17 Republican AGs suing over California packaging EPR law
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments....
EU Council Backs Simpler SFDR Rules to Cut Greenwashing Risk, Clarify Sustainable Fund Labels
Brussels Moves to Rebuild Trust in Sustainable Finance The EU Council has agreed its negotiating position on a revised sustainability transparency framework for financial...
MSCI Acquires Climate Risk Data Provider First Street
Investment data and research provider MSCI announced on Wednesday the acquisition of climate risk financial modelling provider First Street, with the transaction aimed at...
Google, Energy Dome Launch Energy Storage Project to Enable 24/7 Clean Energy Access
Google and energy storage startup Energy Dome announced an agreement to construct a 23 MW/200 MWh energy storage plant in Ireland, marking the first...
EU Court Says Private Jet Manufacturing Can Qualify as Green Investment Under Taxonomy
EU Court Reopens Debate on Green Aviation Finance The European Union’s second-highest court has ruled that private jet manufacturing cannot be automatically excluded from...
EU Member States Propose Dropping Exclusion of Fossil Fuel Companies from New SFDR Transition Fund Category
The European Council announced an agreement by EU member states on its negotiating position on proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR),...
Chevron, Microsoft Sign 20-Year Power Deal for 2.67GW West Texas AI Data Center
Chevron Moves Deeper Into AI Power Infrastructure West Texas is becoming a test case for one of the biggest questions facing the AI economy:...
re.green, Novo Nordisk Sign 20 Year Amazon Restoration Deal to Generate 87,000 Carbon Removal Credits
Amazon restoration moves into long-term corporate climate strategy Brazilian ecological restoration company re.green and global healthcare group Novo Nordisk have signed a 20-year agreement...
Walmart Signs First Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation to Secure 176 MW of Clean Electricity
Walmart Moves Into Nuclear Procurement Walmart has signed its first nuclear power purchase agreement, securing approximately 176 megawatts of emissions-free electricity from Constellation Energy’s...
Stegra Closes $1.6 Billion Financing Round to Advance Near-Zero Emissions Steel Plant in Sweden
Swedish green steel project secures fresh capital Stegra has closed its €1.4 billion financing round, giving the company fresh equity support as it works...