Businesses Planning for Energy Transitions, Researching New Technologies
Business leaders continue to focus on clean energy transitions, a new survey finds, with an increased focus on emerging technologies to help make changes.
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Moody’s Report on Carbon Pricing Warns These Industries Will Be Hardest Hit
A new Moody’s report on the economic impacts of carbon pricing warns that carbon-intensive producers and consumers will be hard hit as more governments begin charging entities for emitting greenhouse gases. The “most exposed” sectors include…
Green Data Center Market Expected to Reach $143 Billion by 2026
The Global Green Data Center Market size is expected to reach $142.8 billion by 2026, rising at a market growth of 19.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the forecasted period.
New ‘Green Steel Certificates’ from ArcelorMittal Help Customers Reduce Scope 3 Emissions
Steel and mining giant ArcelorMittal has unveiled a project that the company says combines its low and zero-carbon products and wider green initiatives under one umbrella focused on achieving its ultimate 2050 net zero goal
Aspen Skiing Company Unveils Results from Waste-Methane-to-Energy Project
By converting waste methane into energy, Aspen Skiing Company’s clean energy production facility in a former coal mine in Somerset, Colorado, is generating between $100,000 and $150,000 in revenue per month from electricity and carbon credit sales, and after nearly ten years, ASC has only about $750,000 remaining to pay off its initial investment of $5.34 million, the company announced
Report: Only 14% of Large Industrial Companies Aligned with Paris Agreement
New research by the Transition Pathway Initiative finds that only 16 of 111 (14%) large publicly-listed industrial companies are aligned with an emissions reduction pathway that would keep global warming at 2°C or below.
Department of Energy Establishes ‘Division of Minerals Sustainability’
Today, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the establishment of a Division of Minerals Sustainability.
Report: There is a Dire Need for Universally-Accepted Emissions Data Framework for Supply Chains
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today released a new report, “The Next Frontier of Carbon Accounting: A Unified Approach for Unlocking Systemic Change,” focused on the critical need for a universal framework that shows the greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the materials and goods we use each day.
BlackRock Expands Sustainable Investments with the Close of a $5.1 Billion Energy and Power Infrastructure Fund
BlackRock’s Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund has achieved a $5.1 billion final close of Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III, making it the largest alternative investment fundraise in BlackRock history.
Antofagasta Signs Renewable PPA for Copper Mine Operations
International mining company Antofagasta signed a new power purchase agreement this week to bring 100% renewable energy to its Centinela copper mine in Chile.
Greece Transforms Former Mining Sites into Solar Facilities
Greece’s Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis recently announced plans to invest in two enormous solar facilities on former mining sites. One plant on the Peloponnese Peninsula would be 1 gigawatt, and another in the north would be 2 GW.
Trump Revokes California’s Authority to Set Auto Emissions Standards
Officials from the EPA and DOT announced on Thursday that they are revoking California’s authority to set auto emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.