funded energy-efficiency-as-a-service models could support I…
- Climate & Nature
Avangrid builds 240 MW Texas solar plant to power Meta
Avangrid began construction of the 240 MW True North solar plant in Falls County, Texas to supply renewable power to Meta's data centre. Corporate renewable-power-purchase models for data centres are …
- Climate & Nature
GE Vernova to upgrade China's 6.4 GW Xiangjiaba hydropower plant
GE Vernova was selected by Yangtze Power to upgrade air supply pipes at China's 6.4 GW Xiangjiaba Hydropower Plant by mid-2024. Hydropower-modernisation projects offer efficiency-improvement models re…
- Climate & Nature
DHL reports rising demand for sustainable-fuel freight solutions
DHL Global Forwarding reported rising client demand for sustainable-fuel transport, with Novo Nordisk set to offset at least 30,000 tonnes of CO2e in 2023. Decarbonisation becoming a logistics-selecti…
- Climate & Nature
Maersk to scale Indian EV distribution fleet beyond 500 vehicles
Maersk announced plans to expand its Indian electric-vehicle fleet to over 500 vehicles across 26 cities, covering first-, middle-, and last-mile distribution. The move signals accelerating demand amo…
- Climate & Nature
RBC Fossil Fuel Financing Exceeds US$254 Billion Since Paris Agreement
The Royal Bank of Canada's climate policies exclude meaningful target dates, omit significant portions of its business from net-zero commitments, and rely on emissions intensity rather than absolute r…
- Climate & Nature
Royal Bank of Canada Climate Pledges Lack Absolute Emission Reduction Targets
IEEFA has released a briefing finding that the Royal Bank of Canada's climate and sustainable finance commitments are insufficient, with 2030 interim targets focused on emissions intensity rather than…
- Climate & Nature
Global renewable investment hit record $358 billion in first-half 2023
BloombergNEF reported global renewable energy investment reached a record $358 billion in the first half of 2023, up 22% year-on-year. The data underscores the pace of capital flowing into clean energ…
- Sustainable Finance
IEEFA Asia Sustainable Finance Lead Iyer Integrates ESG Into Investment Research
Ramnath N. Iyer serves as Sustainable Finance Lead for Asia at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, drawing on over 30 years of experience in investments and finance across Singa…
- Climate & Nature
Philippine Renewables Sector Draws Higher Valuations as Investors Reward Clean Strategy
A new IEEFA report finds that Philippine Stock Exchange-listed renewable energy companies command measurably higher valuations than traditional utilities, with pure-play renewables firms outperforming…
- Climate & Nature
Philippines Renewables Firms Command Valuation Premium Over Legacy Utilities
Listed pure-play renewable energy companies on the Philippine Stock Exchange are attracting significantly higher investor valuations than traditional utilities, with price-to-book ratios, installed ca…
- Climate & Nature
Indian EV charging startup chargeMOD raises ₹25 million pre-seed
chargeMOD, an Indian EV charging solutions startup, secured ₹25 million (approximately $301,291) in a pre-seed round led by Phoenix Angels. The funding supports product development in India's EV charg…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Issues Interim Guidance on Biomethane Certificate Accounting
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has issued an interim communication clarifying that it does not yet have definitive guidance on how companies should account for biomethane certificates in GHG inventories.…
- Climate & Nature
Credit Rating Agencies Warn Climate Risk Could Trigger Mass Bond Downgrades
Fitch Ratings, S&P Global and Moody's Investors Service have each issued warnings that accumulating climate-related risks will likely result in significant credit rating volatility for carbon-intensiv…
- Climate & Nature
Oneka Technologies secures $3.4 million DOE wave-desalination funding
Oneka Technologies received $3.4 million from the US Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office to advance wave-powered desalination. The award highlights emerging marine-energy desalinati…