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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 bloc’s most politically sensitive climate ...
• Sweden may take direct equity stakes in new nuclear projects as financing risks exceed utility balance sheets• Vattenfall advances plans for 1,500 MW of small modular reactors at Ringhals amid government loan and price ...
Texas Deal Deepens Corporate Renewable Procurement Meta and Zelestra have expanded their clean energy partnership with a new long term power purchase agreement tied to the 176 MWdc Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas, reinforcing ...
• IKEA begins large scale electrification of heavy road freight in Italy, targeting more than 1.2 million zero emission kilometers annually.• Collaboration with LC3 Trasporti and Mercedes Benz Trucks reflects growing private sector investment in ...
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 plant software, reflecting intensifying investor ...
French climate tech startup bobine has secured $14 million (€13 million) in fresh funding to advance the industrialization of its process electrification technology for chemical plastic recycling, positioning itself at the intersection of industrial decarbonization ...
London Moves Toward Global Sustainability Reporting Alignment The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation that could reshape how listed companies disclose sustainability risks, proposing new requirements tied to the UK’s forthcoming IFRS-based Sustainability Reporting ...
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 hybrid renewable energy projects. The ...
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 transaction attracted broad international participation ...
Brussels Moves To Define Permanent Carbon Removal Rules Brussels has taken a decisive step toward regulating a fast-growing but controversial corner of the climate economy. The European Commission adopted its first certification methodologies under the ...
Offshore Wind Deal Anchors Corporate Demand For Clean Power Amazon and RWE have signed a long term Power Purchase Agreement covering 110 megawatts of offshore wind capacity from the Nordseecluster B project in the German ...
SBTi Refines Automotive Framework Ahead Of Corporate Net Zero Standard V2 The Science Based Targets initiative has released a revised draft of its Automotive Sector Net Zero Standard for a second public consultation, opening a ...
SAF One Energy Management has secured new investment and technology partners for a Middle East sustainable aviation fuel project that is expected to break ground this year, positioning the company to become an early producer ...
• SEK 750 million ($72 million) sustainable bond channels long-term capital into food security, rural livelihoods, and climate resilience across developing economies.• Swedish pension and insurance capital deepens exposure to multilateral development finance aligned with ...
Iberdrola has moved to deepen its role in reshaping the United Kingdom’s electricity system, awarding a $2.5 billion contract for the Eastern Green Link 4 submarine interconnector. The project will connect Scotland and England through ...
Garanti BBVA has crossed TL 1 trillion ($30 Billion) in sustainable finance, a scale that places the bank among the most active private-sector financiers of climate and social transition in Türkiye. The figure marks progress ...
As climate regulation tightens across major markets and investors face growing scrutiny over how capital aligns with real world decarbonization, Morningstar Sustainalytics has launched an updated Climate Transition Toolkit aimed at addressing long standing gaps ...
Global management consultancy Kearney has appointed Angela Hultberg as Global Director within its sustainability team, reinforcing its push to embed climate strategy into mainstream corporate decision-making across transport, retail, and industrial sectors. Hultberg joins Kearney ...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire Ørsted’s European onshore renewables business, transferring a portfolio of more than 800 MW of operating and under-construction capacity alongside a multi-gigawatt development pipeline across Ireland, the United Kingdom, ...
An interview with Catherine Cormier, Chief Product Officer at Assent Global manufacturers are facing a mounting sustainability challenge that is no longer confined to compliance teams or annual reporting cycles. According to Catherine Cormier, Chief ...
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