Earth Overshoot Day is this week, and for investors, it can present a good time to review portfolios and consider how the companies they invest in are preparing for a more sustainable future. Earth Overshoot Day is the point each year when humanity’s demand on nature ‘overshoots’ what the planet can regenerate within that year, and this year it is…
Nuclear Turbines Raises $20 Million to Bring Down Cost of Nuclear Energy Using Gas Turbine Technology
Advanced nuclear technology startup Nuclear Turbines announced that it has raised £15 million (USD$20 million) in a new funding, with proceeds to be used to scale its solution, based on gas turbine technology, to address nuclear energy’s cost and scale challenges. Founded in 2023 by Jeremy Owston and nuclear engineer Professor Tim Abram and spun out of BEA Systems, Manchester-based Nuclear Turbines…
TotalEnergies to Appeal Court Ruling Ordering it to Address Climate Risks from Use of its Products
TotalEnergies announced that it has decided to appeal a recent ruling by the Paris Judicial Court ordering the company identify and disclose measures to address climate risks resulting from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the use of its oil and gas products. The French energy giant said that it intends to argue that climate change is a global phenomenon outside…
Verra, S&P Global Launch New Carbon Project Registry
Carbon market standards organization Verra announced the launch of its new registry, powered by S&P Global Energy, aimed at advancing carbon market registration and enabling users to track and manage carbon, water and biodiversity credits throughout their lifecycles. Founded in 2007 and based in Washington, D.C., Verra is a nonprofit organization that develops standards and operates registries for carbon credits…
CDP Launches AI Tool to Enable Faster, Easier Sustainability Reporting
Climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP announced the launch of a new AI-powered “Suggested Response” feature designed to help simplify disclosure preparation for organizations, while enabling faster and higher quality reporting. According to CDP, market testing of the new service demonstrated reduced disclosure preparation time by an average of 40%, increased response and completion rates by 25% and…
Singapore Releases Proposed ISSB-Aligned Sustainability Reporting Standards
Singapore’s business reporting and accounting regulator the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) announced the release of the draft Singapore Sustainability Disclosure Standards, based on the sustainability and climate-related reporting standards developed by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The new proposed standards are designed to form the basis of new mandatory climate and voluntary broader sustainability reporting requirements…
GenZero Backs Clean Energy Infrastructure Platform PCG Global
Singapore-based clean energy platform PCG Global announced today the close of a Pre-Series A financing round led by Temasek-owned decarbonization-focused investment platform GenZero, with funding aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion across Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. Launched in 2025 by the team behind China-focused C&I distributed solar investor-operator PCG Power and backed by Temasek, PCG Global focuses…