Investment giant BlackRock issues a strong statement following the release of a statement by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in support of a Texas-led multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of using ESG investing to manipulate coal markets, calling the case “baseless,” and “based on an absurd theory.” The case, launched by…

London-based cleantech construction technology firm Converge announced that it has raised $22 million in a new investment round, with proceeds aimed at further developing and commercially scaling its AI-based platform for decarbonizing concrete. Building materials are a key source of global greenhouse gas emissions. Cement production, an ingredient in concrete, accounts for approximately 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions, with…

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced that it has signed two long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to acquire 650 MW of solar energy in Texas and Kansas from energy provider AES to support the social media giant’s data centers. Virginia-based AES is among the largest power providers in the world. Meta will draw power via the PPAs from solar…

Supply chain sustainability management solutions provider Assent announced the launch of a new solution aimed at helping manufacturers to comply with the regulatory requirements of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Ottawa-based Assent provides systems to help manufacturers collect and manage the supply chain data needed to meet environmentally and socially responsible product standards and regulations. According to Assent,…

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today a series of updates to its key sustainability goals in areas across climate, packaging, agriculture and water, including pushing back its 2040 target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by ten years to 2050. While also announcing more ambitious goals to integrate sustainable farming practices across its agricultural…

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 564 – 20 today to approve proposed changes to approve proposed changes to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s carbon tax on imported goods, which would exempt the vast majority of importers from the CBAM rules, while allowing the mechanism to continue to cover nearly all emissions from imports across key carbon-intensive…

Carbon removal provider Exomad Green announced a new deal with Microsoft, with the tech giant agreeing to purchase at least 1.24 million tonnes of carbon removal credits over ten years, generated from Exomad Green’s biochar projects in Bolivia. The transaction marks the largest-ever biochar carbon removal purchase agreement globally, and one of the largest durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) agreements…