Apple’s newest iPhone arrives with more than a new camera and faster performance. Behind the glossy launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max is another story: how much carbon it takes to make, ship, and use a smartphone. At the same time, Apple is pushing recycled materials deeper into the device, […]
Global healthcare company GSK has signed an eight-year deal with Indian climate company Varaha to cut emissions and enhance carbon removal. It will support regenerative agriculture on 50,000 hectares of smallholder farmland in Punjab and Haryana. The deal was structured by climate investment platform Earthly and covers more than 500,000 carbon credits. The project is […]
The top U.S. battery developer Factorial Energy (Nasdaq: FAC) is bringing in a major Japanese materials company as it works to take its solid-state battery technology from advanced testing to commercial production. It recently announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s Mitsui Kinzoku Company to support industrializing its Solstice all-solid-state battery platform. The deal brings together […]
The biochar carbon removal market is moving toward larger, longer-term deals as corporate buyers look for supply they can actually verify and receive. Exomad Green and Carbonfuture are now expanding their partnership to more than 1.1 million tonnes of biochar carbon removal supply. The additional volume, which includes an allocation already secured for 2026, will […]
Verra has launched a new Scope 3 Standard (S3S) Program that allows project developers to list climate projects linked to corporate value chains. The program, which started on September 15, helps companies measure, verify, and report emissions reductions. This is important for projects that impact their supply chains or products. It also creates a new […]
Sustainable funds have become a growing part of the global asset-management market. These funds combine financial investments with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Their performance can vary widely based on the assets they hold, where they invest, and how fund managers define sustainability. On September 10, Morgan Stanley said sustainable investment funds delivered higher […]
Google has signed its largest carbon removal purchase to date with climate company Terradot, backing a major project in southern Brazil that combines methane reduction from rice farming with permanent carbon removal. The project will cover more than 200,000 hectares or 500,000 acres of rice farmland in Rio Grande do Sul. It will use two […]
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating parts of the voluntary carbon market, according to a Bloomberg report on September 15, 2026. The reported probe is looking at potentially problematic carbon projects and has reached beyond individual developers. Investigators are seeking information from major U.S.-based carbon registries, validation and certification bodies, and third-party […]
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)) latest earnings show how fast AI is changing its cloud business. They also point to a growing challenge. The company needs to build more data centers to meet AI demand. At the same time, it must manage the emissions, electricity, and water that come with that growth. The growth creates a major […]