Volvo Cars announced today that it is pulling back on its goal to offer only fully electric vehicles by 2030, adding room for up to 10% of sales to include mild hybrid models and including plug-in hybrids in the rest of its mix, as well as its interim carbon emissions reduction goals, citing headwinds facing […]
Craigmore baut seine Präsenz im Gartenbau mit zwei kürzlich erworbenen Apfelplantagen aus, die schließlich eine Gesamtfläche von über 110 Hektar umfassen werden. Die Obstplantage Ngaruroro in der Region Twyford in Hawke’s Bay und die Obstplantage Patutahi in Gisborne sind die ersten Transaktionen im Rahmen der Wachstumsstrategie für den Sektor.
Volvo Trucks announced today plans to introduce a heavy-duty electric truck next year capable of traveling 600 km on a charge, marking a major expansion in range for its electric truck lineup based on new technology from the company. Volvo unveiled its first heavy duty electric trucks in 2020 and began series production in 2022, […]
Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced today that it has raised €211 million (USD$233 million) for Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital (MEAC), the firm’s first impact private equity fund. Mirova launched the pan-European private equity fund in September 2021, aiming to invest in companies providing sustainable innovative solutions and technologies contributing to the environmental transition. The fund […]
Micro-nuclear power plant developer Last Energy announced that it has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round closed earlier this year, with proceeds to be used to support the deployment of its first microreactor plant. Founded in 2019, Washington, D.C.-based Last Energy develops small, 20 MWe nuclear power plants, aimed at bringing nuclear […]
Northern European financial services company SEB announced the launch of the SEB Global Sustainable Companies Fund, a new index-linked global fund investing only in companies that are classified as “sustainable,” while aiming to generate a return and risk profile in line with its underlying benchmark. Classified as Article 9 under the EU’s SFDR regulation, the […]
Renewable energy producer EDP Renewables (EDPR) announced a new 20-year agreement with Microsoft through which the tech giant will purchase 100% of the renewable energy exported to the grid through EDPR’s SolarNova 8, the largest solar project in Singapore. Launched in 2014, Singapore’s SolarNova program is a government-led program aimed at accelerating the deployment of […]
France-based energy giant TotalEnergies announced a new agreement with climate solutions provider Anew Climate and U.S. forestry-focused carbon removal platform Aurora Sustainable Lands to invest $100 million in forestry operations to preserve caron sinks, and help support the energy company’s achievement of its climate goals. The investment will support Improved Forest Management practices across a […]
Pension funds are setting aside money to invest in funds that make a positive social impact. But finding suitable investments and measuring impact still prove difficult.
Investment capital, as well as grant-making, is a crucial tool for philanthropic organizations looking to further their impact. A growing number of foundations are beginning to explore these expanded possibilities. Sharing knowledge, increasing transparency and building networks will help catalyze a shift towards more systemic climate solutions.
Several sectors also rely on controversial decarbonisation levers according to the Clarity AI study. High-emitting companies with carbon reduction targets largely fail to quantify the impacts of their decarbonisation measures, a study from Clarity AI has revealed. Despite the CDP finding that the number of companies disclosing their transition plans has risen by 44% in […]
Die australische Regierung hat grünes Licht gegeben: SunCable darf den weltweit größten Solarpark bauen und Singapur mit grünem Strom versorgen. Das ambitionierte AAPowerLink-Projekt, das einst als futuristische Vision galt, rückt damit in greifbare Nähe. Angetrieben wird das Projekt von Atlassian-Gründer Mike Cannon-Brookes und seinem Investment-Vehikel Grok Ventures. Doch der Weg zur Versorgung Singapurs war und […]
ITAD und IGAM haben ihre dritte gemeinsame Verbändeumfrage zur Aufbereitung von Hausmüllverbrennungsasche (auch: HMV-Schlacke) aus Thermischen Abfallbehandlungsanlagen (TAB) vorgestellt.
Mit dem Eckpunktepapier für eine Carbon-Management-Strategie und dem Gesetzesvorschlag zur Änderung des Kohlendioxid-Speicherungsgesetzes hat das Bundeskabinett jüngst eine Richtungsentscheidung getroffen.
Grünes Licht für das Bauprojekt G1 – Green Office in Neu-Isenburg. Für die CO2-neutrale Büroimmobilie hat der ebenfalls in Neu-Isenburg beheimatete Vorhabenträger Red Square die Baugenehmigung erhalten. Für das Objekt in der Gutenbergstraße 1 strebt Red Square eine DGNB-Zertifizierung in Platin an. Der Projektentwickler befindet sich derzeit mit mehreren Mietinteressenten in fortgeschrittenen Gesprächen. Noch steht […]
