Bye-bye, grüner Zement? CO2-Speichern bleibt in Deutschland vorerst verboten. Die Industrie fühlt sich ausgebremst, andere wittern eine Chance.
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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 […]
OECD report highlights global disparity in wind energy support
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.
EU boosts energy infrastructure with €1.25bn in grants
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.
EU Invests $439 Million in Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Projects to Decarbonize Transport
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 Invests Over $100 Million in Carbon Removal in 2024
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).
Cleantech Startup MacroCycle Raises $6.5 Million to “Upcycle” Plastic Waste into New Products
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.
Pharma Supply Chain Decarbonization Consortium Signs 10-Year Clean Energy Deals for Haleon, GSK, Thermo Fisher, Gilead
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.
LEGO Group Adds Nature-Based, Engineered Solutions to its Carbon Removal Portfolio
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 […]
Europas Investoren bleiben bei ESG auf Kurs
Trotz Donald Trumps fossiler Energiepolitik und Rückschritten bei Klima-Allianzen in den USA bleiben professionelle Anleger diesseits des Atlantiks auf Nachhaltigkeitskurs. Passende Rahmenbedingungen bieten Deutschland und Europa langfristig Wettbewerbsvorteile, besagt eine aktuelle DIW-Studie.
Amazon Expands Renewable Energy, Cloud Partnership with Iberdrola to Spain, Portugal
Amazon and global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today an expanded partnership, with Amazon agreeing to purchase 476 MW of solar and wind energy in Spain and Portugal to help match the electricity used in its operations with renewable energy.
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: EU pledges to simplify sustainability reporting laws; 10-state coalition warns major Wall Street firms over ESG policies; Moody’s predicts $1 trillion sustainable bond market despite political headwinds; Microsoft signs nature-based carbon removal megadeal; Switzerland targets 65% GHG emissions reduction by 2035; first-ever green bond issued under new EuGB ‘gold standard’; […]
Microsoft Inks 7 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Megadeal
Microsoft and nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon announced today a new 25-year offtake agreement, with Chestnut providing Microsoft with more than 7 million tons of nature-based carbon removal credits, generated from its forest projects in the Southern U.S.
STMicroelectronics Signs 15-Year, 1.5 TWh Renewable Energy Purchase Deal with TotalEnergies
Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to buy renewable energy from French multinational TotalEnergies for manufacturing sites in France. The deal will see TotalEnergies provide STMicroelectronics with 1.5 terrawatts of power over the next 15 years.
Alasco gewinnt ECE Marketplaces als Kunden für ESG-Management Lösung
Die ECE verfolgt das Ziel, ihr gesamtes Shopping-Center-Portfolio bis 2045 klimaneutral zu gestalten. Bereits bis 2030 sollen die CO₂-Emissionen im Vergleich zu 2019 um 40 % reduziert werden. Damit setzt die ECE neue Maßstäbe im Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement und positioniert sich als Vorreiter für zukunftssichere Immobilienentwicklung.
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