Key Impact Points: Enfinity Expands Solar Footprint in Italy U.S.-based Enfinity Global has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to deliver renewable energy from 420 megawatts of solar PV projects in Italy to an undisclosed U.S. technology company. Supporting Energy Transition “We are pleased to continue supporting our customers across diverse
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: Microsoft Deepens Investment in Soil-Based Carbon Removal Microsoft has committed to purchasing 60,000 soil carbon credits from Indigo Ag’s latest carbon crop—the company’s largest to date—issued by the Climate Action Reserve in April. This builds on Microsoft’s prior purchase of 40,000 credits in June 2023, underscoring the
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
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Commitment to Carbon Removals Microsoft has signed a landmark 10-year deal with Bolivia-based Exomad Green to purchase nearly 1.24 million metric tons of biochar carbon removal credits, marking the largest biochar removals agreement ever by volume, according to a joint statement released on May 21.
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
Key Impact Points: Setting Standards for Marine Carbon Removal Carbon Direct and Microsoft announced a joint initiative to develop new guidelines for marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). These standards are intended to ensure that ocean-based carbon removal strategies are scientifically robust and effective in significantly reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Urgency
Key Impact Points: EPA Greenlights Major DAC Project Occidental Petroleum’s subsidiary, 1PointFive, has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to store carbon dioxide captured from its new direct air capture (DAC) facility, Stratos, in Texas. The permits, issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control
Key Impact Points: Climate Volatility Hits Renewable Energy Renewable energy’s rapid expansion faces growing threats from climate variability. Despite record growth in renewable capacity, extreme weather driven by climate change is increasingly disrupting energy generation. Hamid Bastani from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighted significant impacts: “In Sudan and Namibia,
Key Impact Points: Driving Sustainability with Data The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Zero Waste Foundation have launched a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing global sustainability through innovative waste management solutions. This collaboration falls under UNEP’s “Early Warning and Global Environmental Monitoring Services” initiative, addressing the triple planetary
