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Private capital moves to accelerate India’s urban transport transition KKR is committing up to $310 million to build one of India’s largest electric bus platforms, backing Allfleet and PMI Electro...
ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured a $95 million equity investment into its commercial and industrial platform, ReNew Green Energy Solutions, marking a fresh injection of capital into one of...
BMO has launched a €500 million green bond, equivalent to approximately $540 million, aimed at financing and refinancing projects across renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and green buildings. The issuance forms...
As climate finance continues to evolve, green banks are emerging as a critical mechanism for mobilizing private capital and expanding access to clean energy solutions—particularly in underserved communities. On Wednesday, March 18...
A Long-Term Bet on Green Fuel Trade Reliance Industries Limited has signed a binding long term Supply and Purchase Agreement with Samsung C&T Corporation to supply green ammonia over 15...
RGREEN INVEST has closed its fifth INFRAGREEN infrastructure strategy with more than €900 million ($980 million), positioning the fund to accelerate investment in renewable power, energy storage, and electrification projects...
AIRMO, a space technology startup building an advanced greenhouse gas monitoring system that combines airborne and satellite sensing, has raised €5 million ($5.4 million) in seed funding to accelerate global...
EU-Backed Climate Fund Deploys Capital Into India’s Biogas Infrastructure Climate Fund Managers has committed $32.2 million to finance the construction of a commercial-scale waste-to-biogas facility in northern India, targeting one...
Asset manager Galvanize has closed a $370 million real estate fund designed to turn building decarbonization into a direct driver of property value, targeting commercial assets where energy upgrades can...
The European Commission has approved $283 million (€260 million) in Belgian state aid to support a large-scale carbon capture and storage project designed to decarbonize heavy industry in Antwerp, one...
Mantle8, a European natural hydrogen exploration company, has secured €2.06 million ($2.2 million) from the European Union’s Just Transition Fund to accelerate development of its natural hydrogen technology platform. The...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a new Green Economy Transition Strategy covering the period from 2026 to 2030, setting a more ambitious direction for climate finance...
The European Investment Bank has pledged more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to expand renewable energy infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa, strengthening international financing behind Mission 300, a global initiative aimed...
Spanish energy company Moeve has approved more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in investment for the first phase of its Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, taking a decisive step in Europe’s...
In the municipality of La Esperanza, Norte de Santander, a 26.4 MWp solar plant that only began dispatching electricity in August 2025 is already changing hands. Climate Fund Managers and...
Iberdrola has returned to the capital markets with a €600 million ($700 Million) green hybrid bond, refinancing an existing instrument due for repurchase at the end of April and locking...
Atlas Renewable Energy has secured a $3 billion corporate refinancing covering its portfolio of solar and storage assets across Latin America, in what is expected to be the largest transaction...
Industrial Decarbonisation Meets Strategic Security INEOS has secured €300 million ($325 million) in French government support to accelerate the regeneration and decarbonisation of its Lavera petrochemical complex, one of the...
Lydian Energy has secured $689 million in financing to develop two utility scale solar projects and a major battery storage facility across the U.S. Southwest and Texas, expanding grid resilience...
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has surpassed its $1 billion climate finance commitment for India under its 2022–2026 strategy, confirming $1.1 billion deployed...
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expanded climate partnership with the United Kingdom during a diplomatic visit aimed at strengthening cooperation on clean energy, trade, and sustainable development. The trip...
Brussels Backs Denmark’s Land-Use Climate Strategy The European Commission has approved a €1.04 billion ($1.12 billion) Danish state aid program designed to pay landowners to permanently remove agricultural and forestry...
Commercial Fusion Moves From Lab Milestones to Market Strategy Fusion startup Inertia has secured $450 million in Series A funding to accelerate commercialization of inertial confinement fusion, positioning itself as...
Capital Deployment Accelerates Energy Transition Strategy ContourGlobal has allocated roughly 60% of its $1.1 billion Green Bond proceeds toward renewable energy and storage assets, channeling $657 million into projects that...
Nordic Capital Targets Rural Climate Resilience The International Fund for Agricultural Development has raised 750 million Swedish kronor through a sustainable development bond arranged by SEB, expanding access to private...
Europe’s Climate Finance Strategy Deepens Through Banking Partnerships The European Investment Bank and BBVA have signed two agreements aimed at accelerating green lending and strengthening climate finance capabilities across Europe’s...
LanzaTech Global has selected Saltend Chemicals Park as the preferred location for its DRAGON II sustainable aviation fuel project, a £600 million ($744M) investment positioned at the intersection of industrial...
Advanced nuclear developer newcleo has secured €75 million ($88 million) in fresh funding to accelerate the development of small modular reactors powered by recycled nuclear waste, positioning itself at the...
Global Capital Targets Australia’s Grid Flexibility Challenge KKR has agreed to invest up to A$600 million ($603 million) into HMC Capital’s Energy Transition Platform, deepening institutional backing for battery storage...
Funding Targets Commercial Fusion Readiness Avalanche Energy has secured $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management as the fusion startup pushes toward commercial licensing and real-world deployment...
Brussels Moves To Contain Political Risk Around Carbon Pricing The European Investment Bank will accelerate financing to European Union governments as policymakers attempt to steady support for one of the...
California-based startup targets national expansion of distributed energy Lunar Energy has secured $232 million in new financing to accelerate deployment of residential battery systems and expand its AI-powered virtual power...
Capital Markets Backing Expands U.S. Energy Storage Pipeline Aypa Power has closed a $1.5 billion construction warehouse revolving credit facility designed to accelerate the deployment of utility-scale energy storage and...
Strong Demand Signals Investor Confidence In Transition Financing EnBW has raised €1 billion through two green hybrid bond issuances, accelerating financing for one of Europe’s largest utility transition strategies. The...
Jupiter Power has secured a $500 million Senior Secured Green Revolving Loan and Letter of Credit Facility, significantly expanding its financial capacity to advance utility-scale battery energy storage projects across...
Voyager Ventures has closed a $275 million second fund aimed at early stage companies building the physical and digital infrastructure underpinning future economic growth. The close brings the firm’s total...
A global commodities trading powerhouse is moving deeper into long-duration climate infrastructure across Africa, with a woodland restoration platform targeting at least $1 billion in lifetime investment and positioning carbon...
The UK has awarded £181,000 in government funding (about $225,000) to four sustainable aviation fuel innovators to accelerate testing, certification and commercialisation of next-generation fuels. The awards, issued through the...
• European Commission approves a 3.1 billion euro ($3.4 billion) Spanish aid program for high efficiency CHP plants• Ten-year scheme ties natural gas to renewable hydrogen readiness and biomass based...
Zanskar, an emerging leader in AI-enabled geothermal exploration, has raised $115 million in Series C funding to accelerate development of a multi gigawatt geothermal pipeline and begin constructing power plants...
London Rolls Out National Home Upgrade Strategy The UK government has unveiled a fifteen billion pound Warm Homes Plan that aims to retrofit millions of homes with insulation, solar panels,...
• Total committed capital now $460 million toward a $500 million target for Asia focused climate investments• Blended finance structure mobilizes private capital into renewable energy, battery storage, efficiency and...
Italy’s public lighting infrastructure is moving into the capital markets era. UniCredit closed a €73 million green project financing for Teike, the country’s third largest independent pure play in public...
UAE climate investment platform ALTERRA and Spanish lender BBVA are preparing to launch a $1.2 billion co investment vehicle that will back climate aligned assets across global markets. The new...
• Zambia and Zimbabwe will each contribute $220M to shore up the bankability of the $4.2B Batoka Gorge hydropower project• The 2,400 MW plant would provide 1,200 MW to each...
• Joint venture targets 3.1 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity for the United Kingdom, enough to power roughly three million homes.• Total capital outlay for the two Norfolk Vanguard...
Emirates NBD launched its first blue green bond with a $1 billion dual tranche issuance that drew strong interest from international investors and added a new regional scale to marine...
• $100 million Series C financing led by Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture of BlackRock and Temasek• Investment pushes osapiens to unicorn status, building on Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Armira...
Sustainable fuels technology company Aether Fuels has raised $15 million in convertible note financing to accelerate development of its first commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel facility, a project that puts...
Financing Breakthrough for First Italian Solar Assets Zelestra closed financial signing for its first Italian renewables projects, a 6.5 MWdc solar plant in Ginosa in Puglia and a 9.5 MWdc...
Egypt signed a combined USD 1.8 billion in renewable energy agreements with Norway’s Scatec and China’s Sungrow, a package officials described as central to efforts to expand domestic clean power...
Equitable Earth has secured EUR 12.6 million to expand globally as demand intensifies for trusted, high-integrity nature-based carbon credits. The round was led by a United States family office with...
Cairo Moves to Lock In Long Term Climate Finance Cairo has stepped up its climate finance agenda with the mobilization of €688 million through the Global Green Bond Initiative, reinforcing...
Octopus Energy Group has confirmed plans to spin out its A -powered utility technology business, Kraken, alongside a $1 billion standalone funding round that values the platform at $8.65 billion....
• Alphabet will acquire Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt, securing long-term clean power capacity for AI driven data centre growth across the US.• Intersect controls a...
Tokyo is preparing to redirect industrial investment toward clean electricity at scale. The Japanese government plans to allocate 210 billion yen, equivalent to $1.34 billion, in subsidies to support companies...
Beko, one of Europe’s largest home appliance manufacturers, has secured a €100 million, approximately $108 million, sustainability linked loan from the International Finance Corporation to accelerate investment in energy efficiency,...
ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round expands market depth The latest ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round has enabled more than $18 million in purchases of durable carbon removal, securing offtake commitments...
SSEN Transmission has secured a £1bn ($1.27bn), 12 year syndicated bank facility backed by an £800m financial guarantee from the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund, marking one of the most...
A coalition of corporate climate buyers led by Frontier has agreed to invest $44.2 million in a carbon dioxide removal agreement with Canadian firm NULIFE GreenTech, targeting the removal of...
• Masdar has begun commercial operations at a 20MW battery storage facility in Stockport, marking the first completed project under its £1 billion ($1.27 Billion) UK battery investment.• Two additional...
• HASI and KKR commit an additional $1 billion to CarbonCount Holdings 1, lifting total investment capacity toward $5 billion with leverage.• Capital targets long-dated US clean energy and sustainable...
• Fervo closes a USD 462 million oversubscribed Series E to accelerate Cape Station, expected to become the world’s largest next generation geothermal project.• The financing arrives as US power...
• Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, will invest up to USD 335 million in Aditya Birla Renewables Limited for a minority stake, valuing the platform at roughly USD 1.64...
• Eiffel Energy Transition III reaches USD 1.40 billion, targeting up to USD 3 billion in cumulative deployment through recycling capacity.• More than 30 institutional investors back the fund, reinforcing...
• €5.2bn in EU ETS revenues channelled into three new 2025 Innovation Fund programmes• €2.9bn for net-zero technologies, €1.3bn for clean hydrogen auctions, €1bn for industrial process heat• Additional €1.765bn...
• BoE finalises strengthened climate risk expectations for banks and insurers, replacing 2019 rules.• New policy requires stronger board accountability, better scenario use, and improved data quality.• Firms must review...
• Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary ScottishPower approved to invest €14B in new transmission infrastructure through 2031.• Largest grid investment in Iberdrola’s history; supports Clean Power 2030 Plan and triples spending from...
• UAE commits $1 billion to restore and modernise Yemen’s power sector through solar, wind and grid projects.• Portfolio to be delivered by Abu Dhabi’s Global South Utilities, expanding generation...
• Serentica plans to raise $6–8 billion over five years to expand its clean energy portfolio to 17 GW by 2029/30.• India’s pipeline includes 3–5 GW of operating and under-construction...
• Just Climate raises $375 million from global institutional investors to scale natural climate solutions across land, water and waste sectors.• The strategy makes a new investment in India’s AgroStar...
• Frontier buyers will pay $41 million for 96,000 tons of carbon removals from 2027–2030.• Reverion’s system removes CO2 from both methane and biogenic CO2, doubling removal compared to conventional...
• New white paper sets the foundation for a forthcoming Adaptation for Resilience (mARs) Guide supporting Environmental Objective 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy.• Adaptation finance in developing countries faces a...
• EUR 250 million ($288 million)in InvestEU-backed guarantees will unlock working capital for early-stage European cleantech manufacturers.• Partnership targets companies advancing decarbonisation, circular economy solutions, bioeconomy development and pollution control.•...
• First CFM project in Latin America reaches commercial operation, supplying clean power to 32,600 people.• EU-backed blended finance secures development capital for Pradera, set to become Colombia’s largest solar-plus-storage...
• Next Hydrogen plans to raise USD 14.5–21.7 million (CAD 20–30 million) through a non-brokered equity private placement led by Smoothwater Capital.• The financing aims to move the Canadian electrolyzer...
• DHL to deploy around EUR 1 billion ($1.16 billion) by 2030 to scale low-emission logistics infrastructure and EV-driven operations in India.• Investment accelerates India’s role as a global sustainability...
• Up to US$1 billion in development finance over three years directed to water, sanitation, transport, and urban resilience• Funding aligned with Azerbaijan 2030 national priorities and the Country Partnership...
• €300 million green loan will expand and automate Bahia’s power network, serving more than six million people.• The investment aligns with Brazil’s decarbonisation and energy-efficiency goals through 2030 and...
• FedEx co-leads a 160 million dollar Series C and places an initial order for 53 electric trucks.• Funding accelerates US-based manufacturing of purpose-built medium-duty EVs for logistics and RV...
• A2A raises total investments for 2024–2035 to €23 billion (US $27 billion), with €16 billion for the energy transition and €7 billion for the circular economy.• The plan forecasts...
• AIIB to fund USD1 billion climate policy loan aligned with Brazil’s Ecological Transformation Plan.• Financing targets sustainable finance reforms, energy transition, and green infrastructure.• Initiative supports Brazil’s carbon market...
• ClimeCo and Covestro surpass 10 million verified carbon credits through nitrous oxide abatement in Texas.• Equivalent to removing 2.3 million gas-powered cars from the road for one year.• One...
The global banking group HSBC Holdings plc has published an updated Net Zero Transition Plan (NZTP), reaffirming its objective to become a net zero bank by 2050. Yet the move...
Riyadh launch and strategic scale At FII 9 in Riyadh, ACWA Power unveiled a series of interconnected agreements spanning financing, renewable-energy development, storage and water infrastructure. The timing and scale...
• $6.5 billion investment for a 50% stake in the world’s largest offshore wind project• Project to deliver 2.9 GW of renewable power, enough for over 3 million UK homes•...
Long-Term Climate Credit for High-Risk Economies Climate Fund Managers (CFM), MUFG Bank, FinDev Canada, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have achieved a $600 million first close for the GAIA...
Financing Europe’s energy transition Uniper has published its inaugural Green Finance Framework, setting a structured basis for raising capital to fund its transformation from a conventional power generator to a...
Japan Tests Marine Hydrogen Engine on Land Japan’s drive to decarbonize global shipping has taken a decisive step forward with the world’s first land-based operation of marine hydrogen engines. The...
Washington Backs Major Nuclear Revival The United States government has entered into an $80 billion partnership with Brookfield Asset Management and Cameco Corporation—the Canadian co-owners of Westinghouse Electric Company—to build...
• $350 million Series E round led by Eclipse, joined by NVentures and new strategic investors.• Funding will scale Redwood’s integrated materials and grid storage operations in the U.S.• Targets...
• Mozambique receives its third consecutive drought insurance payout under AfDB’s ADRiFi programme, covering the 2025–2026 agricultural season.• The Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) has now mobilized over $150...
• Malaysian pension fund KWAP launches Dana Iklim+, a 2 billion ringgit ($475 million) climate-focused investment fund.• Targets multi-asset climate solutions spanning infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and nature-based projects.•...
• Stegra (formerly H2 Green Steel) seeks up to €975 million ($1.1 billion) in new financing to complete its Boden, Sweden, green-steel project.• The new capital will cover higher project...
• Climate Investor Two surpasses $1 billion target to become the largest adaptation infrastructure fund in emerging markets.• Backed by $190 million in new commitments and a €205 million EU...
Austin startup aims to decentralize the grid Base Power, a fast-growing energy technology company based in Austin, has raised $1 billion in Series C funding to accelerate the rollout of...
• Brookfield Global Transition Fund II closes at $20 billion, the largest private climate transition fund to date.• Additional $3.5 billion in co-investment brings total raised to $23.5 billion.• Over...
• Iberdrola leads €1 million financing round in Spain’s TRIBBU via its PERSEO innovation program.• The carpooling app aims to reach 15 million shared trips by 2027, cutting over 60...
• British International Investment’s (BII) $60 million investment supports the $510 million Green Investment Partnership (GIP) under Singapore’s FAST-P framework.• The initiative aims to close Southeast Asia’s $210 billion annual...
• £27 million ($34 million) green loan backs HyMarnham Power, the first UK hydrogen facility under the Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1) to reach commercial operation.• EIFO issues its first...
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