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The UK government has launched its first-ever Onshore Wind Strategy, aiming to reverse nearly a decade of stagnation in the sector and deliver a major boost to its clean energy goals. The plan, part of ...
Phlair GmbH and Carbon Removal AS, through its subsidiary NorDAC Kollsnes AS, have signed an agreement to develop Europe’s first large-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) and geologic CO₂ storage facility in Øygarden, Norway. The site ...
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has released two exposure drafts proposing significant updates to the SASB Standards and aligned amendments to the Industry-based Guidance on Implementing IFRS S2. This marks a major step in ...
IKEA Components has begun a major sustainability shift by phasing out plastic fitting bags and replacing them with paper-based alternatives—cutting approximately 1,400 tons of virgin plastic annually. The initiative is part of IKEA’s Plastics Out ...
Salesforce has unveiled Agentforce for Net Zero Cloud, a next-generation AI-powered assistant designed to accelerate sustainability reporting, slash operational costs, and increase business efficiency by automating complex compliance tasks and surfacing actionable emissions insights. “Gone ...
Terra CO2, a U.S.-based low-carbon building materials company, announced it has secured $124.5 million in Series B funding to scale its commercial production of sustainable cement alternatives. The round was co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, ...
Allianz Commercial has launched its Climate Adaptation & Resilience Services (CAReS) platform to help businesses identify, evaluate, and reduce exposure to climate risks amid rising losses from natural catastrophes. The CAReS platform enables companies to ...
The European Commission has released a new Recommendation on Tax Incentives to support the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), a key pillar of the EU’s climate-neutral strategy. This initiative outlines a robust framework for Member States ...
J.P. Morgan’s blockchain unit, Kinexys, has launched the next phase of its carbon market initiative, developing a blockchain-based application to tokenize global carbon credits. The solution—built on Kinexys Digital Assets, the firm’s multi-asset tokenization platform—is ...
Mars Incorporated has announced a 1.9% absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, reinforcing its continued ability to decouple environmental impact from economic growth. Since 2015, the company has now achieved a 16.4% reduction ...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a global public comment period on proposed revisions to two of its core labor standards—Diversity and Inclusion and Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity—as part of a comprehensive update to ...
A coalition of eight countries — France, Spain, Kenya, Barbados, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda — has launched a global initiative to tax premium air travel and private jet use as part ...
Dexter Energy, an Amsterdam-based climate tech firm, has raised €23 million in a Series C funding round to scale its AI-powered forecasting and trade optimization services for renewable energy and battery storage. The round was ...
Corporate commitment to sustainability is intensifying, with 88% of companies globally identifying it as either a primary (53%) or partial (35%) driver of long-term value creation—up three percentage points from 2024. The insight comes from ...
Climeworks, a global leader in Direct Air Capture (DAC) and carbon removal solutions, has raised $162 million in additional equity financing, marking the largest carbon removal investment round of 2025 to date. This latest raise ...
Zelestra, a global multi-technology renewable energy company, has secured an additional €235 million to expand its sustainability-linked loan facility, bringing the total to €770 million. The facility, initially signed in 2023 and increased in 2024, ...
The European Commission has proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law, setting a 2040 target to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels, in line with the bloc’s legally ...
Hafslund Celsio has signed a landmark agreement to supply Microsoft with 1.1 million tonnes of permanent carbon removals over a 10-year period. The contract is a major boost for Hafslund Celsio’s full-scale carbon capture and ...
Google has taken a bold step toward a fusion-powered future through a new partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), signing the largest-ever direct corporate offtake agreement for fusion energy. Under the agreement, Google will offtake ...
Amazon has unveiled a groundbreaking fulfillment center in Nagoya, Japan, designed to integrate advanced geothermal and solar technology to minimize its environmental footprint. The facility is Amazon’s first globally to feature vertical solar panels on ...
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