Key Impact Points: U.S. Energy System Grows More Productive as Demand Rises The 2025 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, released by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and BloombergNEF, shows that the U.S. energy system is increasingly efficient and capable of meeting rising demand with cleaner sources. In 2024:
The Be Cool! Campaign grew from “I Wanna Be Cool”, an Americana meets Beatles pop anthem bringing more than awareness to the climate crisis. The goal of the Campaign is to inspire meaningful climate action and mobilize global youth to combat the world’s worsening climate crisis. The Campaign was launched
Key Impact Points: Call for Balanced and Inclusive Standards Climate Impact Partners has submitted formal feedback to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as part of its consultation on the Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, urging the organization to adopt a more pragmatic, flexible approach. “The SBTi’s work is vital.
Key Impact Points: DOE Terminates $3.7 Billion in Climate Awards The U.S. Department of Energy has rescinded $3.7 billion in previously announced awards for carbon capture and decarbonization projects. Among those affected are Calpine Texas CCUS Holdings, LLC, ExxonMobil, Ørsted Star P2X LLC, and PPL Corporation, according to a project
Key Impact Points: Meta Backs Nuclear to Power Clean AI Future Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 1,121 megawatts of emissions-free nuclear power from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. Starting in June 2027, this agreement replaces public subsidies from Illinois’ Zero Emission
Key Impact Points: Africa Steps Up as Global Carbon Market Leader The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the launch of the Africa Carbon Support Facility (ACSF)—a first-of-its-kind platform to scale carbon markets across Africa—during a high-level dialogue held at the 2025 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Framed as
Key Impact Points: UN Releases Blueprint to Finance a Thriving Ocean Economy The United Nations Global Compact and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) have launched the Ocean Investment Protocol, a landmark framework designed to scale finance for a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable ocean economy. Building on existing
Key Impact Points: Climate Week in Panama: A Strategic Launchpad for Climate Solutions The first revamped Climate Week of 2025 concluded in Panama City, signaling a shift from climate ambition to implementation. “This Forum has served as much more than a venue just for discussion — it has been a
Key Impact Points: UNDP and Japan Launch ASEAN Blue Carbon Finance Project to Scale Climate Action in Southeast Asia The ASEAN, Government of Japan, and UNDP officially launched the ASEAN Blue Carbon and Finance Profiling (ABCF) Project in Jakarta, marking a strategic step forward in managing blue carbon ecosystems across
Key Impact Points Carbon Direct, in collaboration with Microsoft, today released a first-of-its-kind guide outlining science-based criteria for high-quality environmental attribute certificates (EACs) in the concrete and steel sectors. The criteria address scope 3 emissions from embodied carbon and seek to shape a credible market for low-carbon building materials. Embodied
