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Octopus Energy Generation has committed $500 million to scale carbon removal across the United States, targeting up to 50 million tonnes of CO₂ through afforestation and reforestation projects. The capital...
The Trump administration has moved to terminate two offshore wind leases, redirecting nearly $885 million into domestic fossil fuel investments. The decision affects projects on both the Atlantic and Pacific...
The US has escalated its trade intervention in clean energy markets, imposing preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. The decision reflects mounting...
French industrial group Vallourec has secured a five-year exclusive contract with US-based Fervo Energy, targeting up to $800 million in revenue from next-generation geothermal projects. The agreement marks a significant...
Major institutional investors are escalating pressure on Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google, demanding clearer disclosure on water consumption and energy use tied to rapidly expanding US data center infrastructure. The...
Apple has secured a decisive legal victory in the United States after a federal court dismissed a high-profile greenwashing lawsuit challenging its “carbon neutral” claims for certain Apple Watch models....
• Federal civil environmental complaints dropped to just 16 in 2025, down 76% from Biden’s first year and 87% from Obama’s second term• Enforcement decline coincides with regulatory rollbacks, reduced...
Texas Deal Deepens Corporate Renewable Procurement Meta and Zelestra have expanded their clean energy partnership with a new long term power purchase agreement tied to the 176 MWdc Skull Creek...
The United States has formally exited the Paris Agreement for the second time, completing a year-long withdrawal process and removing the world’s largest economy from the principal multilateral framework for...
• First U.S. soil carbon firm to deliver 1.9 million tons of verified removals, with more than 1.5 million tons already retired by corporate buyers• $40 million paid directly to...
Sustainability may continue to be politically contested in 2026. But, if 2025 proved anything, it was that companies will continue to work on sustainability because it delivers business value. 2026...
Equitable Earth has secured EUR 12.6 million to expand globally as demand intensifies for trusted, high-integrity nature-based carbon credits. The round was led by a United States family office with...
A multi-region SAF rollout for a global airline network Cathay Group has entered into an agreement with Neste to supply sustainable aviation fuel across three of the world’s most strategically...
• 79% of US firms demand verified sustainability credentials from external tech vendors.• Networks, cloud systems, and AI platforms identified as the top three areas for IT decarbonization.• Nearly one...
Washington Backs Major Nuclear Revival The United States government has entered into an $80 billion partnership with Brookfield Asset Management and Cameco Corporation—the Canadian co-owners of Westinghouse Electric Company—to build...
• The Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC have jointly rescinded the 2023 climate risk management principles for large financial institutions.• Regulators said existing safety and soundness standards sufficiently address all...
• The US has threatened sanctions on countries supporting an EU-backed global framework to cut shipping emissions.• The IMO proposal would introduce the first global pricing mechanism for maritime emissions,...
• Bureau of Land Management postpones Wyoming coal lease covering 365 million tons of reserves.• Montana auction earlier in the week drew only one bid at less than $0.01 per...
• 19 of 25 World Bank executive directors back continued climate financing despite US opposition.• Directors representing 120 nations call for alignment with the Paris Agreement and a 45% climate...
Austin startup aims to decentralize the grid Base Power, a fast-growing energy technology company based in Austin, has raised $1 billion in Series C funding to accelerate the rollout of...
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