Distributed energy resource (DER) platform Voltus and Google announced a new three-year agreement with Google, aimed at unlocking unlock up to 100 MW of new electricity capacity from flexible distributed energy resources in the PJM grid region to support grid reliability and meet growing data center power demand. Founded in 2016, San Francisco-based Voltus operates a distributed energy resource (DER)…

Canadian Parliament member and former Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault announced plans to resign from the government, citing Canada’s backtracking on its climate commitments under Prime Minister Mark Carney. In a television interview following his announcement, Guilbeault said that the federal government’s recent deal with Alberta, Canada’s largest oil-producing province, enabling the construction of a new pipeline…

Global professional services firm Deloitte has appointed Smruti Naik-Jones as Chief Sustainability Officer for its newly launched Europe, Middle East and Africa business, Deloitte EMEA. The new EMEA business, which officially launched this week, was initially announced in February 2026, bringing together 16 participating firms operating in more than 80 countries across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, in…

Nairobi-based electric mobility platform Spiro announced that it has raised $215 million in an equity investment round, with the new financing to be used to scale its electric bike and battery-swapping infrastructure across Africa. Founded in 2019, Spiro provides electric transportation solutions, designed around swappable batteries, aimed at accelerating the electrification of mobility across Africa, as well as reducing carbon…

UK-based sustainability-focused consulting firm SLR announced the acquisition of specialist marine and natural capital consultancy Anchor Environmental Consultants expanding its capabilities in marine and coastal development, biodiversity, and natural capital advisory services. Founded by Barry Clark and Jane Turpie, Capetown, South Africa-based Anchor provides services including ecological, social and economic assessment, research, monitoring, ecosystem services assessment, and natural capital accounting, with a…

The UK government announced today the release of its proposed seventh carbon budget, including a target to reduce economy-wide emissions by 87% by 2040, on a 1990 basis. In his statement to Parliament introducing the new carbon budget, while noting the new target’s alignment with the UK’s goal to reach net zero by 2050, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband highlighted the…

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions provider Climeworks announced agreement to supply high-quality carbon removal credits, spanning a range of CDR technologies over a 10-year period to Canada-based financial services provider TD Bank. Founded in 2009, Zurich-based Climeworks provides carbon removal solutions for companies, including its own DAC technology, with the company operating the world’s first two DAC plants. In 2024,…

The European Commission announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU member states, opening infringement procedures over the states’ failure to communicate that they have transposed new anti-greenwashing legislation, the “Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition,” (ECGT) into their national laws. Adopted by European lawmakers in 2024, the ECGT was designed to protect consumers from misleading green…

Netherlands-based cooperative bank Rabobank announced the appointment of Dries Lagerberg as its new Chief Sustainability Officer. Lagerberg takes on the new role after more than 20 years at Rabobank, including serving for the past three year as Head Group Sustainability Regulations & Commitments, and as a member of Rabobank’s Group Sustainability Management Team, helping to shape and advance the bank’s…

Climate-focused VC investor Gigascale Capital announced the launch of Gigascale Capital Fund I, a new $250 million fund targeting early-stage companies that are “rebuilding the physical economy for climate impact.” Founded in 2023 by former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, Gigascale invests in companies developing technologies enabling energy, materials, and infrastructure systems to scale, be cheaper, more productive and cleaner, with…