Key Impact Points ENGIE has started construction on one of Europe’s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at its Vilvoorde site in Belgium. This significant development follows the project’s construction permit approval in July 2023 and its selection for capacity remuneration in October 2023. With an installed capacity of 200
I have seen a few articles this week about the ‘end of ESG’ (e.g. FT, Bloomberg, Institutional Investor). That may be no bad thing because it might lead us back to the more fundamental issue that ESG and other terms have been obscuring. That fundamental issue is whether achieving sustainability
A critical moment: The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), to be held in Cali, Colombia from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, represents a critical moment — and possibly a last best chance — in the effort to preserve biodiversity and reverse
Key Impact Points: The red carpet is being rolled up for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) on Wall Street. Institutional Investor (II) has replaced the term “ESG” with “sustainability” in its annual analyst rankings, reflecting a broader trend amid the increasingly politicized debate over climate change and corporate diversity in the
Key Impact Points: Early Support for Green New Deal Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to transform the nation’s environmental policy. As she embarks on her presidential campaign with President Joe Biden’s endorsement, her commitment to the Green New Deal and other climate initiatives is under the spotlight. Harris was
Impact Points: SDG NEWS RISING STAR: In this week’s feature, we spotlight a visionary who is transforming public health through technology. Rainier Mallol, a 25-year-old trailblazer from the Dominican Republic, has not only co-founded AIME — Artificial Intelligence in Medical Epidemiology — but also steered it into a global force
Key Impact Points: Introduction to Global Shifts The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) have unveiled their latest collaborative effort, the Global Foresight Report. This comprehensive document, titled “Navigating New Horizons,” highlights critical global shifts threatening to exacerbate the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss,
Key Impact Points: SDG NEWS RISING STAR: Leow Hui Min, a Senior Analyst in the Workforce Planning Branch of EMA’s Energy Capabilities Development Department, is making waves in reshaping the energy sector’s image among youths. After starting her career in the tech sector, she joined Energy Market Authority (EMA) in
Key Impact Points: The “Investing in the Green Economy 2024” report, authored by Lily Dai, Lee Clements, Alan Meng, Beth Schuck, and Jaakko Kooroshy of the LSEG Sustainable Investment Research team, provides a comprehensive analysis of the global green economy. The report highlights the growth, challenges, and opportunities within the
Key Impact Points: Landmark Agreement 1PointFive, a leader in carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), has announced a significant agreement with Microsoft to sell 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over the next six years. This marks the largest single purchase of CDR credits enabled by Direct
