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    Schneider Electric’s building decarbonization tool aims to ease regulatory compliance

    The new calculator allows building owners and operators to simulate energy-saving retrofits and evaluate their impact on emissions to aid compliance with laws such as New York City’s Local Law 97, the company says.

    By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 30, 2024
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    Transparency on carbon credits’ quality is ‘critical’ for reducing corporate emissions, experts say

    Verra CEO Mandy Rambharos said companies purchasing carbon credits should be able to understand where those credits come from and feel confident listing it as a decarbonization investment.

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    Trendline

    The 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.

    By ESG Dive staff
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    EPA warns landfill owners to meet gas monitoring and collection obligations amid noncompliance

    The federal agency issued alerts that revealed its findings from over 100 inspections. It noted the climate impact of failing to control methane pollution and warned landfill owners that the agency would hold them accountable. 

    By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 27, 2024
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    White House backs $1B EV supplier fund

    Monroe Capital’s managed fund is focused on helping small- and medium-sized auto manufacturers transition to electric vehicle production.

    By Kate Magill • Sept. 27, 2024
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    Climate Week NYC 2024 kicks off with carbon removal deals, green banking coalition

    The annual climate event launched with announced commitments to triple nuclear energy financing, decarbonization initiatives across the aviation sector and some carbon offset deals.

    By Sept. 24, 2024
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    BlackRock, Microsoft, others form AI and energy infrastructure investment partnership

    Microsoft President Brad Smith said the funding necessary to build out the data centers, AI factories and energy needed to power them “goes beyond what any single company or government can finance.”

    By Sept. 19, 2024
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    US solar panel manufacturing jumps fourfold after Inflation Reduction Act

    The sector is enjoying massive production investment thanks to the clean energy law, even as it contends with heightened tariffs.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Sept. 19, 2024
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    JBS unlocks renewable gas production at US beef and poultry plants

    With help from GreenGasUSA’s on-site systems, the Brazil-based meat giant plans to transform methane from its wastewater streams into sustainable fuel.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 18, 2024
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    Occidental’s 1PointFive secures up to $500M from DOE for carbon removal

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations will provide the funding to develop a direct air capture hub which can remove 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    Matt Damon-backed WaterEquity pulls $100M+ from Microsoft, Starbucks, others for new climate fund

    The Water & Climate Resilience Fund aims to make safe water or sanitation accessible to 15 million people based across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    EPA issues violation notice to ADM over carbon sequestration permit

    The violation relates to corrosion in a monitoring well at the agricultural supply chain company’s second injection site that has since been plugged and did not affect surface or groundwater, ADM said in a statement.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    GM, Hyundai plan global alliance on EVs, clean-energy tech

    The potential collaboration aims to reduce automaker costs and deliver a wider range of vehicles and emerging technologies to market faster.

    By Eric Walz • Sept. 13, 2024
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    Google taps direct air capture startup for latest carbon removal deal

    The tech giant will purchase carbon removal credits from Holocene for $100 per ton of carbon dioxide, a price tag considered to be the lowest on record for direct air capture technologies.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    BofA closes $205M tax equity deal for carbon capture, clean fuel credits

    Bank of America will purchase carbon capture and clean fuel production tax credits in a novel financing deal with biofuels producer Harvestone Low Carbon Partners.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    FERC greenlights BlackRock’s $12.5B purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the transaction on the back of a blanket authorization it first granted the asset management firm in 2010.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    Workiva, Visual Lease team up to boost sustainability reporting

    The partnership between the ESG reporting software firm and the lease management platform will allow mutual clients to accurately report progress on their sustainability goals.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    White House announces $7.3B financing for rural clean energy projects

    The federal funding will support 10 GW in clean energy projects lowering electricity costs for cooperative utilities in 23 states, the White House said.

    By Ethan Howland • Sept. 10, 2024
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    EPA issues first set of carbon storage draft permits for Texas

    The Environmental Protection Agency’s permits will allow Oxy Low Carbon Ventures to store approximately 722,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually in three underground wells.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    Nasdaq partners with Crux to help companies access clean energy tax credits

    The team-up will grant Nasdaq ESG Solution clients access to Crux’s platform of clean energy project developers and manufacturers to purchase transferable tax credits.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    Volvo scales back its EV goals

    In 2021, the automaker pledged to be fully electric by 2030. Now, the company is abandoning that goal, focusing instead on “electrified” models.

    By Haley Cawthon • Sept. 9, 2024
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    CleanCapital, Sunrock to deploy solar, battery storage in US communities

    CleanCapital’s senior director of investments and capital markets said the partnership will allow the companies to accelerate the nation's energy transition “where it matters most.”

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    Microsoft launches decarbonization team to slash supply chain emissions

    The new three-member team will help Microsoft tackle scope 3 emissions generated by purchased goods and services and those produced by its cloud and artificial intelligence operations.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
  • A worker installs solar panels at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind on April 06, 2023 near Prenzlau, Germany.
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    US wind energy investment soars while solar stagnates: BloombergNEF

    While solar companies struggle to find investors, interest in wind and geothermal projects is booming, according to an analysis by BloombergNEF.

    By Emma Penrod • Sept. 5, 2024
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    Oxylus Energy nabs $4.5M for clean fuel tech

    The climate tech company said the funding will help develop and scale its carbon conversion project which produces green methanol — an alternative fuel that can help slash emissions.

    By Sept. 4, 2024
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    Chemours opens EV battery innovation center in Delaware

    The research and development facility will focus on developing and improving lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

    By Sara Samora • Aug. 30, 2024