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Google inks investment, offtake deal for largest US solar project
The tech and search engine conglomerate said the Arkansas project also represents the largest solar and storage project across its portfolio to date.
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Shell sells India-based renewables business for $1.8B
The energy giant will sell its stake in Sprng Energy to Aditya Birla Renewables, which counts the BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners as a minority owner.
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California blocked from enforcing upcoming law on recycling labels
Ahead of an October start date, a federal court has granted a preliminary injunction. The Flexible Packaging Association and American Forest & Paper Association reacted to the news.
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Microsoft’s data center expansion drove 25% emissions spike in 2025: report
The tech giant also saw its scope 2 emissions rise sharply, after it sunsetted its use of unbundled renewable energy certificates last year.
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New York sues chemical titans over alleged PFAS exposure
The state accused 3M, DuPont, Chemours, Corteva and Corteva subsidiary EIDP, of deliberately manufacturing, marketing and selling consumer products laced with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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JBS axes 2040 net-zero goal, citing ‘immense’ execution challenges
The meat giant will no longer aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse emissions across its supply chain by 2040 and has also dropped scope 3 reduction targets.
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IRA clean energy gains mostly on track despite OBBBA, says MIT study
The report estimates 74% of all new clean electricity capacity that would have been added under the Inflation Reduction Act will be preserved despite Trump administration policy changes, including 82% of utility-scale solar generation.
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EU Commission adopts revised sustainability reporting standards
The changes are expected to remove over 70% of data points from the European Sustainability Reporting Standards and cut compliance costs by 30% per company.
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PepsiCo improves sustainable sourcing, delays emissions reporting
The company reported a four percentage point increase in sustainably sourced ingredients in 2025 but will release Scope 3 emissions metrics later this summer.
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Google, McKinsey, Tencent invest in Indonesia carbon removal
Google and McKinsey will purchase 335,000 metric tons of nature-based removals through the Symbiosis Coalition, while Tencent will purchase 300,000 metric tons as its first offtake outside of China.
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3M elevates company veteran to chief sustainability officer
Amanda Yates, who has been with the company for more than 13 years, will step in as CSO starting this month. She most recently served as 3M’s senior director of global sustainability.
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EV transition challenges auto supply chain resilience, Moody’s says
Legacy automakers have the added complexity of having to run different supply chains, for ICE, hybrid and EV powertrains.
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Walmart signs nuclear PPA with Constellation to support Illinois operations
The companies said the deal marks Walmart’s first nuclear power purchase agreement and is “among the first of its kind between a large retailer and a nuclear energy facility in the United States.”
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Deutsche Bank, Lufthansa invest in SAF to cut business travel emissions
The deal between the German lender and the aviation company is estimated to enable up to 5,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions reductions compared to conventional jet fuel.
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Resilience projects need funding. Green banks could help them reach new investors, one researcher says.
A hybrid institutional capital model could package small infrastructure resilience projects to make them attractive to institutional investors, a new research paper proposes.
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Environmental groups sue EPA over US Steel air permit
They are seeking a court order requiring the agency to grant or deny a clean air petition filed 10 months ago related to one of the largest steel mills in North America.
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Amazon invests in ecosystem restoration for 1.95M metric tons of removal credits
The deal will run for over a decade and support the second phase of a nature-based carbon removal project in South Africa.
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Google’s emissions continue to climb due to AI buildout
Despite a 2030 net-zero target, the tech giant’s latest environmental report found its 2025 carbon footprint increased 18% from the year prior and is 81% higher than its 2019 baseline.
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Analysts expect rising PPA prices as clean energy tax credits phase out
“That missing money has to come from somewhere to make the project pencil, and that will likely be through PPA prices,” said Josh Price, director of intelligence and research at Crux.
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Graphic Packaging releases sustainability report as CSO departs
Michelle Fitzpatrick was GPI’s inaugural chief sustainability officer and exits after nearly five years in the role. Meanwhile, the company’s sustainability report showed small regressions on emissions and product recyclability efforts.
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KKR to buy EDF power solutions’ North American operations for $4.2B
The investment firm said the deal with EDF will support the United States’ “broader energy security and affordability goals” at a time when electricity demand is rising.
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ISS, Glass Lewis score wins against Kansas, Indiana anti-ESG laws
Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions to stop the implementation of laws targeting the proxy advisers in the two states.
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EEOC rescinds affirmative action guidelines
Right in time for America’s 250th birthday, the agency rescinded its interpretation of the law, saying the guidelines ran afoul of Title VII.
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World Bank to sunset key climate financing goal following US pressure
The organization is scrapping a target to commit 45% of its annual financing to projects with climate benefits amid increased scrutiny from the Trump administration.
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CEOs, CIOs clash over AI’s value
C-suite executives see the technology from different vantage points, but maturity and alignment of objectives could bring them closer together, a Protiviti survey found.
