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BlackRock Hits Back at Trump Administration’s Support for Case Accusing Asset Managers of Using Net Zero to Manipulate Energy Prices
Investment giant BlackRock issues a strong statement following the release of a statement by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in support of a Texas-led multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of using ESG investing to manipulate coal markets, calling the case “baseless,” and “based on an absurd […]
Ausbau der Ladeinfrastruktur für E-Mobilität – Neue E-Ladesäulen auf 300 Liegenschaften des Bundes
Die Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben (BImA) treibt den Ausbau der E-Ladeinfrastruktur für die Liegenschaften des Bundes weiter voran. Mit der Einrichtung von rund 1.900 neuen Ladepunkten auf fast 300 Grundstücken leistet die BImA einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Mobilitätswende der Bundesverwaltung.
Construction Cleantech Converge Raises $22 Million to Decarbonize Concrete with AI
London-based cleantech construction technology firm Converge announced that it has raised $22 million in a new investment round, with proceeds aimed at further developing and commercially scaling its AI-based platform for decarbonizing concrete. Building materials are a key source of global greenhouse gas emissions. Cement production, an ingredient in concrete, accounts for approximately 8% of […]
Meta Buys 650 MW of Renewable Energy to Power U.S. Data Centers
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced that it has signed two long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to acquire 650 MW of solar energy in Texas and Kansas from energy provider AES to support the social media giant’s data centers. Virginia-based AES is among the largest power providers in the world. Meta will draw power […]
PepsiCo Pushes Back Climate, Packaging Goals Due to “External Realities”
Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today a series of updates to its key sustainability goals in areas across climate, packaging, agriculture and water, including pushing back its 2040 target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by ten years to 2050.
EU Lawmakers Agree to Exempt 90% of Companies from CBAM Import Carbon Tax
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 564 – 20 today to approve proposed changes to approve proposed changes to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s carbon tax on imported goods, which would exempt the vast majority of importers from the CBAM rules, while allowing the mechanism to continue to cover nearly all emissions […]
Microsoft Launches Solutions Enabling Users to Manage, Reduce Carbon Impact of Cloud Computing
Microsoft announced the launch of new solutions and capabilities aimed at enabling users of its Azure cloud computing platform to take sustainability considerations into account in their cloud migration plans, and to manage and reduce the carbon footprint of their cloud usage.
JPMorgan Signs Large-Scale Carbon Removal Deal for Under $200 per Ton
JPMorganChase and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) project developer CO280 announced a new large-scale, long-term CDR purchase agreement, with JPMorgan agreeing to offtake 450,000 tons of carbon removal over 13 years from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions from a pulp and paper mill in the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Neot Raises $390 Million to Launch New Sustainable Mobility Financing Platform
Low carbon mobility-focused finance and investment firm Neot Capital announced the launch of Neot e-motion, a new leasing platform dedicated to zero-emission mobility in Europe. The new platform is being launched with €350 million (USD$394 million) in equity commitments from investors including Alba Infra Partners, Mirova, and the Banque des Territoires.
Patria Launches New Platform to Invest $1 Billion in Clean Energy-Powered Data Centers
Alternative asset manager Patria Investments announced the launch of Omnia, a new platform aimed at developing, building and operating large-scale data centers across Latin America, fully powered by green, renewable energy. Patria said that the new platform will initially focus on 100+ MW campus projects, tailored to high-density AI workloads, with expected investments above $1 […]
Trump Reverses Ban on Massive New York Offshore Wind Project
The Trump administration has reversed its decision to halt Empire Wind, a large-scale offshore wind project off the coast of New York, anticipated to power 500,000 homes with renewable energy, according to a statement by New York Governor Kathy Hochul The announcement follows an order by the U.S. Department of the Interior in April to […]
Oxy, ADNOC Explore $500 Million DAC Carbon Removal Project in Texas
Energy giants Occidental and Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC announced a new agreement to evaluate the launch of a new joint venture to develop a Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon removal facility in South Texas, with ADNOC’s investment company XRG considering investing up to $500 million for the new facility. The new proposed project would be among […]
EU, UK to Work on Linking Carbon Markets
The European Commission and the government of the UK announced today an agreement to work towards linking their carbon markets through establishing a link between their emissions trading systems (ETS), which have been developing separately since Brexit. Under the envisioned linkage agreement, carbon allowances issued by the EU or UK could be recognized as complying […]
Google Signs 600 MW Solar Agreement in U.S. to Help Power Data Centers
Renewable energy project developer energyRe announced a new agreement with Google, enabling the tech giant to purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from a portfolio of more than 600 MW of new solar and solar with storage projects being developed by energyRe in South Carolina. The announcement marks the second agreement between the Google and energyRe, […]
EU-Kommission will Menschen zu reduziertem Wasserverbrauch bewegen
Um der zunehmenden Trockenheit entgegenzuwirken, möchte die EU Maßnahmen ergreifen. Laut der Umweltkommissarin ist eine neue Einstellung zu Wasser erforderlich.
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