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SBTi Opens New Consultation On Corporate Net-Zero Rules The Science Based Targets initiative has opened public consultation on a draft update to its Corporate Net-Zero Standard, setting out proposed changes...
Denmark is moving deeper into the carbon removal economy, as BioCirc signs its largest agreement to date with Microsoft for 650,000 high-durability carbon removal units over seven years. The deal...
Brussels has approved a €5 billion ($5.8 Billion) German State aid scheme designed to accelerate industrial decarbonization across some of Europe’s most emissions-intensive sectors. The European Commission cleared the measure...
Governments raised a record $107 billion in 2025 by charging companies for carbon dioxide emissions, according to the World Bank’s 2026 State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report. The total...
The global shipping industry is searching for scalable alternatives to fossil fuels as pressure mounts to decarbonise one of the world’s most emissions-intensive sectors. Maersk has now taken a significant...
UK-Backed Climate Finance Targets India’s Power Buildout London hosted a new push into Indian renewable power this week, as British International Investment launched North Star, a $300 million platform designed...
Temasek is unlikely to meet its 2030 emissions target as aviation, power generation and global energy demand complicate the investor’s decarbonisation path. Chief executive Dilhan Pillay told the opening dinner...
ISS-Corporate has launched a new sustainability reporting solution aimed at helping companies meet the growing disclosure demands tied to the International Sustainability Standards Board’s IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The unified...
Sydney regulators have begun testing Australia’s new sustainability reporting regime in practice, as the country’s largest companies file their first climate-related financial disclosures under compulsory rules. The Australian Securities and...
HSBC Targets China’s Clean Tech Export Push Hong Kong, London and mainland China are now tied more closely to the global energy transition as HSBC launches a $4 billion credit...
CaixaBank CIB has launched a carbon credit trading platform aimed at helping corporate clients and businesses offset CO2 emissions through the voluntary carbon market. The platform gives large companies and...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate policy and transition markets continued to shift toward industrial competitiveness, energy security, and execution at scale. The SEC moved to scrap...
London-based FTSE Russell and Planetrics are preparing a new generation of climate-scenario based indices, as investors demand sharper tools to measure how physical shocks and transition risks could affect portfolios....
Riyadh is positioning industrial growth and carbon market development as connected priorities, as the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company, Lenovo and ClimeCo launch a partnership to support Lenovo’s expanding manufacturing...
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,...
Extreme weather is no longer a distant climate scenario for boards, investors and city leaders. It is already cutting into production, shutting down operations and damaging assets across the global...
China’s clean technology manufacturers are pulling back from the United States as tax policy, geopolitics and compliance risk reshape the investment case for US factories. According to Bloomberg, Jinko Solar...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to unwind one of the Biden administration’s most contested ESG rules, setting up a formal retreat from federal climate-risk disclosure requirements for public...
Sweden is preparing a more active state role in the race to scale sustainable aviation and maritime fuels, after a government inquiry delivered a national action plan for domestic production...
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