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Meta seeks up to 4 GW of new nuclear power to help meet AI, sustainability objectives
The Facebook and Instagram parent aims to deploy new nuclear generation capacity to power its data centers beginning in the early 2030s, it said Tuesday.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 5, 2024 -
Courtesy of ConnectDER announces Series D funding
BlackRock, Temasek venture leads $35M funding round for ConnectDER
The latest funding round led by Decarbonization Partners will help accelerate growth for the home solar power and EV adapter company.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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The landscape for ESG continues to shift, as U.S. exits from major climate agreements and organizations are juxtaposed with states forging ahead with their own climate disclosure laws.
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Coca-Cola lowers ambition with new 2035 packaging and sustainability targets
The beverage company introduced two new targets centered on packaging design and collection after use, but did not set a specific emissions reduction goal for 2035.
By Maria Rachal • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Amazon Web Services leans on AI to decarbonize data centers
Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary has signed a deal with Orbital Materials and made infrastructure updates to boost data center sustainability and energy efficiency.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Anti-ESG firm Strive launches direct indexing product
The firm said the new option will allow clients greater customization on their investments, “without regard to ESG or DEI restraints.”
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Inflation Reduction Act changes ‘not a Day 1 priority’ for Trump, Congress: Crux
Though a full repeal of the 2022 climate law is unlikely, a Republican-controlled legislature could repeal or phase out some of its individual provisions beginning next year, policy experts said.
By Brian Martucci • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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BNP Paribas’ asset management arm to exclude new oil and gas bonds
The updated investment strategy comes approximately a year after BNP Paribas Group began refraining from participating in bond issuance by such companies.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street sued by Texas, red states
The three firms are accused of forming “a cartel to rig the coal market,” but State Street and BlackRock called the lawsuit “baseless” in separate statements to ESG Dive.
By Lamar Johnson • Updated Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Utility-scale US solar installations to surpass 32 GW for record high in 2024: ACP
“Installations in 2025 are expected to be 16% lower than in 2024, but the market will recover,” the American Clean Power Association said.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Sponsored by SpheraSustainability strategy foundations: Conducting a double materiality assessment
Conducting double materiality assessments, a cornerstone of sustainability strategy.
By Sphera’s Editorial Team • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Morningstar SustainalyticsSustainable investing: A year in conversation
Discover the five key sustainability and ESG topics from this year’s ESG in conversation podcast.
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Q&AHomium’s new chief impact officer wants to build a homeownership asset class
Marcus Martin joined the sustainable homeownership financing firm earlier this month after spending the last four years leading the ESG practice for various divisions at U.S. Bank.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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COP29What the US offered on climate action at COP29
The United States’ delegation at the annual climate conference said its federal government was on track to reduce scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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COP29Key takeaways from COP29: a contentious finance deal, carbon markets, more
The annual climate summit — which drew in over 55,000 participants from all over the world — concluded with a contentious climate finance deal and a pledge to bolster carbon markets.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Phillips 66 indicted over alleged wastewater dumping violations in LA
The company is charged with six counts of Clean Water Act violations related to two discharges from the company’s Los Angeles area refineries into the local sewage system.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Climate protesters disrupt Saudi Aramco CFO talk at MIT conference
Saudi Aramco CFO Ziad Al-Murshed’s talk ended abruptly after climate protesters took the stage at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit in suburban Boston.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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HSBC sustainability chief to step down Dec. 31
The bank cut the sustainability role from its executive committee in an October reshuffle. HSBC on Monday also named an interim chief risk and compliance officer.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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CalPERS over halfway to $100B climate goal, urged to stop buying Exxon bonds
The fund has invested $3.6 billion in climate solutions since 2023 and pledged another $3.2 billion in related investments.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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COP29COP29 concludes with $300B climate finance deal critics deem as a ‘failure’
The climate summit ended with a goal to collectively provide “at least” $1.3 trillion in financing by 2035 to support climate-imperiled countries — which experts say falls short of what is actually needed.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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US clean energy investments hit record-high in Q3: Rhodium
The industry saw $71 billion in investment in the quarter, as clean investments accounted for 5% of total private U.S. structure, equipment and consumer goods spending.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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Carbon removal developers unveil first all wind-powered direct air capture plant
Return Carbon and Verified Carbon’s “Project Concho” hub aims to remove 50,000 tons of carbon annually by 2030 and later expand this goal to 500,000 tons per year.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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Wells Fargo’s latest innovation cohort to focus on building decarbonization
Three startups were each awarded $250,000 to help tackle energy management and emissions reduction in buildings.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 21, 2024 -
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Audit committees expand oversight to ESG, cybersecurity, AI: EY
Nearly four out of five investors said boards should demonstrate expertise in climate, cybersecurity and other risks by detailing their work to limit such hazards, EY said.
By Jim Tyson • Nov. 21, 2024 -
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Starbucks appoints former Mars sustainability exec as CSO
Marika McCauley Sine, who previously served as Mars’ global vice president of sustainability and chief sustainability officer, will oversee the coffee chain’s net-zero transition.
By Zoya Mirza • Nov. 20, 2024 -
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Oil quartet including BP, Shell invest $500M in energy access, clean cooking
Equinor and Total Energies will join the companies to invest in energy and cooking solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia to help meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 20, 2024
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