GAIA Climate Fund Raises $600M to Boost Adaptation Finance in Emerging Markets
$600 million raised toward a $1.48 billion target to finance climate adaptation and mitigation in emerging economies Backed by MUFG, FinDev Canada, and the...
Tata Motors, TCS Launch AI-Driven Sustainability Platform to Advance Net-Zero and ESG Reporting
• Five-year partnership digitizes Tata Motors’ sustainability operations using TCS’s AI-powered Intelligent Urban Exchange platform.• The new system enables real-time emissions tracking, ESG compliance...
HEINEKEN, EDP, and Rondo Energy Launch One of Europe’s Largest Industrial Heat Battery Systems
• 100 MWh Rondo Heat Battery to decarbonize HEINEKEN’s Vialonga Brewery near Lisbon• Partnership model delivers low-carbon steam through Heat-as-a-Service by EDP Comercial• System...
EU Invests $3B to Accelerate Net-Zero Technologies Across 18 Countries
€2.9 billion in EU Innovation Fund grants awarded to 61 large-scale net-zero projects. Expected to cut 221 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in first...
France Accelerates Net-Zero Freight with World’s First Wireless Charging Highway
• The world’s first in-motion wireless charging highway has launched on France’s A10, allowing trucks, buses, and cars to recharge while driving.• Tests show...
$18 Trillion Investor Coalition Launches 10-year Plan to Make Mining more Responsible
Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 launches a 10-year vision backed by asset owners and managers overseeing $18 trillion, with technical support from UNEP...
USGBC Opens LEED v5 Certification, Setting New Global Standard for Green Building
• LEED v5 is now open for certification, introducing new decarbonization and resilience benchmarks for global building projects.• Updated tools and guides aim to...
IBM’s $45M Impact Accelerator Expands AI Solutions for Global Supply Chain Resilience
• Five nonprofit and public-sector partners selected to deploy AI, cloud, and quantum technologies across critical supply chains.• Projects span Canada, India, Kenya, Indonesia,...
ADNOC, Masdar and Microsoft form Alliance to Scale AI in Energy
ADNOC, Masdar, XRG, and Microsoft have entered a strategic alliance to deploy AI across ADNOC’s value chain and develop energy infrastructure to power Microsoft’s...
Global Companies Show Rising Confidence in Carbon Credits but Call for Policy Clarity, Schneider Electric Reports
• 66% of companies use ICROA-endorsed standards; 55% apply ICVCM Core Carbon Principles• 55% plan to scale carbon credit engagement by 2030, while only...