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- ESG Movers
IEEFA Calls for Higher Solar Tariffs and Stronger Guarantees in Pakistan Auctions
Pakistan's move toward competitive bidding for renewable energy must be accompanied by a realistic benchmark tariff and strengthened financial guarantees to restore investor confidence, according to a…
- Climate & Nature
KEPCO Posts Eighth Consecutive Loss as Fossil Fuel Reliance Deepens Crisis
South Korea's state-owned electricity provider Korea Electric Power Corporation reported an operating loss of 6.2 trillion South Korean won (approximately US$4.8 billion) in the first quarter of 2023,…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Recommends NTPC Acquire 6.1GW of Stranded Indian Thermal Assets
A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis argues that NTPC, India's largest power producer, should acquire and revive 6.1 gigawatts of stranded thermal power plants rat…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Presentation Challenges CCS Success Narrative of Norwegian Offshore Projects
An IEEFA presentation reviewing decades of technical literature on Norway's Sleipner and Snohvit carbon capture and storage projects concludes that both facilities experienced major unexpected deviati…
- Climate & Nature
Norwegian CCS Projects Reveal Persistent Geological Risks in Carbon Storage
New IEEFA research into Norway's Sleipner and Snohvit offshore carbon capture and storage projects — the two facilities most frequently cited as proof of the technology's viability — has uncovered sig…
- Climate & Nature
Northern Territory Gas Hub Plan Faces Compounding Financial and Climate Risks
Australia's Northern Territory government has proposed a multi-industry gas and petrochemicals hub at Middle Arm, anchored by hydraulic fracturing of the Beetaloo Basin and natural gas from the Baross…
- Climate & Nature
GHG Protocol Releases Corporate Standard Survey Summary for Stakeholder Review
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol published a draft summary of feedback from its Corporate Standard survey, which received 375 responses during the November 2022 to March 2023 consultation period. The summa…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Finalises Scope 2 Survey Summary and Advances Standards Update
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol released the final summary of feedback from its Scope 2 Guidance survey, following a review period that invited comments from survey participants. The summary will feed int…
- Climate & Nature
G20 Central Banks Highlight Data Gaps in Climate Risk Management
Central banks from India, Indonesia, and Brazil convened a virtual roundtable in June 2023 to address the challenges emerging economies face in managing climate-related financial risks. The event, co-…
- Sustainable Finance
RBI Report Outlines Policy Levers to Mobilise Green Investment
India's Reserve Bank of India has proposed a range of monetary policy and prudential regulatory measures to channel capital into climate-friendly assets, according to its latest report on currency and…
- Climate & Nature
Macquarie Group Holds Nearly A$5 Billion in Fossil Fuel Expansion Stakes
Despite signing the Net Zero Banking Alliance in October 2021, Macquarie Group has taken major stakes and issued loans to oil and gas companies with aggressive expansion plans totalling nearly A$5 bil…
- ESG Movers
Macquarie Net Zero Pledge Contradicted by A$5 Billion Oil and Gas Stakes
A June 2023 IEEFA Australia report found that Macquarie Group's oil and gas investments, totalling approximately A$5 billion, directly contradict the bank's commitment to the Net Zero Banking Alliance…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Chair Nazareth Explains Core Carbon Principles Goals and Ambition
Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, has outlined the rationale behind the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and defended their scope and ambition in a detaile…
- Climate & Nature
German Utility STEAG Lacks Coal Exit Plan With 4.1 GW Still Operating
STEAG, a German municipalities-owned coal power utility, has yet to publish a coal phase-out strategy despite operating 4.1 gigawatts of coal-fired generation and facing a national coal exit deadline …
- Climate & Nature
APAC Oil and Gas Firms Lack Decarbonisation Plans Despite Net Zero Pressure
Most oil and gas companies in the Asia-Pacific region have adopted a wait-and-see approach to decarbonisation and lack detailed implementation plans for phasing out fossil fuel production, according t…
- Climate & Nature
STEAG Sale Without Coal Exit Commitment Risks Germany Missing 2030 Target
The planned sale of Germany's state-owned coal utility STEAG could derail the country's coal exit strategy unless a binding decommissioning plan is attached to the sale process, according to an IEEFA …
- Climate & Nature
Germany's €2.6 Billion STEAG Sale Puts 2026 Coal Phase-Out at Risk
The sale of German municipal power utility STEAG to private equity firm Asterion Industrial Partners for approximately €2.6 billion threatens to extend the company's hard coal operations by up to eigh…