Key Impact Points: Hedge Funds Reverse Energy Bets Hedge funds are moving away from oil stocks and warming to solar in a marked reversal from strategies that dominated since 2021. Bloomberg Green’s analysis of Hazeltree data shows equity-focused hedge funds, on average, were net short oil stocks for seven of
New Platform for Smarter Carbon Credit Decisions Carbon Compared has launched a free, interactive carbon credit comparison tool designed to help companies identify and purchase high-integrity offsets with confidence. The platform aggregates verified credits from leading providers, enabling side-by-side comparisons by project type, location, price per tonne, co-benefits, and independent
Key Impact Points: New Bloc for a Common Cause At the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) in Awaza, Turkmenistan, delegates agreed to form a new climate negotiating bloc under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The alliance will focus on advocating for the unique vulnerabilities
Scaling Up for a Decisive COP With 100 days until COP30, Brazil is accelerating its “global mutirão” to cement the conference as a catalyst for a new decade of climate implementation. COP30 President-Designate André Corrêa do Lago emphasized: “When it comes to climate change, there is no path forward but
European Central Bank Introduces Climate Factor to Safeguard Eurosystem The European Central Bank (ECB) will integrate a “climate factor” into its collateral framework to manage the financial risks of the EU’s low-carbon transition. The move aims to protect the Eurosystem against sudden declines in collateral value caused by adverse climate-related
Key Points: Strengthening Global Tax Cooperation The United Nations has appointed 25 experts to its Committee on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for 2025–2029. The experts will help countries design tax systems that advance social, environmental, and economic goals while addressing challenges like the digital economy, climate transition, and inequality.
Key Impact Points: GRI Academy Expands Curriculum for Sustainability Professionals As climate and biodiversity crises deepen, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is taking steps to help organizations improve how they disclose environmental impacts. The GRI Academy has launched two new online courses to equip sustainability professionals with the tools to
Key Impact Points: US Clean Energy Enters New Era as Federal Support Shrinks The US clean energy sector is bracing for sharp policy reversals as Congress passes the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping legislative package that curtails many tax credits created under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). While some
Key Impact Points:• Kimberly-Clark becomes first UK consumer goods firm to sign long-term green hydrogen deals• Over £125M ($165M) invested to build green hydrogen plants at two UK manufacturing sites• Initiative aims to cut natural gas use by 50% and reduce CO₂ emissions by 28,500 tonnes annually by 2027 Kimberly-Clark
Key Impact Points: China Poised to Lead Green Bond Market in 2025 China is on track to become the world’s top green bond issuer this year, amid a decline in U.S. issuance driven by political climate hostility, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. “China will definitely be the world’s largest
