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Walmart to miss 2025, 2030 emissions reduction targets
The retail giant said it will miss its goals to reduce operational emissions because of challenges with energy policy and infrastructure, as well as technology availability.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Nostromo Energy receives $305M conditional commitment from DOE for thermal energy storage system
If finalized, the loan will support up to 193 IceBrick installations in commercial buildings across California, scaling the ice-based system’s integration with virtual power plants, the company says.
By Nish Amarnath • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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TrendlineThe state of the clean energy transition in 2024
This year saw a large volume of initiatives and investments from corporations focused on the clean energy transition — alongside a handful of reversions on carbon reduction goals.
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EPA grants California waivers for truck, car emissions rules
Opponents to the rules expect the waivers will be short lived with a change in administration coming in January.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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White House targets 61-66% GHG reductions by 2035
“Broad participation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of emissions reduction measures will play an important role in reaching the target,” the White House said.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Stellantis, Zeta Energy ink deal to develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries
Zeta Energy's lithium-sulfur batteries do not require critical raw materials, such as cobalt, nickel manganese or graphite.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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OpinionPeople are as important as technology for reliable ESG data collection
Driven by various regulatory frameworks, companies of all sizes may need to retool their approaches to data collection to meet compliance timelines in the most effective ways possible.
By Matthew Gardner • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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PG&E gets $15B from DOE’s loan office for hydropower, battery buildout
The gas and electric utility company expects the deal to close before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Vanguard Renewables names new CEO as owner BlackRock looks for growth
The anaerobic digestion company’s former CEO, who held the role since before Vanguard was purchased by a division of BlackRock Real Assets, has departed, the company confirmed.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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MN8 Energy inks record 50 MW virtual PPA with Cambridge, Massachusetts
It’s the largest virtual power purchase agreement by a U.S. city and the first time a city will use one to offset residential carbon emissions, according to deal broker Sustainability Roundtable.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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More than 70 investors have left Climate Action 100+ since GOP probe: House Judiciary
The disclosure was made in an interim report that alleges climate coalitions developed a playbook to push “disfavored” companies towards net-zero.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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SAP adds carbon-tracking solution to its cloud-based resource planning toolkit
The Green Ledger tool tracks and accounts for emissions across business units, the technology company said Monday.
By Matt Ashare • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Texas AG sues 3M, DuPont over PFAS-linked products
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that the companies marketed products containing the forever chemicals as safe, despite knowing of potential harms for over 50 years.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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Supply chains of over 100 fashion brands linked to oil, gas fracking in Texas
Stand.earth identified 107 fashion companies — including H&M, Puma and Adidas — that use textile materials generated by petrochemicals linked to the Permian Basin in a new report.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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OpinionThe EV transition is taking time. That’s expected.
If all new car sales right now were EVs — a target for more than a dozen states by 2035 — it would still take at least a decade and likely far longer to fully transition to electric vehicles.
By Trey M. Gowdy • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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E+S proposals grew over decade alongside anti-ESG submissions: report
“Investors show little to no interest in proposals that advocate a political viewpoint without demonstrable economic relevance,” proxy advisory firm ISS-Corporate said in an analysis.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Dec. 13, 2024 -
CBRE’s climate transition strategy targets supply chain, efficiency actions
Measures to decarbonize include working with clients and suppliers to reduce emissions, which would help decrease its large share of scope 3 emissions, the real estate firm said.
By Joe Burns • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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California to ease enforcement action on climate rules for first year of reporting
The California Air Resources Board said it would “not take enforcement action” on entities subject to Senate Bill 253 for incomplete reporting during the first reporting cycle due 2026.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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The AI paradox: Energy-hungry technology could speed clean energy transition
“I really think the climate case for AI needs to be made,” said Neil Chatterjee, a former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Meta signs quartet of solar purchase agreements with Invenergy
The four contracts are expected to provide the tech and social media giant with 760 megawatts of clean energy.
By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Google, Intersect Power to develop energy parks with $20B of renewables, storage
The tech giant has tapped the clean energy developer to provide renewable power to its planned, co-located data centers in the energy parks, which aim to ease power grid constraints.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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37 major stadiums in US, Europe face $800M in potential climate-related losses by 2050, study finds
U.S. venues face significantly higher hazard exposure risks, according to Climate X’s analysis, with three of the six most exposed venues in Florida.
By Nish Amarnath • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Goldman Sachs exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance
The bank said it would remain “focused on the increasingly elevated sustainability standards and reporting requirements imposed by regulators around the world.”
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Shein launches independent advisory boards for ESG, corporate responsibility issues
The groups will work with the fast fashion company’s leaders on how to reach the commitments it laid out in its EvoluSHEIN plan.
By Laurel Deppen • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Rivian to open its charging network to all EV drivers
The move follows Tesla’s decision to open its Superchargers to other automakers to improve public access and promote EV adoption.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Catona Climate, Compassionate Carbon team up to boost nature-based projects
The collaboration aims to restore and protect vast land areas across the Global South and remove millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 9, 2024
