New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is tightening climate accountability across Wall Street, warning asset managers that failing to deliver robust Net Zero plans by June 30, 2025, will result...
XPRIZE Awards Largest Climate Incentive in History XPRIZE has announced the winners of its $100 million Carbon Removal competition, a four-year global challenge backed by Elon Musk and the Musk...
Global business leaders are no longer sitting on the sidelines of the clean energy transition. A powerful consensus—97% of executives across 15 global markets—now urges governments to fast-track the phase-out...
Nestlé and ofi have unveiled their largest global agroforestry partnership yet, targeting long-term carbon reductions and a shift toward regenerative agriculture in cocoa production. The initiative spans Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire,...
Virgin Media O2 has announced a 56% cut in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2020—confirming it’s on track to hit its 2030 target of a 90% reduction, aligned...
Google has signed its first offshore wind power purchase agreement (PPA) in Asia Pacific, committing to buy clean energy from the 495 MW Fengmiao I offshore wind project in Taiwan....
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has launched its Environmental Data Program, significantly expanding access to environmental information across its product portfolio. This initiative builds on...
BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2025 delivers a sharp assessment of how the global energy transition may unfold by mid-century—assuming market forces, not climate mandates, dictate investment. While renewables and electrification...
IBM and the European Space Agency (ESA) have open-sourced TerraMind, the most advanced generative AI foundation model for Earth observation, now available on Hugging Face. Trained on TerraMesh—the largest geospatial...
China is accelerating its clean energy dominance, setting new records in the first quarter of 2025 that widen its lead over the U.S. and Europe. According to data from energy...
The New York State Common Retirement Fund is scaling up its climate investment strategy, adding $2 billion to the FTSE Russell TPI Climate Transition Index fund. This marks the second...
Zevero has launched a new AI-powered ESG Disclosure Reporting tool to streamline compliance with major sustainability frameworks and drastically reduce time spent on manual reporting. The carbon management platform’s latest...
Klaus Schwab, the founder and long-serving Chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has officially stepped down from his role and membership on the Board of Trustees. “Following my recent...
TDK Ventures has launched Fund 3, a new $150 million vehicle aimed at backing early-stage deeptech startups that align with global sustainability and innovation megatrends. This brings the firm’s total...
The U.S. federal government has ordered an immediate halt to construction on Equinor’s $5 billion Empire Wind project, the largest offshore wind farm planned to serve New York City, signaling...
IFC Announces Generational Review of Sustainability Framework The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has officially launched a multi-year overhaul of its Sustainability...
Robeco has launched the Biodiversity Traffic Light, a new investor tool designed to help capital allocators identify which companies are leading—or lagging—in biodiversity and nature-related performance. “Robeco’s Biodiversity Traffic Light...
Aramco and BYD have signed a Joint Development Agreement to accelerate innovation in new energy vehicle technologies, aiming to reduce emissions and boost efficiency in the transport sector. The agreement...
Brussels Pushes Forward on SME Reporting Infrastructure The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has published two reports cataloguing more than 320 digital tools and platforms designed to help small...
Technology Enters Procurement’s Carbon Blind Spot Watershed has introduced a new AI-powered tool aimed at one of the most persistent challenges in corporate climate strategies: measuring and reducing Scope 3...
The PRI Awards 2025 celebrated innovation and impact across six main categories — nature, climate, human rights, responsible investment strategy, system stewardship, and communication — alongside three special awards. More...
Dallas Announcement Sets New Direction Frontier Infrastructure Holdings LLC has launched what it calls the first full-scale carbon management platform tailored for North America’s ethanol sector. In partnership with bioenergy...
London greenlights flagship CCS contracts Britain has signed contracts for two commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, a step aimed at curbing emissions from some of the country’s most...
Washington Pulls Back on Renewable Commitments The U.S. Department of Energy confirmed plans on Wednesday to cancel more than $13 billion in federal funds pledged under the Biden administration to...
Oregon’s Data Center Demand Drives New Solar Build Amazon has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Avangrid, the U.S. subsidiary of Iberdrola, to secure renewable electricity from a new...
A New Corporate Energy Strategy Mars, Incorporated is moving to reframe corporate energy procurement with a strategy that stretches beyond its own factories and offices. Under its newly launched Renewable...
Scope 3: From Blind Spot to Boardroom Priority A joint report from sustainability ratings firm EcoVadis and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projects that companies worldwide could face more than $500...
Stockholm — A New Model for Green Steel Demand Microsoft has signed two agreements with Swedish green steelmaker Stegra, marking one of the most significant corporate commitments yet to near-zero...
China has pledged for the first time to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms, committing to reduce economy-wide net emissions by 7–10% from peak levels by 2035, “striving...
In manufacturing, the risks are high for any company that jumps right into the next emerging technology without first doing research and developing a thoughtful, strategic business plan for implementation...
Brazil Ramps Up Forest Finance The Brazil Restoration and Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB Finance Coalition) has secured more than $4.5 billion in commitments to forest and bioeconomy projects, accelerating momentum...
Redwood Conservation Anchors Apple’s U.S. Climate Strategy Apple has partnered with The Conservation Fund to restore and sustainably manage the Gualala River Forest, a coastal redwood landscape that has long...
Microsoft Backs Cement Decarbonization Microsoft has taken another step to decarbonize its global operations, announcing an investment through its Climate Innovation Fund in Fortera, a U.S.-based developer of low-carbon cement....
A Global Platform Backed by Masdar and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Masdar’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) initiative has opened applications for its 2026 WiSER Pioneers Program,...
Madrid strategy sets course for next decade Iberdrola, Europe’s largest utility, unveiled a sweeping €110 billion ($120 billion) investment plan through 2031, cementing its shift away from risk-heavy renewable generation...
Paris: A Decisive Step in France’s Energy Transition The French government has selected TotalEnergies, in partnership with RWE, to develop and operate the “Centre Manche 2” offshore wind project, the...
Global Push from Climate Week NYC Schneider Electric used Climate Week NYC to announce a major expansion of its global supply chain decarbonization programs, doubling down on its strategy to...