Category: Climate Finance
London-based Lightrock has launched Accelerate7 after the final close of a $500 million fund aimed at businesses advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. The fund will back growth-stage companies...
Fervo Energy entered the public markets this week with a $1.89 billion initial public offering, placing next-generation geothermal power in front of investors at a time of rising energy demand,...
France based Mantle8 has raised €31 million in Series A funding to test whether natural hydrogen can move from scientific promise to commercial production. The round was led by Sandwater...
Europe’s EV Capital Push Enters A Political Test Countries across the European Economic Area and Switzerland have committed almost €200 billion, or $235 billion, to the region’s electric vehicle ecosystem,...
Nordea Advances On Lending Emissions Target Nordea has reduced financed emissions across its lending portfolio by 44% from 2019 levels, putting the Nordic bank on track to meet its 2030...
Frankfurt-based aream Group has launched a European renewable energy investment fund built around one of the power market’s most pressing constraints: grid access. The Clean Energy Future Fund II, known...
Europe’s Wind Market Gets Fresh Capital Octopus Energy Generation is expanding its European wind portfolio with a €584 million investment, equal to about $687 million, across France, Germany and Poland....
Ameresco and HASI are moving to carve out Ameresco’s biofuels business into a new joint venture, creating one of the largest biogas development platforms in the United States. The new...
Germany Targets Industrial Carbon Risk Berlin is moving to keep heavy industry at home while forcing a faster shift away from high-carbon production. Germany’s economy ministry said on Tuesday that...
The Asian Development Bank is placing energy and digital infrastructure at the heart of Asia Pacific’s next growth cycle, with a $70 billion programme designed to connect power grids, expand...
TotalEnergies and Nextnorth have moved a 440 MWp solar project from financial close into construction, placing one of the country’s largest renewable power developments on a clear path to delivery....
Two of Canada’s largest banks have rewritten their climate strategies, retreating from interim emissions reduction targets set just three years ago. The shift reflects mounting policy uncertainty and growing pressure...
The International Finance Corporation is backing the country’s first utility scale solar power plant, a 100 megawatt project designed to cut electricity costs and reduce exposure to volatile fuel imports....
A major capital injection is set to accelerate Europe’s clean energy build-out as rising demand reshapes the region’s power landscape. Funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure have agreed to invest up...
AI Power Demand Fuels Nuclear Capital Surge Nuclear developer X-Energy has raised $1.02 billion in an upsized U.S. initial public offering, reflecting rising investor appetite for energy solutions tied to...
A Strategic Bet On Central Asia’s Energy Transition In southeast Kazakhstan TotalEnergies has approved and financed a large-scale wind and storage project designed to reshape the country’s power mix and...
British International Investment has unveiled a five-year strategy to mobilise £15 billion into developing economies, signalling a decisive shift in how the UK approaches global development finance. The strategy places...
Stegra has agreed in principle to raise €1.4 billion ($1.6 Billion) from a consortium led by Wallenberg Investments, providing a critical funding bridge to complete construction of its large-scale green...
JPMorganChase has secured more than 85,000 metric tons of carbon credits from Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands, marking a shift toward more advanced carbon accounting methods in voluntary markets....
Australian Ethical has launched a climate-focused private markets vehicle designed to channel institutional capital into Australia’s energy transition, backed by a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the...
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