Growing participation in the program promises to greatly expand access to renewable energy in semiconductor space Announcement coincides with COP28 climate conference Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced that Google, ASM and HP have joined the Catalyze program, which aims to accelerate access to renewable energy across the global semiconductor value […]
Read & Discuss »Energy Transition Plan lays out roadmap for Uganda to sustainably develop its energy sector, meet its climate targets, deliver universal energy access and realise widespread economic benefits Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has issued a new plan for the country’s energy sector that sets out a robust pathway to meet economic growth and […]
Read & Discuss »The Coal to Clean Credit Initiative (CCCI), a consortium of global experts, receives high-level endorsement from Philippines’ ACEN to begin exploring the world’s first coal-to-clean pilot project in the Philippines, supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore CCCI is already actively engaging with sovereign buyers of credits under the Paris Agreement, with support from the […]
Read & Discuss »Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has launched a consultation on its roadmap for insuring the transition. The consultation sets out Lloyd’s proposed approach for the next three years across all areas of sustainability for the market, including underwriting, investments, exposure management and capital and reserving. The roadmap has been designed to […]
Read & Discuss »Launched earlier this year by WBCSD, The Climate Drive is a game-changing platform designed to support businesses and their suppliers in speeding up decarbonization efforts. It is now expanding its content offering, featuring a comprehensive Net Zero Guidebook soon available in additional languages, along with an Action Library of around 100 decarbonization actions and case […]
Read & Discuss »The German government has pledged to invest €4 billion in African green energy projects until 2030. The announcement was made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G20 Compact with Africa summit in Berlin. “We believe that Africa has the potential to be a global leader in green energy,” Scholz said. “We are committed to working […]
Read & Discuss »IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and T. Rowe Price announced plans to create a pioneering global blue bond strategy to increase access to finance for blue projects in emerging markets and help improve market standards for the nascent blue bond market. The proposed T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Blue Economy Bond Strategy (T. […]
Read & Discuss »Everyone was friendly and supportive, but it’s safe to say the process was pretty tense. Over the past month, 10 Harvard seniors learned they had won Rhodes Scholarships for 2024. All will begin graduate studies at the University of Oxford next fall, pursuing interests as varied as reproductive legislation, university leadership, and neuroscience. Each of […]
Read & Discuss »China President Xi Jinping will be in San Francisco to speak with business leaders attending a gathering of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) this week. It’s his first visit to the U.S. since a 2017 meeting with then-President Donald Trump at his Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida. On Wednesday, Xi is expected to sit down […]
Read & Discuss »Sustainable, carbon-negative home builder completes first home in collaboration with renowned design firm Aro Homes, which is pioneering an approach to engineer and build net-zero homes faster and more efficiently than conventional homes, unveiled its first completed residence designed by Olson Kundig, the award-winning collaborative global design practice. Both companies are recognized within the industry for […]
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