UK-based clean energy provider Octopus Energy Group announced has announced that it has received $800 million additional investment from its existing shareholders, aimed at accelerating the company’s clean energy growth. Launched in 2016, Octopus Energy Group is now made up of 10 businesses across 18 countries, serving over 7 million customers. The new investment values the company at nearly $8…
Utility-scale solar developer and battery storage company Adapture Renewables, announced today that it has signed three Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreements (EAPAs) with Meta to procure 330MW of renewable energy from three solar projects under development in Illinois and Arkansas. Meta is one of the largest corporate buyers of renewable energy, and the company achieved its goal to meet 100% of…
Global truck manufacturer Daimler Truck has announced that it is building a first customer-trial fleet of Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Amazon, Air Products, INEOS, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz will take part in first customer trials to gain initial experience in CO2-free long-distance transport with the fuel-cell trucks. The planned launch of customer trials follows a…
Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho announced a series of climate-focused initiatives, including introducing a new framework aimed at more actively supporting green projects for clients in high-risk areas in carbon-related sectors, and expanding its interim financed emissions reduction targets to the automotive and maritime transport sectors. The new green project framework, forming part of Mizuho’s response policy for…
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced the launch of a new lawsuit against investment giant BlackRock, alleging that the misrepresented the extent to which it uses ESG considerations in its investment strategies, including in those that do not have a stated sustainability focus. The complaint states that BlackRock is “deceiving consumers about the company’s extensive commitment to fulfilling ESG aims.”…
The UK government announced that it will introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) by 2027, establishing a carbon tax on imported goods targeted at a series of key emissions-intensive industries, aimed at equalizing the carbon price paid by UK producers with those outside the UK, and avoiding “carbon leakage,” or shifting of production of carbon-intensive goods to jurisdictions with…
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the release of an update of its proposed guidance for the use of ESG and sustainability-related terms in investment fund names, including the introduction of a new “transition” category enabling the use of labels to identify funds that include investments not currently classified as green, but are focused on…