Norway-based energy company Equinor announced a substantial reduction in its renewable energy and low carbon solutions investment and development plans, citing a need to “adapt to market conditions and further strengthen value creation for shareholders.” As part of the adjustment, announced with the release of its FY 2024 results, the company said that it will […]
Eine zentrale Datenbank mit objektiv messbaren Ergebnissen Das Team wird den Maßnahmenkatalog weiterentwickeln, so dass Anwendern verlässlichere Grundlagen zur Auswahl geeigneter Maßnahmen zur Verfügung stehen. „Wir brauchen in der Branche eine zentrale Datenbank, die für diverse Stakeholder und Anwendungsfälle zu objektiv messbaren Ergebnissen führt”, erklärt Diana Anastasija Radke, Vorständin von BiB.
Bye-bye, grüner Zement? CO2-Speichern bleibt in Deutschland vorerst verboten. Die Industrie fühlt sich ausgebremst, andere wittern eine Chance.
This week in ESG news: Google joins growing list of companies to abandon DEI goals; €6 trillion investor coalition warns against watering down EU sustainability reporting rules; IKEA accelerates program to help suppliers switch to 100% clean energy; LEGO to ramp up use of solar to power operations; Google invests over $100 million in carbon […]
A new OECD report finds significant disparities between government support received by Chinese and European wind turbine manufacturers. The report highlights that Government-backed support for Chinese manufacturers has regularly been higher than the support available for their European counterparts for over a decade.
The European Commission has allocated nearly €1.25bn in grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The grants will support 41 cross-border energy infrastructure projects, among them three important wind energy-related projects. That’s good news for Europe’s wind industry and its wider energy transition.
The European Commission announced that it will allocate €422 million (USD$439 million) to 39 alternative fuel infrastructure projects, aimed at supporting the transition to cleaner transport.
Google revealed today that it contracted for more than $100 million in carbon removal credits in 2024, highlighting investments in a broad range of technologies, including restoration of natural carbon sinks, enhanced rock weathering (ERW), biomass capture and biochar, and direct air capture (DAC).
Circular plastics-focused cleantech startup MacroCycle Technologies announced today that it has raised $6.5 million in a seed financing round, with proceeds aimed at commercializing its low-energy and low-cost solution to “upcycle” plastic waste for re-use.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) is targeting up to $3bn for its new West Street Climate Credit Fund, a strategy designed to finance businesses driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by Pension & Investments Online citing sources familiar with the plans.
Cirularity tech startup Archive announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at advancing its platform that helps brands resell their merchandise.
Swiss startup Oxyle announced that it has raised $16 million in a seed funding round, with proceeds to be used to grow its team and expand its solution to destroy PFAS “forever chemicals” in wastewater. PFAS are a group of chemicals that have been in use in a wide range of consumer and industrial products […]
Pharmaceutical supply chain decarbonization initiative Energize announced today a new aggregate power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy developer X-ELIO, providing healthcare companies Haleon and GSK, Gilead Sciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific with 245 GWh of renewable energy annually over 10 years.
The LEGO Group announced today new partnerships with climate solutions providers Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi, including carbon credit purchases supporting four carbon removal projects across a range of engineered and nature-based solutions. The new announcement also includes commitments from KIRKBI, the Danish family office for the Kristiansen family, which owns The Lego Group to […]
A group of more than 200 financial services firms and organizations, including investors representing €6.6 trillion in AUM, announced the release of a new investor statement, warning the European Commission that easing its key sustainability reporting regulations in its upcoming “Omnibus package” proposal could lead to significant policy uncertainty, and risk the flow of capital […]
