US states could cut energy use in new buildings by as much as a third by updating weak or non-existent energy codes with new federal funds, finds a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
Companies will no longer be able to make misleading green claims under a draft EU law to be proposed in March, but there are concerns the metrics are weighted too heavily toward CO2 emissions.
Corporate Knights Global 100 ranking compares the sustainability of the world’s 100 largest publicly traded companies.
A new Energy Monitor investigation reveals how Big Oil’s extraction plans continue to fly in the face of climate science.
Energy Monitor caught up with Breakthrough Energy Ventures’s Carmichael Roberts to discuss what 2023 has in store for the world’s net-zero transition.
The appointment of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, as president of COP28 is an opportunity to fast-forward the clean energy transition – because fossil fuel-focused countries and companies also have to be part of the solution.
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With new investments in nuclear energy, the UK government wants to ensure energy security, but without strong long-term policies the new Great British Nuclear era remains uncertain.
State anti-ESG laws are fast outpacing those supporting environmental or social measures, potentially costing taxpayers $700m.
Mandates for electric vehicle sales, green ammonia use in fertilisers and public procurement of plant-based proteins could catalyse decarbonisation in sectors covering 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Around 75% of the refining sector’s €39bn of planned investments in alternative fuels up to 2030 will go towards increasing biofuels production, according to new research from NGO Transport & Environment.
While green bond issuance is expected to accelerate this year following a 2022 downturn, there is a risk that issuers may forgo quality for quantity.
Zimbabwe banned the exports of raw lithium ores in 2022, and then banned the exports of all raw mineral ores this year. Isabeau van Halm explores the latest example of a wave of critical mineral resource nationalism.
Innovative, unregulated net-zero initiatives on Web3, the new decentralised internet, could hinder as well as help climate action.
While more than half of FTSE 350 companies have “dramatically” increased carbon offset spending over the past two years, 41% of chief sustainability officers do not use carbon offsets due to trust issues, find new studies by Kana Earth and AiDash.
The falling price of technology and growth in renewables mean desalination is fast becoming a key climate adaptation tool for dry countries.
Fresh analysis of asset managers’ 2022 proxy voting patterns reveals the world’s largest investors are backsliding on climate-related votes, mainly in the energy sector.