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Recycling, Risiko, Referenz: Das MONACO in München zeigt, wie nachhaltiges Bauen heute gelingen kann
Der Grünwalder Projektentwickler Rock Capital Group nimmt für das Projekt MONACO im Münchner Werksviertel signifikante Mehrkosten in Kauf, um das Bürogebäude besonders nachhaltig und zukunftsfähig zu machen. So sind die Kosten für die Fassade aus recyceltem Kunststoff rund 20 Prozent höher als bei konventioneller Bauweise – hier schlagen nicht nur die Materialkosten zu Buche, sondern […]
Rüstungsaktien in ESG-Fonds: So verändert sich die nachhaltige Geldanlage in Europa
Die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse Europäische ESG-Fonds haben ihr Engagement im Verteidigungsbereich seit Russlands Einmarsch in die Ukraine im Jahr 2022 deutlich erhöht. Die Europäische Kommission und die ESMA betonen, dass nachhaltige Fonds unter bestimmten Bedingungen Rüstungsunternehmen enthalten können. Vermögensverwalter sind sich nach wie vor uneins über die Definitionen, die Verwendung von Technologien mit doppeltem Verwendungszweck, Schwellenwerte […]
Google Signs Largest-Ever Corporate Hydropower Deal with Brookfield
Brookfield Asset Management and its clean energy platform Brookfield Renewable announced today the launch of a new Hydro Framework Agreement (HFA) with Google, for the delivery of up to 3,000 MW of carbon-free hydroelectric capacity to power Google’s operations across the U.S.
Benchmark Gensuite Launches New Solution to Measure, Address Climate Risks in Operations and Supply Chains
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and sustainability platform provider Benchmark Gensuite announced the launch of its new Sustainability and Climate Risk Management Solution, a new software solution aimed at enabling companies to identify, quantify, and mitigate climate-related risks across global operations and supply chains. The new solution was launched in partnership with GIST Impact, a […]
DHL Signs Deal with Neste for Over 9 Million Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Singapore Flights
International express service provider DHL Express, and renewable fuels producer Neste announced today a new agreement for the supply of 7,400 metric tons (9.5 million liters) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered over the next year to power DHL’s international cargo flights from Singapore. The deal marks one of the largest SAF agreements […]
UK Drops Plans for Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
The UK government announced today that it has decided not to proceed with its plans to develop and implement a UK Green Taxonomy, its proposed classification system for categorizing climate and environmentally sustainable economic activities, and one of the key parts of its sustainable finance framework. According to a statement released by the UK finance […]
Unblock Raises $13.5 Million to Convert Wasted Energy into Computing Power
Energy infrastructure startup Unblock has raised $13.5 million in a funding round, with proceeds to be used to expand its efforts to convert wasted energy into computing power across Latin America. Founded in 2021, Unblock deploys modular data centers at remote energy sites and captures any gas that would otherwise be flared or curtailed renewable […]
EU Delays Increased Sustainability Reporting Requirements for Large Companies by 2 Years
The European Commission announced the adoption of a series of “quick fix” amendments to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), delaying the addition of new requirements for large companies already reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), including new disclosures in areas including biodiversity, workers in the value chain, and Scope 3 emissions. The […]
HSBC Exits Net Zero Banking Alliance
HSBC announced that it has decided to withdraw from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), following its North American peers to become the first major UK bank to exit the UN-backed coalition dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities. Despite its departure from the NZBA, however, HSCB reiterated its commitment to pursue […]
Ørsted sammelt 2.75 Milliarden US-Dollar für Taiwans Offshore-Windprojekt Greater Changhua 2
Ørsted beschafft für Greater Changhua 90 in Taiwan ca. 2.75 Milliarden TWD (25 Milliarden US-Dollar) von 5 Banken und 2 Exportkreditagenturen. Das 632-MW-Windprojekt umfasst einen Betriebsstandort und einen im Bau befindlichen Standort, dessen Fertigstellung für Ende 2025 geplant ist. Die Finanzierung unterstützt die Desinvestitions- und Partnerschaftsstrategie von Ørsted, wobei nach der Inbetriebnahme ein Anteilsverkauf erwartet […]
Masdar und Iberdrola schließen Offshore-Windenergie-Deal im Wert von 5.6 Milliarden US-Dollar in Großbritannien ab
5.2 Mrd. € Co-Investition in East Anglia DREI: Im Rahmen des größten Offshore-Windenergie-Deals des Jahrzehnts erwerben Masdar und Iberdrola jeweils einen 50-prozentigen Anteil am britischen 1.4-GW-Windpark East Anglia THREE, der voraussichtlich 1.3 Millionen Haushalte mit Strom versorgen wird. Baltic Eagle voller Energie: Das nun in Betrieb genommene 476-MW-Projekt ist das erste Gemeinschaftsprojekt der Partner und […]
Microsoft und Carbon Direct veröffentlichen Standards für hochwertige Kohlendioxidentfernung bis 2025
Neue CDR-Standards für den Schiffsbau: Erstmalige Aufnahme von Kriterien für Methoden zur abiotischen Entfernung von Kohlenstoff aus dem Meer wie „Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement“ und „Direct Ocean Removal“. Verbesserte Messung und Verifizierung: Die Kriterien für 2025 betonen direkte Messung, Fernerkundung und automatisierte Überwachung, um die CDR-Buchhaltung zu verbessern. Anleitung auf Grundlage realer Daten: Erkenntnisse aus Microsofts […]
Frontier Coalition Signs $41 Million Carbon Removal Deal with Bioenergy Startup Arbor
Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier announced a new $41 million offtake agreement with bioenergy carbon capture & storage (BECCS) company storage Arbor, to remove 116,000 tons of CO2 between 2028 and 2030, on behalf of companies including Google, Shopify, and H&M Group. The new offtake agreements will enable Arbor to proceed with its first commercial-scale […]
Sumitomo to Facilitate Over $10 Billion in Clean Energy Investments in UK
The UK government announced that it has reached a new partnership deal with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation aimed at channeling major investments in clean energy and infrastructure over the next decade. Under the new partnership, Sumitomo said that it will aim to facilitate £7.5 billion (USD$10.2 billion) of investment into key UK infrastructure and clean energy […]
EU Lawmakers Reject EUDR’s Country Risk System in New Setback to Deforestation Regulation
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject a benchmarking system categorizing countries by their level of deforestation risk, marking a potential new setback for the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), aimed at ensuring that products imported to or exported from EU markets no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation globally, including […]
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