Clean energy company XGS Energy announced that it has raised $13 million in a new financing round, with proceeds aimed at expanding its geothermal energy technology, financing new projects, and growing its team.
lululemon verstärkt Biotech-Investitionen: Erweitert die Partnerschaft mit ZymoChem, um biobasiertes Nylon 6,6 für die kommerzielle Nutzung zu skalieren. Führende innovative Werkstoffe: Unterstützt lululemons umfassenderen Vorstoß in Richtung nachhaltiger Innovation durch strategische Kooperationen. Auswirkungen der globalen Dekarbonisierung: Die patentierte Technologie von ZymoChem zielt auf erdölfreies Nylon ab und ermöglicht so Funktionstextilien der nächsten Generation.
Forest investment and management firm EFM announced today a new long-term agreement with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta for the delivery of 676,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits through 2035, generated through the transition of U.S. forestland to “climate-smart management.”
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager for Norway’s $1.8 trillion oil fund announced today that it has acquired a 49% stake in two offshore wind construction projects located in Denmark and Germany from German power producer RWE for approximately €1.4 billion (USD$1.5 billion).
Die Investitionen in Klimatechnologien sind weltweit um 29 % gesunken. Laut der aktuellen “State of Climate Tech”-Studie von PwC reduzierten sich Risikokapital- und Private-Equity-Investitionen in diesem Sektor von 79 Mrd. US-Dollar (Q4 2022 – Q3 2023) auf 56 Mrd. US-Dollar (Q4 2023 – Q3 2024). Damit folgt die Entwicklung dem allgemeinen Rückgang globaler Investitionen, verstärkt […]
This week in ESG news: EU Council approves delay of sustainability reporting regulations; ING becomes first major bank with approved science-based financed emissions targets; PwC study finds vast majority of companies are keeping – or raising – climate goals; SEC walks away from climate reporting requirements; Airbus commits to build hydrogen-powered planes; ISSB launches new […]
Einführung wegweisender Standards zur Verbesserung der Integrität und Transparenz bei Investitionen in die Natur. Großbritannien positioniert sich als weltweit führender Anbieter von grünen Finanzmitteln und treibt das Wirtschaftswachstum voran. Ziel der Standards ist es, Greenwashing zu bekämpfen und eine hochwertige Wiederherstellung der Natur zu fördern.
Für die Förderung klimafreundlicher Neubauprojekte gibt es frisches Geld. Die Bundesregierung hat 300 Mio. Euro freigeschaltet.
Energy giants TotalEnergies, Equinor and Shell announced plans to invest NOK 7.5 billion (USD$714 million) to expand the Northern Lights carbon transportation and storage project in Norway, more than tripling the projects capacity from 1.5 million to more than 5 million tons of CO2 per year from 2028.
Early-stage impact investor InnoEnergy announced it new 2030 growth plan, aiming to mobilize up to €160 billion in clean tech investment between 2025 and 2030, across equity, debt, grants, and project finance. Founded in 2010, and supported by the EU body the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), newly rebranded InnoEnergy (formerly EIT InnoEnergy) […]
Last year, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition hit a record $2.1tn, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2025. But, while investment is at an all-time high, growth is slowing – a concerning trend considering a total of $200tn (about $7tn per year) is needed to hit net-zero by 2050, according to BloombergNEF.
Im Jahr seines 100-jährigen Bestehens plant der 1925 gegründete Immobiliendienstleister und Projektentwickler FRANK, einen Großteil seines eigenen Wohnungsbestands bis Ende 2025 mit Photovoltaik-Anlagen auszustatten. In diesem Zusammenhang entstehen 70 neue Photovoltaik-Anlagen mit einer Gesamtleistung von rund 4,3 Megawatt-Peak. Damit können ca. 2.200 Wohneinheiten mit lokal erzeugtem Strom versorgt werden. Die Installation beginnt im 1. Quartal […]
L&G has committed $235m (£183m) to nature conservation and sustainable development in emerging markets through its new nature and social outcomes strategy. This means that to date, the asset manager has committed $1.1bn in private debt financing for emerging market sustainability projects around the world. The launch of the new nature and social outcomes strategy […]
Sustainable iron startup GravitHy announced that it has raised €60 million (USD$64.7 million), with proceeds aimed at supporting its plans to produce low-carbon iron to help decarbonize the steel industry. Steelmaking is one of the biggest emitters of CO2 globally, and one of the more challenging sectors to abate, with total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) […]
German battery technology startup theion announced that it has raised €15 million (USD$16.2 million) in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at furthering development of lower-carbon footprint batteries that provide more power and energy storage than standard lithium-ion batteries.
