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• Germany asks the European Commission to allow exemptions to the 2035 phaseout of new combustion-engine vehicles, citing competitiveness and employment concerns.• Berlin seeks flexibility for plug-in hybrids and highly...
• Sweden allocates $41 million in new state financing to Stegra, adding to a multi-year public support package for near-zero emissions steel.• The funding is expected to strengthen Stegra’s push...
• X-energy closes an oversubscribed $700 million Series D round to scale its Xe-100 SMR and TRISO-X fuel supply chain, backed by major institutional investors.• Funding supports a commercial pipeline...
• Air Liquide starts up a 30-ton-per-day ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking unit in Antwerp-Bruges, the first of its kind at industrial scale.• The technology strengthens the feasibility of long-distance hydrogen supply chains...
• Three new agreements position Tanmiah to build a Science Based Targets initiative pathway and accelerate supply-chain decarbonization in Saudi Arabia.• Strataphy will install the region’s first geothermal-cooled poultry operation...
When I logged into Zoom on Tuesday, I was expecting more clarity. Instead, a few minutes later, the Ninth Circuit Court issued an injunction in two short sentences, temporarily blocking...
• €300 million green loan will expand and automate Bahia’s power network, serving more than six million people.• The investment aligns with Brazil’s decarbonisation and energy-efficiency goals through 2030 and...
• AIIB to fund USD1 billion climate policy loan aligned with Brazil’s Ecological Transformation Plan.• Financing targets sustainable finance reforms, energy transition, and green infrastructure.• Initiative supports Brazil’s carbon market...
Science-based carbon management firm Carbon Direct has acquired climate technology company Pachama, in a move set to reshape how nature-based carbon projects are verified and scaled. The deal brings together...
• ClimeCo and Covestro surpass 10 million verified carbon credits through nitrous oxide abatement in Texas.• Equivalent to removing 2.3 million gas-powered cars from the road for one year.• One...
Discover how CarbonCure is revolutionizing concrete production with groundbreaking CO₂ utilization technology. In this exclusive ESG News interview, CarbonCure CEO Kristal Kaye sits down with ESG News CEO & Editor-in-Chief...
The global banking group HSBC Holdings plc has published an updated Net Zero Transition Plan (NZTP), reaffirming its objective to become a net zero bank by 2050. Yet the move...
• The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released its second draft of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 for public consultation, open from November 6 to December 8.• The revision aims...
• The extension marks one of Europe’s earliest sustainability-linked financings in the building materials sector, now renewed through 2030.• The €300 million (US$324 million) facility remains tied to Molins’ 2030...
• The Principles, backed by ICMA, unveiled Climate Transition Bond Guidelines to structure funding for decarbonization projects.• The framework defines Climate Transition Projects that extend beyond traditional green bonds to...
Forbion Expands Its Biotech Footprint into Planetary Health Forbion, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm, has closed its Forbion BioEconomy Fund I at a hard cap of €200...
• LEED v5 is now open for certification, introducing new decarbonization and resilience benchmarks for global building projects.• Updated tools and guides aim to simplify project planning, certification, and integration...
Brussels Pushes Deep Decarbonization Across Europe The European Commission has allocated €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion) from the EU’s Innovation Fund to 61 large-scale net-zero technology projects across 18 countries, in...
• Global investment in low-carbon technologies has soared to US$2.1 trillion, driving demand for deeper transition analytics.• Bloomberg’s new tools map revenue and capital-expenditure exposure for companies representing 96% of...
Financing Europe’s energy transition Uniper has published its inaugural Green Finance Framework, setting a structured basis for raising capital to fund its transformation from a conventional power generator to a...
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