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Caribbean Launches $110M Renewable Energy Facility to Cut Costs and Boost Resilience

أبريل 18, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: World Bank Backs Caribbean Energy Shift The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $110 million Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility targeting Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Designed in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and regional partners,

Has the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Abandoned its Climate Goals?

أبريل 18, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: NZBA Relaxes Climate Target Requirements The United Nations-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has officially lowered its climate ambition, scrapping the requirement for member banks to align with a strict 1.5°C warming scenario. New guidelines released April 15 now aim to keep warming “well below 2°C, striving for

Morten Siem Lynge: Bridging Denmark and Texas in the Clean Energy Transition

أبريل 18, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

In the heart of Houston, a city synonymous with traditional energy, Denmark’s Consul General, Morten Siem Lynge, is orchestrating a quiet revolution. Since his appointment in September 2020, Lynge has been instrumental in fostering a robust partnership between Denmark and Texas, focusing on clean energy initiatives that align with the

Charting a New Course: IMO Carbon Tax Sets Sail

أبريل 18, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

IMO Approves First Global Carbon Pricing Framework for Shipping In a landmark move for global climate action, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the world’s first industry-wide carbon pricing framework for shipping. This historic agreement introduces a two-tier carbon fee system, imposing a $100 per ton levy on CO₂

UNDP and BMUV Fund ISSB Nature Disclosure Work to Strengthen Global Biodiversity Reporting

أبريل 18, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: UNDP and BMUV Deepen Support for Nature-Based Corporate Reporting The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV), through the International Climate Initiative (IKI), have announced new support for the IFRS Foundation and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)’s Nature-related Disclosure

Scientists Recruit Birds as Field Assistants to Map and Protect the Planet

أبريل 15, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: From Tornado Chasing to Satellite Tracking In the late 1990s, ecologist Martin Wikelski spent nights chasing migrating Swainson’s Thrushes across Illinois, outfitting birds with transmitters and tracking them via car. “His shift ended when the migrating thrush touched down, often hundreds of miles from where he’d tagged

UN Global Compact: Maritime Industry Calls on Governments to Back Historic IMO Climate Measures

أبريل 11, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Industry Unites Ahead of IMO Climate Talks In the coming weeks, 176 member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will convene in London to determine how to cut shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050—a milestone moment for the global sector. “This moment is, in

Trump Moves to Stop State Climate Policies That Penalize Fossil Fuels

أبريل 10, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Trump Moves to Undermine State Climate Regulations President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at halting state-level efforts to limit fossil fuel use and curb climate change. The directive, released Tuesday, tasks the U.S. attorney general with identifying and blocking state laws that target carbon

Ceres Launches Climate Disclosure Guide for Municipal Bond Market

Ceres Urges Cities to Disclose Climate Risks or Risk Losing Investor Confidence

أبريل 10, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Ceres Launches Climate Disclosure Guide for Municipal Bond Market As climate-related disasters escalate in frequency and cost, Ceres has released “Leading with Transparency: A Guide to Strengthening Climate Disclosure and Resilience in the Municipal Bond Market” to help state and local governments improve transparency, access capital, and

White House Defunds Key U.S. Climate Body, Jeopardizing 2027 Climate Report

White House Defunds Key U.S. Climate Body, Jeopardizing 2027 Climate Assessment

أبريل 10, 2025 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: USGCRP Funding Terminated, National Climate Report in Peril The White House has ended federal support for the coordination of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)—the key body that delivers the U.S. government’s official assessment on climate change every four years. The move, confirmed by multiple sources,