Wenn wir uns die Folgen des Verlusts der biologischen Vielfalt anschauen, dann wird deutlich, dass wir an einem Wendepunkt angelangt sind. Durch menschliche Eingriffe sind 75% der Landfläche der Erde und 66% der Meere schwerwiegend verändert worden. Die durchschnittliche Populationsgröße der auf der Erde lebenden Arten sank zwischen 1970 und 2016 um 68%.
Google announced today a new commitment to contract for at least $35 million of carbon removal credits over the next 12 months, as part of an initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aimed at helping to scale the carbon removal sector by funding the sector’s innovations and technology.
Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced that it will launch a takeover offer to acquire German renewable energy platform Encavis in a transaction valuing the equity of the company at €2.8 billion (USD$3 billion), in a move aimed at supporting the growth and development of Encavis’ project pipeline to benefit from opportunities driven […]
Das Dresdner Cleantech-Unternehmen Sunfire hat 215 Millionen Euro an Eigenkapital eingeworben. Dabei handelt es sich um eine der bisher größten Finanzierungsrunden im Jahr 2024, die Sunfire sogar noch mit Krediten aufgestockt hat.
Holzelemente prägen die neue Produktionshalle mit einem Bürogebäude von Dr. Wittmann. Für das hessische Unternehmen aus der Chemie- und Pharmaindustrie baut das Bau- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen Goldbeck vielfältige Lösungen ein, die das Gebäude ganzheitlich nachhaltig gestalten.
Für die erfolgreiche Dekarbonisierung der Europäischen Union (EU) müssen pro Jahr zwischen 758 und 1.055 Milliarden Euro bis zum Jahr 2050 investiert werden. Ein Großteil dieser Investitionen muss in Deutschland getätigt werden. Im mittleren Szenario sind dies 195 Mrd. Euro pro Jahr (siehe Abbildung). Denn Deutschland ist für 21,9 Prozent der CO2-Emissionen in der Europäischen […]
The new report follows the identification of BlackRock of the low-carbon transition late last year as one of a few key “mega forces” that it expects to drive “major investment opportunities” over 2024, calling out specific infrastructure-related areas including clean energy and electrification, with a “massive reallocation of capital” expected to be driven by the […]
California-based climate tech company CarbonCapture announced today that it has raised $80 million, with proceeds to be used for the development and deployment of the company’s Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon removal systems. DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, extracts CO2 […]
Alternative investment firm Stonepeak announced today an agreement with global energy developer Ørsted to acquire and equity ownership stake valued at approximately $300 million in a 957 MW portfolio of U.S. onshore wind farms.
1PointFive, the Direct Air Capture (DAC)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy), announced today an agreement today with telecommunications company AT&T for the purchase of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from 1PointFIve’s Texas-based DAC facility, STRATOS.
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Natixis Investment Managers’ sustainable investing affiliate Mirova announced today that it has raised more than €195 million (USD$213 million) for its corporate-backed Climate Fund for Nature, aimed at supporting high-quality projects dedicated to nature protection and restoration. Introduced in late 2022, Mirova’s Climate Fund for Nature aims to mobilize capital from companies committed to a […]
Renewable energy infrastructure investor Excelsior Energy Capital announced today the acquisition by BlackRock of a portfolio of 38 solar energy and battery storage projects. According to Excelsior, the sale to BlackRock marks the firm’s first exit from its inaugural fund, Excelsior Renewable Energy Investment Fund I LP. Launched seven years ago, the fund attracted more […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the allocation of $425 million in funding for small and medium businesses to support clean energy manufacturing and industrial decarbonization projects in former coal communities.
Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation?
