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Policy Reset In Ottawa Signals Industrial Strategy Shift Canada has scrapped its national electric vehicle sales mandate, marking a significant recalibration of climate policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government balances decarbonization goals with mounting ...
Austin Court Halts Texas Anti-ESG Framework A federal judge in Austin has struck down Texas’s controversial anti-ESG statute, Senate Bill 13, delivering a major legal setback to one of the most aggressive state-led efforts to ...
Funding Targets Commercial Fusion Readiness Avalanche Energy has secured $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management as the fusion startup pushes toward commercial licensing and real-world deployment of compact fusion systems. New ...
LG Energy Solution said Friday it plans to acquire the 49% stake held by Stellantis in their Canadian battery joint venture for a nominal $100, a move that illustrates the sharp recalibration underway across the ...
Offshore Wind Deal Aligns Big Tech Energy Demand With German Policy Goals Germany’s North Sea is becoming a focal point for corporate energy procurement as Google signs a 15 year power purchase agreement with EnBW ...
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 ...
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