At the start of 2026, corporate climate action reached a new threshold as the Science Based Targets initiative confirmed 10,000 companies now have validated emissions targets aligned with pathways to...
Decarbonization Enters Its Decisive Operating Phase Across factories, grids, and process plants, the pressure on heavy industry is intensifying. Steel, cement, chemicals, oil and gas, aviation, shipping, and trucking sit...
• Glencore secures majority ownership in Dutch low carbon fuel supplier FincoEnergies, strengthening its downstream footprint in European transport fuels and biofuels.• The deal accelerates consolidation among global commodity traders...
Renewco Power, a Scottish-founded renewables developer, has secured GBP 29 million in new capital to push forward a rapidly expanding onshore wind and solar portfolio at a time when the...
Europe’s largest port has opened a new chapter in climate finance by issuing the world’s first corporate bond dedicated solely to carbon capture and storage, raising €50 million ($55 million)...
ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round expands market depth The latest ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round has enabled more than $18 million in purchases of durable carbon removal, securing offtake commitments...
As European governments push to decarbonize transport systems under tightening climate targets, private capital is moving to fill a widening infrastructure gap in rail. KKR has agreed to acquire a...
Parliament clears Omnibus I package The EU Parliament has approved a provisional agreement with EU member states to scale back sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies, marking one...
• Italy awards up to 108 MW of new solar capacity in Sicily under its FER X support scheme, reinforcing national decarbonization and energy security goals.• Zelestra now holds roughly...
• RSB ICAO CORSIA certification places EcoCeres’ SAF among the most rigorously verified fuels globally, meeting strict climate, social, and biodiversity criteria• Certification supports airlines facing CORSIA compliance and emerging...
• The EU plans to expand its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to cover car parts, household appliances, and downstream steel and aluminium products to close carbon leakage loopholes.• Draft proposals...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate ambition and regulatory recalibration moved in parallel as governments, markets, and investors adjusted to the next phase of the transition. The EU...
• New Science Based Targets initiative pathways provide emissions cutting trajectories for ammonia, methanol, high-value chemicals and fertilizer-linked nitrous oxide.• The framework offers sector-specific guidance for companies representing the world’s...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy momentum and market signals shifted across every corner of the transition. The EU moved to delay and reassess its supply chain...
• 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...