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Barclays mobilized over $687M in climate tech investments since 2020: report
The British bank’s climate investment arm has a mandate to invest half a billion pounds into equity capital in climate tech startups between 2020 and 2027.
By Zoya Mirza • June 3, 2025 -
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‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset
Pepsi isn’t backing away from sustainability, says Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew. He describes the shifts, from better aligning with global recycling infrastructure efforts to weighing the role of quantitative metrics for reuse.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 3, 2025 -
Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes
The port will use Clean Truck Fund revenue to fund charging infrastructure and truck purchase vouchers.
By Alejandra Carranza • June 3, 2025 -
Congress revokes Advanced Clean Trucks waiver, creating ambiguity for refuse fleets
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution revoking waivers allowing California to implement several zero-emissions truck policies. The change will ease requirements even as a transition continues.
By Jacob Wallace • June 2, 2025 -
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How Washington D.C.’s first climate week came together
Behind the scenes with DC Climate Week co-founders C’pher Gresham and Vid Mićević on how they, and over 200 volunteers built towards the first weeklong climate event in the nation’s capital.
By Lamar Johnson • June 2, 2025 -
DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards
Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.
By Ethan Howland • June 2, 2025 -
Clean power deployments neared record in Q1, but development pipeline growth slowed: ACP
Utility-scale solar and energy storage have made inroads in the Midwest and South, but political uncertainty could quash the momentum, the American Clean Power Association said.
By Brian Martucci • May 30, 2025 -
Sustainability platform Watershed launches free global emissions database
The database aims to help companies “address critical gaps in emissions reporting data to inform more impactful climate action.”
By Zoya Mirza • May 29, 2025 -
Walmart, Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé leave the US Plastics Pact
Multiple major members appear to have recently exited the group, which is gearing up to pursue refreshed 2030 sustainability targets. Meanwhile, some other companies have doubled down on participation for the next five years.
By Maria Rachal • May 28, 2025 -
BlackRock’s GIP to buy controlling stake in Eni carbon capture business
Global Infrastructure Partners is aiming for a 49.99% controlling stake in the Italian energy major’s carbon capture and storage holdings.
By Zoya Mirza • May 27, 2025 -
House-passed budget bill sparks concerns from clean energy industry
While the nuclear industry saw some positive changes from a committee-passed version, further updates to the IRA structure prompted concerns from clean energy and sustainable investing groups.
By Lamar Johnson • May 27, 2025 -
House’s 60-day deadline for IRA eligibility would trigger ‘scramble’: EY experts
“From a commercial perspective, it's not a unilateral decision most of the time on whether you can begin construction,” said Greg Matlock, a tax leader at EY Americas.
By Diana DiGangi • May 27, 2025 -
PepsiCo resets packaging sustainability goals, ditches reuse target
The company discontinued some sustainability goals and revamped others for packaging and emissions. PepsiCo says the goals are still ambitious and reflect external challenges to achieving targets.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 27, 2025 -
Microsoft tops Google for ‘world’s largest biochar carbon removal’ deal
The tech giant signed a 10-year agreement with Exomad Green for 1.24 million tonnes of biochar removals, surpassing a high-water mark set by Google in January.
By Lamar Johnson • May 22, 2025 -
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Inside glass manufacturer O-I’s sustainability targets
The glass company recently ramped up its 2030 targets. Sustainability Director Sonya Pump discussed the philosophy around goal-setting, including a focus on energy efficiency and assessing opportunity with evolving technologies.
By Maria Rachal • May 22, 2025 -
Lululemon taps ex-Nike CSO for senior sustainability role
Noel Kinder will oversee the apparel brand’s internal and external green strategies in his role as senior vice president of sustainability.
By Zoya Mirza • May 21, 2025 -
Reju prepares to commercially expand its polyester recycling
The company expects to open its first large-scale plant and eventually plans to regenerate as many as 300 million articles per year.
By Lara Ewen • May 21, 2025 -
FedEx buys SAF from Neste for express cargo delivery at LAX
The 3 million gallons of fuel will be used for delivery at Los Angeles International Airport and will account for roughly one-fifth of FedEx’s fuel consumption at the airport.
By Lamar Johnson • Updated May 21, 2025 -
Stop work order on Empire Wind 1 lifted, Equinor resumes construction
Statements from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum imply that the restart approval was related to conversations about the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.
By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2025 -
Pennsylvania judge dismisses county climate lawsuit against oil majors
A judge ruled that state courts lacked the subject matter jurisdiction to settle Bucks County’s case because its stated claims are “so intertwined with emissions.”
By Lamar Johnson • May 20, 2025 -
Solar companies compete to advance tandem cell technology
Companies like Qcells, Trinasolar and LONGi are betting on perovskite and silicon tandem technology and achieving recent breakthroughs in stability and efficiency.
By Diana DiGangi • May 20, 2025 -
Microsoft inks another forestry-based carbon offtake deal
The deal with Rubicon Carbon is “one of the largest single-buyer commitments of its kind” globally and will deliver 18 million tonnes of credits over a 15-20 year period.
By Zoya Mirza • May 20, 2025 -
GOP supporters of IRA clean energy credits outline reconciliation bill recommendations
Fourteen Republicans asked to maintain the tax credit transferability mechanism through the phase-out period and make two other adjustments to the clean energy tax credit changes.
By Lamar Johnson • May 19, 2025 -
Oklo looks to Trump to hasten nuclear permitting
The advanced nuclear company aims to submit its reactor license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission later this year.
By Brian Martucci • May 19, 2025 -
Congressional Dems press US financial institutions on climate alliance exits
“Leaving doesn’t eliminate climate-related financial risk; instead, it diminishes your capacity to monitor and address that risk collaboratively,” a letter from over 40 lawmakers said.
By Lamar Johnson • May 16, 2025