Category: ESG United States
The Trump administration has moved to terminate two offshore wind leases, redirecting nearly $885 million into domestic fossil fuel investments. The decision affects projects on both the Atlantic and Pacific...
TerraPower has begun construction on its flagship Natrium plant, Kemmerer Unit 1, positioning the project to become the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power facility in the United States. The milestone...
French utility Engie is negotiating with the Trump administration over a possible refund for U.S. offshore wind project leases, as shifting federal priorities disrupt one of the country’s key clean...
The United States has agreed with TotalEnergies to redirect close to $1 billion in offshore wind investment into domestic oil and natural gas production, marking a decisive change in federal...
Washington Moves to Reassess Climate Disclosure Framework The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a formal consultation on climate related disclosures, signaling a renewed push to modernize corporate reporting...
Renewable energy investor Octopus Energy Generation has expanded its capital commitment to natural asset developer Cultivo to $100 million, deepening a partnership designed to scale grasslands restoration and carbon removal...
California regulators have set August 10, 2026 as the first deadline for large companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions under sweeping climate transparency rules that could reshape corporate reporting across...
• Federal civil environmental complaints dropped to just 16 in 2025, down 76% from Biden’s first year and 87% from Obama’s second term• Enforcement decline coincides with regulatory rollbacks, reduced...
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...
As U.S. trade and industrial policy reshapes the economics of clean energy deployment, independent power producer Treaty Oak Clean Energy has secured a long term solar module supply agreement with...
• 2.5 GW in new PPAs and storage agreements to support Meta’s 100 percent clean energy target and rising data center demand.• Projects span ERCOT, SPP and MISO plus a...
• ExxonMobil and BASF will build a demonstration plant in Baytown, Texas, designed to produce 2,000 tons of low-emission hydrogen annually.• Methane pyrolysis offers a high-efficiency, low-emission alternative in regions...
• Business groups petition the Supreme Court to pause California’s emissions and climate-risk disclosure mandates as lawsuits advance.• Two laws could require more than 6,000 companies operating in the state...
Canada’s Industrial Hub Enters the Carbon Removal Era In a move that brings engineered carbon removal closer to large-scale deployment, Carbon Direct and Varme Energy have announced a partnership to...
• 79% of US firms demand verified sustainability credentials from external tech vendors.• Networks, cloud systems, and AI platforms identified as the top three areas for IT decarbonization.• Nearly one...
• ENGIE and Meta extend their U.S. renewable power collaboration to more than 1.3 GW through new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).• The 600 MW Swenson Ranch Solar project in Texas...
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...
Expanding the US SAF Footprint Neste and United Airlines have deepened their strategic partnership to bring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to three of the airline’s largest US hubs: George Bush...
Future-proofing power supply in the Pacific Northwest A new energy campus is poised to reshape both the region’s grid and the intersection of digital infrastructure and climate strategy. Amazon, Energy...
• 19 of 25 World Bank executive directors back continued climate financing despite US opposition.• Directors representing 120 nations call for alignment with the Paris Agreement and a 45% climate...
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