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The Biden administration has reached a significant milestone by awarding more than $100 billion in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. This achievement...
Vancouver, Canada – December 2024 – The Canadian government is making bold investments to decarbonize heavy-emitting industries and support clean technology innovation in British Columbia. $12.5 million in funding was...
The Bahamas has unlocked more than $120 million to fund the conservation and management of its oceans and mangroves through a debt swap financed by Standard Chartered and backed by...
What’s happening: The UK government is set to begin consultations on its zero-emission vehicle mandate, confirming the ambitious 2030 deadline for phasing out new petrol and diesel car sales. This...
Bolivia’s $5 Billion Carbon Credit Plan Bolivia is set to sell $5 billion worth of carbon offset credits to tackle rampant deforestation and achieve its goal of halting forest loss...
The UK government has taken a significant step to regulate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings providers, aiming to bolster transparency and ensure robust oversight in a market set to...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, declared the UK’s intensified commitment to lead in the global clean energy transition. “Our mission to make Britain a clean...
The Brazilian government, led by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, reported a significant milestone in forest conservation: the smallest annual deforestation rate in the Amazon in nearly a decade....
China has taken a landmark step in its climate strategy by passing its first-ever energy law, which will come into effect on January 1, 2025. Adopted during a session of...
California regulators are preparing to vote on amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a move that could intensify the push for low-carbon fuels to meet aggressive climate...
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. has secured a major $475 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fund the development of its Rochester Hub project in upstate New York....
In a groundbreaking move for sustainable air travel, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a pioneering partnership between the state and Airlines 4 America (A4A) to increase the use of sustainable...
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board® (IPSASB®) has released a draft of the first climate-related disclosures standard tailored specifically for the public sector, backed by support from The World...
Key Impact Points: The News: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed a policy for the city’s public pension funds to cease future investments in midstream and downstream fossil...
Key Impact Points: IBM announced that its Envizi ESG Suite has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization. This milestone means that federal agencies can now use IBM’s...
Key Impact Points: Gevo, Inc. has secured a $1.46 billion loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office for its Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) project in South...
Key Impact Points: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled its Sustainable Finance Action Agenda, setting a comprehensive vision to solidify Hong Kong’s role as the leading sustainable finance...
Key Impact Points: The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a $900 million funding opportunity aimed at supporting the deployment of Generation III+ small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. This investment, part of...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Preserving the Amazon rainforest is critical to combating global warming, and carbon credits are a key part of the strategy. However, a lack of...
Key Impact Points: Loan Guarantees Approved On October 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy announced conditional loan guarantees totaling nearly $3 billion for two significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...
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