Nach Daten der Ratingagentur Morningstar verzeichneten europäische ESG-Produkte im ersten Quartal 2025 Abflüsse von rund 1,2 Milliarden Dollar. Klassische Fonds dagegen zogen neue Mittel an.
Japan’s Nippon Steel announced plans to invest ¥870 billion (USD$6.05 billion) to transition from traditional blast furnace steelmaking processes to electric arc furnace (EAF) technology at three of its Japanese plants, in a move aimed at significantly reducing the carbon emissions of steel production. Steelmaking is one of the biggest emitters of CO2 globally, and […]
Global digital services and consulting firm Infosys announced a new set of commitments under its updated sustainability strategy “Infosys ESG Vision 2030,” including a new goal to become carbon negative by the end of the decade —moving beyond net zero to sequester more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere than it emits.
Fusion energy company TAE Technologies announced that it has raised $150 million in a new funding round, with participation from investors including Chevron, Google and NEA. TAE said that the new capital will support its efforts to deliver world’s first commercial fusion power.
Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and accounting organizations AICPA & CIMA announced today the launch of the Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme, a new executive management program focused on sustainability reporting strategies. According to Amir Amel-Zadeh, Associate Professor of Accounting at Saïd Business School, the new course comes as companies face a series […]
Multinational chemicals company DuPont announced a major milestone in its global sustainability journey, with 100% of its grid electricity across all EU operations now coming from renewable sources. According to DuPont, the achievement has been made possible through the use of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and on-site solar energy. The company said that the announcement […]
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced that it has signed a new agreement with Constellation Energy, extending the life of a nuclear energy facility in Illinois for 20 years, with its 1.1 GW of output supporting Meta’s operations in the region, as well as the company’s clean energy goals. The new agreement, beginning in […]
Ein internes Papier des Wirtschaftsministeriums zeigt: Das Gesetz zur CO2-Speicherung könnte im Eilverfahren durchgehen. Allerdings droht Ärger mit Ländern, Verbänden – und Teilen der SPD.
H2 Mobility hat gemeinsam mit der Rheinbahn und den Stadtwerken Düsseldorf die nach eigenen Angaben leistungsstärkste Wasserstofftankstelle Europas eröffnet. Die Anlage am Höherweg verfügt über eine Tageskapazität von bis zu fünf Tonnen Wasserstoff und kann dank patentangemeldeter Technologie drei Fahrzeuge gleichzeitig betanken. Ab 2026 soll ein 2-MW-Elektrolyseur der Stadtwerke Düsseldorf die Station mit lokal produziertem […]
Die Europäische Kommission hat die Ergebnisse der zweiten Auktionsrunde der Europäischen Wasserstoffbank veröffentlicht. 15 Projekte aus fünf EU-Ländern erhalten Fördermittel aus dem Innovationsfonds. Darunter sind erstmalig auch zwei deutsche Projekte. Insgesamt vergibt die EU-Kommission 992 Millionen Euro.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it expects sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to roughly double to reach two million tonnes this year, but noted that this accounts for just 0.7% of airlines’ total fuel consumption. Fuel accounts for the vast majority of the aviation sector’s emissions. Generally produced from sustainable resources, […]
Renewable energy company Low Carbon announced that it has completed the sale of a ready-to-build portfolio of eight solar projects with a combined capacity of 350 MW and two co-located battery storage assets with a capacity of 85 MW to France-based energy giant TotalEnergies. All projects are at an advanced stage of development, forming part […]
Climate solutions-focused multi-stage investor Energize Capital announced today that it has raised $430 million in capital commitments at the close of its Ventures Fund III, aimed at investing in digital technologies accelerating the energy transition. Despite a difficult climate investing environment, Energize said that the fund was oversubscribed, and was raised in just 16 months, […]
Verbindung des digitalen ProCA-Tools mit dem DGNB Navigator erleichtert nachhaltiges Bauen und Zertifizieren. Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB e.V.) und die EPEA GmbH – Part of Drees & Sommer haben eine Kooperation zur Integration des digitalen Tools ProCA in den DGNB Navigator gestartet. Ziel der Zusammenarbeit ist es, die Bereitstellung strukturierter und geprüfter […]
The International Finance Corporation announced a $100 million equity commitment to global alternative asset firm TPG’s Global South Initiative (GSI) fund, which aims to unlock climate-focused investment opportunities across emerging markets. The new GSI strategy was initially unveiled in December 2023 at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, targeting $2.5 billion in total capital commitments. […]
