Oceana released a new report, “Amazon’s United States of Plastic,” which estimates that Amazon generated 208 million pounds of plastic packaging waste for all transactions in the United States in 2022, a...
A new World Bank program is set to strengthen and expand the electricity network, improve sector financial viability, and enable renewable energy generation through private sector participation in Ethiopia. Ethiopia...
EY announced the launch of a new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub in Dublin to help financial institutions around the world accelerate their efforts to meet their environmental, social and governance...
Welcome back to the ESG News Week In Review! We’re thrilled to have you with us again. This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pressed pause on...
In an unprecedented move, late on Thursday, the SEC decided to stay their own rule while the litigation is settled to “avoid any regulatory uncertainty.” Meanwhile, Liberty Energy, a Denver-based fracking company,...
Three of the largest North American banks have agreed to publicly disclose their financing ratio of low-carbon energy to fossil fuels, setting a new standard for the banking sector After...
Persefoni’s leading carbon accounting solution combined with AuditBoard’s world-class connected risk platform will deliver a single source of truth for customer ESG data. AuditBoard, the leading cloud-based platform transforming audit,...
As sustainability becomes a more common consideration for investment management professionals in the United States, trust in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data used to inform investment decisions by...
Resources for the Future (RFF), the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the Bezos Earth Fund, are pleased to announce...
Chevron New Energies (CNE), a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced a lead investment in ION Clean Energy (ION), a Boulder-based technology company that provides post-combustion point-source capture technology through...
Bloomberg announced the launch of the Bloomberg Government Climate Tilted Bond Indices, a new benchmark family for government bond investors seeking exposure to the transition to a low-carbon economy. The indices...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a suspension in the enforcement of its climate disclosure rule while awaiting the outcome of a legal challenge initiated by a...
RMI, in cooperation with leading global banks—BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole CIB, Societe Generale, and Standard Chartered—and in consultation with industry, experts, and additional financial institutions has developed a first-of-its-kind framework...
Last year’s emissions under the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) show the most significant annual emissions reductions since the ETS was launched in 2005. The main driver is the power...
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California is accelerating its transition to clean energy with a revamped 2023-2024 transmission plan proposed by the California Independent System Operator (ISO). The $6.1 billion plan prioritizes grid reliability and...
A new report by InfluenceMap, titled “The Carbon Majors Database: Launch Report,” sheds light on a critical aspect of the climate crisis. It reveals a concerning concentration of greenhouse gas...
Policy responses to geopolitical developments and global commitments accelerated the deployment and use of renewable energy in 2023, especially in the power sector. The historic decision at the 2023 United...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which was created...