Hong Kong Issues $1.2 Billion Digital Green Bond Package
• Hong Kong issues HK$10 billion (USD1.28 billion) in multi-currency digital green bonds, the largest digital bond offering globally to date.• First integration of...
Singapore Launches Article 6.2 Protocol with Gold Standard and Verra
• New protocol enables governments to use private-sector crediting programmes for Paris Agreement compliance, expanding the supply of eligible emission reductions.• Standardised procedures aim...
EU Parliament Votes to Slash Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Due Diligence Requirements
Lawmakers in the European Parliament agreed today to dramatically cuts to the EU’s sustainability reporting and due diligence laws, including significant reductions in the...
EU to Begin Negotiations with UK to Link Carbon Markets
The European Council announced today that EU member states have adopted a decision to open negotiations with the UK towards an agreement to link...
EU Moves to Scale Back Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Rules for Large Corporations
• Parliament backs thresholds that limit sustainability reporting to companies above €450 million turnover and 1,750 employees.• Due diligence duties narrowed to firms with...
Microsoft, Land O’Lakes Launch AI Partnership to Cut Farm Costs and Strengthen U.S. Agricultural Resilience
• New AI assistant built on Azure AI Foundry will give agronomists instant access to 20 years of detailed crop data.• Partnership aims to...
Meta Invests $1 Billion in New AI Data Center in Wisconsin
• Meta commits more than $1 billion to a new AI-optimized data center in Wisconsin, alongside nearly $200 million in regional energy infrastructure upgrades.•...
EU Backs 90 Percent Emissions Cut by 2040 with Limited Use of Carbon Credits
• Parliament endorses 90 percent emissions reduction by 2040, with up to 5 percent met through foreign carbon credits.• Target falls short of scientific...
COP30 Day 2 Recap
As the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) unfolded on its second day in the heart of the Amazon, global leaders, negotiators, and activists...
Mirova Invests $30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project
Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced that it has invested $30 million in a soil-based carbon project in India by project developer Varaha, focused on...