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Japan’s Carbon-Neutral Drive Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba unveiled the “GX 2040 Vision” at the Yomiuri International Economic Society event, outlining a transformative industrial policy rooted in ESG principles. “Carbon neutrality is not just an ...
JSW Energy, led by billionaire Sajjan Jindal, has announced a $1.47 billion acquisition through its JSW Neo Energy unit to buy renewable energy platform O2 Power’s subsidiaries. This significant deal brings JSW closer to its ...
Poland’s state development fund, PFR SA, is positioning itself as a key player in the country’s energy transition by becoming an anchor investor in green bond sales. This move is part of a broader strategy ...
Meta, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and Land & Carbon Lab have unveiled the first global AI-powered map of tree canopy height at 1-meter resolution. This groundbreaking tool enables detection of individual trees worldwide and ...
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has announced the sale of its 50% ownership stake in Höegh Evi Ltd. to funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners. The remaining 50% ownership ...
Executives worldwide are doubling down on sustainability commitments, with 85% planning to disclose climate-related data regardless of political or regulatory shifts, according to a recent Workiva survey of 1,600 global leaders. The survey underscores a ...
Ed Miliband’s ambitious drive to make Britain Net Zero by 2029 comes with a hefty £37.4 billion price tag, according to an audit by The Mail on Sunday. The allocation aims to transform the UK’s ...
In the festive spirit, I’m channeling Charles Dickens, the man who gave us A Christmas Carol and popularized the holiday season. Another of his classics, A Tale of Two Cities, is a fitting analogy for ...
Emirati investment firm Kazar is investing $2.5 billion to build a hybrid renewable energy station in Egypt’s Zafarana region. The project, a collaboration with the Egyptian government, will deliver a total capacity of 3.1 gigawatts—2 ...
Vietnam has enacted a new Electricity Law, effective February 1, 2025, to modernize its energy sector and create a robust framework for renewable energy development. The amended law addresses longstanding challenges in cost structures, regulatory ...
Abu Dhabi has introduced MARSDNA, a groundbreaking tool designed to advance Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals in the maritime sector. Developed by Maqta Technologies Group, this free, user-friendly digital solution enables organisations to measure ...
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has launched an international standard carbon Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) programme to address carbon emissions and accelerate the emirate’s transition to a low-carbon economy. This move supports ...
Trane Technologies a global climate innovator, has named Mauro Atalla as its new Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, effective January 5, 2025. Atalla will lead the company’s product development, innovation, and sustainability strategies, reporting directly ...
New York state has enacted a groundbreaking climate law to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in the climate crisis. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law on Thursday, introducing a $75 ...
What’s happening: India is reconsidering its decade-old, $30 billion program requiring coal-fired power plants to install flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) systems. Only 8% of the 540 targeted power plant units have adopted the technology, hindered by ...
What’s happening: China has greenlit the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet. This ambitious project aims to produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—over three times the ...
What’s happening: Trrue, an Ireland-based layer-1 blockchain focused on ESG compliance and real-world asset tokenization, has secured a $10 million investment commitment from GEM Digital, a Bahamas-based $3.4 billion alternative investment firm specializing in digital ...
What’s happening: Nostromo Energy received a conditional commitment for a $305.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The funds will finance Project IceBrick®, deploying Nostromo’s innovative thermal energy storage systems across ...
What’s happening: Hyundai has partnered with its UAE distributor, Juma Al Majid Company, to deliver two hydrogen fuel cell buses as part of Abu Dhabi’s Green Bus Programme. This initiative, led by the Integrated Transport ...
China’s journey toward corporate sustainability reporting has gained momentum in recent years. The Ministry of Finance (MOF), collaborating with nine other departments, unveiled the Basic Standards on December 17, 2024, aiming to standardize ESG disclosures ...
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