Carbon Compared Launches Quote Request Tool to Connect Buyers Directly with Project Developers
The recently launched Carbon Compared launched to increase transparency within the VCM, making it easier to make informed decisions around carbon credits and offsetting. The platform connects buyers directly to project developers, enabling a direct relationship with the project that their purchases support. On the free platform, project design documents, methodologies, VVB reports, project location, […]
Sinkholes in Turkey’s Agricultural Heartland Fuel Farmers’ Concerns
Sinkholes in Turkey’s agricultural heartland are spreading at an accelerating pace, carving through fields in the country’s central Konya Basin as drought and groundwater depletion place growing strain on one of Turkey’s most important food-producing regions. Across farmland producing maize, wheat, and sugar beet, vast craters have opened without warning, some clustered by the dozen […]
KKR Launches European Rail Leasing Platform with Green Mobility Partners
KKR has launched a new European rail leasing platform through a strategic partnership with Vienna-based Green Mobility Partners, marking a significant private capital move to accelerate rail electrification and modernisation across Europe. Under the agreement, KKR has acquired a majority stake in Green Mobility Partners (GMP), providing capital and strategic support to scale the company’s […]
Japan Launches $1.3 Billion Clean Energy Investment Subsidies Under GX 2040
Japan has announced a new package of Japan clean energy investment subsidies worth 210 billion yen ($1.3 billion), aiming to accelerate the use of decarbonised electricity across industry while strengthening regional economies and reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels. The subsidies, unveiled by a senior official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will […]
U.S. Halts Offshore Wind Projects Citing Security Risks, Reopening Fault Lines Over Energy and Federal Power
The Trump administration has suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects already under construction along the U.S. East Coast, invoking national security concerns in a move that immediately rattled energy markets and intensified a widening confrontation with coastal states over energy policy and federal authority. The decision, announced Monday by the U.S. Department of […]
U.S. Civil Rights Agency Targets Corporate DEI Under Trump Administration
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving to scrutinize corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, setting up a legal and political test of how far federal civil rights enforcement can go under President Donald Trump’s administration. The shift, led by the agency’s new chair, Andrea Lucas, signals a reorientation of enforcement priorities that […]
EU Council Adopts EUDR Changes Delaying Deforestation Law to 2026
The European Union has completed the legislative process to delay and simplify its landmark deforestation law, formally resetting the implementation timeline for one of the bloc’s most far-reaching trade and environmental regulations. On Thursday, the European Council adopted amendments to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), confirming a one-year postponement of its application and introducing targeted […]
SDG News Spotlight: Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Global Compact
A Career Built at the Intersection of Business and Multilateral Action Sanda Ojiambo’s leadership at the United Nations Global Compact reflects a career deliberately shaped at the intersection of global business, government, and multilateral institutions. As Assistant Secretary-General and head of the UN Global Compact, she occupies one of the most strategically important roles in […]
US$67 Million in New GEF Funding to Power Frontline Environmental Action
New York, 18 December 2025 — A major financing package of US$67 million approved by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is set to accelerate frontline environmental action in vulnerable ecosystems and communities across Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa, with implementation support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). […]
Bhutan Converts Renewable Energy Surplus Into Bitcoin to Fuel Sustainable Development
THIMPHU, Bhutan — In a move that is quietly reshaping how nations think about climate aligned finance, the Kingdom of Bhutan has allocated up to 10,000 Bitcoin, valued at close to one billion dollars, to support long term national development. The allocation will help fund Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan’s flagship infrastructure and economic diversification project. […]
