Actis Acquires Clean Energy Platform Klara Renewables from CVC DIF
Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis announced the acquisition of Klara Renewables, a 171 MW operating onshore [...
Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less
The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in ...
US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup
Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers sayThe scorching hea...
EU Regulators Propose EU Taxonomy Simplification Measures
Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) each announced the rel...
Donald Trump is the accidental hero of a real-life feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside | Clear Air
Despite a deadly heatwave sweeping through Europe, the US president’s ineptness has created reason for optimism on the c...
KKR, SK Launch $1.3 Billion Renewable Energy Platform in South Korea
Alternative asset manager KKR and South Korean industrial conglomerate SK Group announced the launch of […]...
Amazon Signs 2 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Deal
Amazon announced a multi-year agreement to purchase nearly 2 million tonnes of carbon removal credits […]...
Most Companies Still Struggle to Quantify Impact of Sustainability Risks and Opportunities: KPMG Survey
A significant majority of executives report that have a strong understanding of their companies’ sustainability […...
World Bank’s climate work can endure without finance target, experts say
Even though the global lender has scrapped a headline goal for its financing with climate benefits, it has decided to co...
Brookfield Backs Bloom Energy with $25 Billion to Power AI Infrastructure with Fuel Cells
Brookfield Asset Management and fuel cell technology provider Bloom Energy announced a major expansion in […]...
Crédit Agricole Launches Asia Pacific ESG-Linked Trade Finance Solution
Crédit Agricole CIB announced the launch of Smart Platform Assisted SustainablE (SPASE), a new AI-powered […]...
Global boom in livestock farming since 2006 is piling pressure on nature, report finds
Wildlife at risk as demand for cropland and water grows to feed 50% rise in farmed animals, campaign alliance saysThe nu...
CDP Appoints Beth Thoren as CEO of New CDP Foundation
Climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP announced the appointment of Beth Thoren as CEO of t...
Impact Fund Denmark Raises $760 Million for Blended Finance SDG Fund
Danish development finance institution Impact Fund Denmark announced the final close of SDG Fund II, […]...
RGREEN INVEST Raises €500 Million for European Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund
Paris-based sustainable infrastructure investment firm RGREEN INVEST announced that it has raised nearly €500 million [&...
PwC Appoints Lynne Baber as Global Sustainability Leader
Professional services firm PwC has appointed Lynne Baber as its new Global Sustainability Leader, leading […]...
Google Cuts Operational Emissions, But Says Moonshot Climate Goals “Getting Harder”
Google revealed that it achieved a 2% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas […]...
New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’
After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘...
KKR Acquires EDF’s North American Renewable Energy Business for $4.2 Billion
Alternative asset manager KKR announced the acquisition of EDF Group’s U.S. and Canadian power solutions […]...
Not Just Voluntary Credits: Three Trends Shaping the Next Phase of CDR Demand
Guest post by: Daniel Pike, Principal, RMI’s CDR Initiative Unless we do something about it, […]...
Can giant batteries unlock Africa’s green industrial future?
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) could drive clean tech manufacturing in Africa but shortfalls in finance and data ...
EU Adopts New Circularity Requirements for Vehicles
The European Council announced the adoption by EU Member States of a new regulation introducing […]...
New Zealand Proposes Adopting IFRS S2 as New Climate Reporting Standard
New Zealand’s External Reporting Board (XRB) announced the launch of a new consultation into a […]...
With extreme heat now a public health crisis, local data can save lives
The impacts of extreme heat vary widely across countries and cities, and approaches tailored using data can target solut...
Deep Sky Delivers First Certified DAC Carbon Credits to Microsoft, RBC
Carbon removal project developer Deep Sky announced the delivery of the first certified direct air […]...
Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling
Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2UK polit...
Airlines Face a $48 Billion Green Squeeze
Guest post by: Takehiro Kawahara, Aviation Specialist at BloombergNEF Rising environmental compliance costs are set [...
Generation IM Raises Over $1 Billion for Sustainable Transformation-Focused Private Equity Fund
Generation Investment Management, a sustainability-focused investment firm chaired by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore...
Reform UK chair of Welsh environment committee may ‘undermine scrutiny’, says thinktank
Climate campaigners question choice of James Evans for role given past criticism of green energy projectsUK politics liv...
World Bank Drops Climate Finance Target Under U.S. Pressure
The World Bank Group announced that it will extend its Climate Change Action Plan, its […]...
Sustainable Nutrition Startup Protein Brewery Raises $20 Million
Food technology company Protein Brewery announced today that it has raised €18 million (USD$20.5 million) […]...
Reader Q&A: ask Ajit Niranjan anything about Europe’s hellish week of heat
Our European environment correspondent has been reporting on the shocking heatwave that continues to scorch its way acro...
Dangerous temperatures forecast for areas including Balkans as heatwave moves east
Red warnings also issued in Hungary, Poland and Romania, with authorities urging people to stay indoorsParts of central,...
Amazon Invests in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Producer GranBio
Amazon announced a new investment in biofuels-focused biotechnology company GranBio, aimed at accelerating the developme...
ISSB to Allow Use of TNFD Metrics to Meet Nature-Related Disclosure Requirements
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed allowing companies to use T...
Europe heatwave shows need to reject climate denial ‘lies’, says EU green chief
Teresa Ribera blames ‘ideologically driven’ falsehoods, driven by those with vested interests in fossil fuels, for attac...
Trump officials to slash public input on fossil fuel drilling on federal lands
Plan to limit scrutiny of polluters and shift financial risks to taxpayers is attack on democracy, advocates sayThe Trum...
McDonald’s Appoints Suheily Natal Davis as Chief Sustainability, Social Impact & Inclusion Officer
McDonald’s has appointed Suheily Natal Davis as its new Chief Sustainability, Social Impact & Inclusion […]...
China Unveils Goal to Grow Non-Fossil Energy to 50% of Power Generation by 2030
China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration announced a series of […...
Eiffel Launches €1 Billion Impact Debt Fund
Paris-based asset manager Eiffel Investment Group announced the launch of Eiffel Impact Debt III, the […]...
Clarity AI Launches Asset-Level Climate Risk Assessment Solution for Banks, Investors
Sustainability data and analytics company Clarity AI announced the announced the availability of its asset-level […...
Monday briefing: Will the heatwave spark action, or further inflame the culture wars?
In today’s newsletter: Last week’s extreme weather should galvanise the political response to global heating. But the sa...
Not just for rich people: the progressive case for air conditioning | Phineas Harper
Air conditioning can bring significant benefits but also real harms. The answer is for it to take its place alongside a ...
Australia politics live: Vanuatu PM in Canberra as hopes rise over treaty; fossil fuel companies accused of marketing to children
Jotham Napat’s visit renews expectations that the two countries can sign the Nakamal pact after long negotiations. Follo...
Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart
As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect co...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: New Chief Sustainability Officers at Nestlé, Cisco, Gap; UK plans […]...
Europeans voice concerns amid sweltering heatwave - video
European residents and tourists voiced their concerns over soaring temperatures as the continent continues to grapple wi...
Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east
Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress...
‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave
As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions The hea...
Climate adaptation in Africa needs investment, not imported solutions
Europe is only now experiencing some of the climate impacts that African communities have weathered for decades. Through...
Mirova Appoints Léa Dunand-Chatellet as CEO
Mirova, the sustainable investment-focused arm of Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM), announced today the appointm...
UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act
Plans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deathsUK politics l...
Carbon Credit Ratings Provider BeZero Acquires Climate Analytics Platform Cedar
Carbon credit ratings agency BeZero Carbon announced the acquisition of AI-powered climate data startup Cedar, […]...
Ballard Acquires Green Hydrogen Power Solutions Provider GeoPura
Canadian hydrogen fuel cell developer Ballard announced the acquisition of green hydrogen solutions provider GeoPura, [&...
Paris Court Orders TotalEnergies to Address Climate Risks from Customers’ Use of its Products
French energy giant TotalEnergies must identify and disclose measures to address climate risks resulting from […]...
Rain stopped play? Biggest worry now in British sport is extreme heat | Emma John
Climate crisis is on show every day when sportspeople do their thing and the rest of us sweat on the sofaNothing sharpen...
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stressThe heatwave ...
French court rules Total must revise climate plan to account for all emissions
Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has been given six months by a court to publish a more robust climate plan The post Fren...
Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn our schools into heat traps | Harry Paticas
Our schools are a dated mix of single glazing, dodgy pipes and atriums like Kew hothouses. They urgently need retrofitti...
Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat
Extreme weather breaks MRI scanners and cooling units, as workload rises for sleep-deprived staff on sweltering wards‘In...
Ben Jennings on a new idea for ‘carbon capture’ – cartoon
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City of Paris achieves partial victory over TotalEnergies in climate risks case
French capital hails ‘landmark decision’ against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas productsA...
Microsoft Hits Water Positive Target 5 Years Ahead of 2030 Goal
Microsoft revealed a series of water-related sustainability milestones, including announcing that it became “water posit...
UK experiences hottest June day ever as 36.4C recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset
Highest June minimum temperature record broken earlier, at 23.5C in CardiffEurope live – latest updatesThursday was the ...
Tesla, Sunrun, Renew Home to Turn U.S. Homes into Massive Distributed Power Plant
Tesla, residential clean energy provider Sunrun and Google-backed home energy management company Renew Home announced [&...
DHL to Offer Wind-Powered Ocean Shipping
DHL Global Forwarding announced a new agreement with wind-powered maritime transport company VELA to offer […]...
Can the circular economy win over big business?
Policymakers and businesses are turning to the circular economy in a bid to increase self-reliance and reduce environmen...
California Pushes Back Deadline for First Corporate Climate Reports to November
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the regulator charged with developing and enforcing the state’s […]...
UK to Introduce Mandatory Supply Chain Deforestation Due Diligence Rules
The UK Government announced plans to introduce new regulations requiring businesses to ensure that their […]...
Datacentres are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report finds
LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollutionThe proliferation of dat...
Europe braced for another day of extreme heat as warnings issued across UK, France and Italy – live
UK June heat record could be broken for the second consecutive dayHarriet RichardsAssistant environment editorSimon Stie...
Water Has a Financing Problem. Blue Bonds Can Fix It.
Guest post by: Emma Miller, Senior Director for Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem As […]...
Climeworks Signs 450,000 Tons of Carbon Removal Agreements
Zurich-based Carbon removal solutions provider Climeworks announced that its carbon dioxide removal (CDR) portfolio serv...
Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis
A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approachEarth is...
One in six babies in England live in overheated homes – analysis
More than 70,000 babies living in hot homes as climate crisis drives record temperaturesOne in every six babies in Engla...
Gap Appoints Levi Strauss CSO as New Chief Sustainability Officer
Apparel retail company Gap Inc. announced the appointment of Jeffrey Hogue as its new Chief […]...
Wales' emissions fall significantly after steelworks changes
Closing the blast furnaces at the steelworks has led to a significant cut in Wales' greenhouse gas emissions....
Google, Energy Dome Launch Energy Storage Project to Enable 24/7 Clean Energy Access
Google and energy storage startup Energy Dome announced an agreement to construct a 23 MW/200 […]...
MSCI Acquires Climate Risk Data Provider First Street
Investment data and research provider MSCI announced on Wednesday the acquisition of climate risk financial […]...
EU Member States Propose Dropping Exclusion of Fossil Fuel Companies from New SFDR Transition Fund Category
The European Council announced an agreement by EU member states on its negotiating position on […]...
Walmart Signs its First Long-term Nuclear Power Purchase Agreement
Retail giant Walmart announced that it has signed long-term nuclear power purchase agreement (PPA) with […]...
Stegra Completes $1.6 Billion Capital Raise to Build Largest Green Steel Plant in Europe
Swedish green iron and steel maker Stegra announced that it has closed a €1.4 billion […]...
Amazon Achieves Water Positive Goal in India Ahead of 2027 Target
Amazon announced that it has become water positive in India, achieving its goal of returning […]...
Wednesday briefing: How can the UK protect its landscape in an increasingly hot world?
In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain’s ecosystems are being pushed beyond their evolutionary limitsOur...
Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says
Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businessesWeakening the...
Searing UK heat leaves schools, hospitals and transport networks struggling to cope
Temperature on Tuesday hits high of 34.6C in Surrey, England, with heatwave forecast to get more intense on Wednesday an...
UN asks AI companies to reveal full environmental impacts
UN chief António Guterres says big AI firms should disclose the emissions, water and energy use of their data centres am...
Dramatic lightning illuminates London skies during heatwave thunderstorm – video
The UK Met Office said 29,074 lightning strikes were recorded in the UK in the 24 hours before 9am on Tuesday as a storm...
LEGO Launches Solar Project to Provide 100% of Electricity for Denmark Headquarters
The LEGO Group announced the launch of construction of its largest solar park to date […]...
Isometric Raises $40 Million to Expand Industrial Certification Platform Beyond Carbon Removal
Industrial certification provider Isometric announced that it has raised $40 million in a Series A […]...
Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds
Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid ...
EBA Simplifies ESG Reporting for Banks, Extends Disclosure Requirements to Smaller Institutions for First Time
EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the publication of its finalized draft […]...
Women in Jamaica are opening eyes with climate photography
An innovative project is enabling women to chronicle untold stories of climate adaptation and influence policy with the ...
Europe heatwave live: UK temperatures forecast to reach 38C after overnight storms; France has hottest night since records began
Temperatures could smash June record in England and Wales set in 1976; French PM to hold emergency meeting after heat de...
AI’s Role in Building More Sustainable Supply Chains
Guest post by: Katie Martin, Director of Sustainability and Innovation, Avetta Today’s leaders face rising […]...
UN chief says fossil fuel industry must cut methane for warming “relief”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges drastic cuts in methane emissions, starting with the energy sector, to limit...
Daimler, KEYOU Plan Hydrogen Combustion-Powered Truck Launch in 2027
Global truck manufacturer Daimler Truck and Munich-based hydrogen engine technology company KEYOU announced today a [...
Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case
The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citize...
China’s coal-chemicals boom risks repeating the mistakes of the past
By reviving the problematic industry in the name of energy security, China runs the risk of higher emissions, stranded a...
Cisco Appoints Colin Seward as New Chief Sustainability Officer
Communications and networking technology giant Cisco has appointed Colin Seward as its new Chief Sustainability […...
DP World Launches New Suite of Supply Chain Sustainability Solutions
Dubai-based multinational logistics firm DP World announced today the launch of EcoRoute, a new suite […]...
Michael Bloomberg Pledges $285 Million to Help Clean Energy Industries Take on Fossil Fuel Influence
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced a new $285 million commitment to help clean energy industries scale […]...
Amazon, BlackRock’s Skyborn Sign Largest-Ever Clean Energy Purchase Agreement in Germany
BlackRock-backed Skyborn Renewables and Amazon announced the signing of a 600 MW power purchase agreement […]...
Nestlé Promotes Antonia Wanner to Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer
Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced that it has expanded the role of Chief Sustainability […]...
Two to tango: How governments can unlock private investment for national climate goals
Governments and businesses need to move in step to achieve NDC targets, with the help of sector policies, stronger regul...
Danone, Mars Back New €150 Million Nature-Based Solutions Fund
Impact investment platform Livelihoods announced the launch of its fourth fund, Livelihoods Carbon Fund 4 […]...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: ISO releases proposed net zero standard; EQT signs record sustainability-linked […]...