Belém — As leaders converge on Belém for COP30, the European Union enters the summit with one of the most comprehensive climate packages ever presented — a plan to align global action with the Paris Agreement while deepening financial and industrial cooperation. “The global clean transition is ongoing and irreversible,”
NEW YORK CITY — On election night the cafés of Astoria pulsed with a kind of civic electricity. Taxi drivers leaned out of windows, students spilled onto Steinway Street, and volunteers who had been knocking on doors for months hugged in disbelief. When the final count came in, Assemblymember Zohran
Belém — The forest canopy outside Belém is becoming a testing ground for corporate climate action. In its largest-ever carbon removal deal, Google has agreed to finance the restoration of degraded Amazon land through a partnership with Mombak, a Brazilian startup replanting native forests to lock carbon back into the
São Paulo — The roar of chainsaws that once defined Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is being replaced by the quieter rhythm of restoration. Inter IKEA Group has announced a new forest investment project in southern Brazil — a pilot that blends commercial forestry with ecosystem recovery — as part of its
Brussels — The European Union has agreed to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, setting the stage for the bloc’s long-term climate policy ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. But the compromise deal — brokered under Denmark’s EU Council presidency — adds new flexibilities that could allow
Enfinity Global has signed a decade-long agreement with VW Kraftwerk GmbH, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, to supply 400 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable Guarantees of Origin (GOs) from its solar power plants in Italy—bolstering Volkswagen’s drive toward carbon-neutral mobility across Europe. Powering Volkswagen’s Transition to Carbon-Neutral Mobility Under the
Brazil has opened three weeks of climate-related events ahead of COP30, seeking to rekindle global commitment to tackling climate change amid economic volatility and eroding international cooperation. From São Paulo to Belém, leaders, investors, and civil society are converging to signal that multilateral climate ambition is not yet lost. Business
Our strategy is evolving. When we started Conserve Safari, our focus was on performance — high-yield real estate, risk-adjusted returns, and generating alpha. Numbers are still important — they’re what make operations financially sustainable, but there’s more to it. I believe that conservation and community impact are not separate from
KAMPALA — Uganda has become the first African country to receive a results-based payment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), securing US$31 million for verified emission reductions achieved through sustainable forestry and land management. The landmark approval recognizes measurable success under the “Uganda REDD-plus Results-Based Payment for Emission Reductions (2016–2017)”
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, 2025, the Category 5 storm left a trail of devastation – and put the world’s spotlight on one of the most ambitious disaster-financing systems ever built by a small island nation. With 185 mph (295 km/h) winds and
