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NVIDIA’s AI Spending Surge to $279B as Infrastructure Commitments Hit Record Levels, NVDA Stock Gains

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is moving deeper into the center of the global AI infrastructure boom as spending commitments across the industry reach unprecedented levels. The chipmaker is benefiting from rising demand for AI computing, while also helping finance and build the infrastructure needed to support future growth. The trend is reflected in NVIDIA’s latest results. […]

Verra CCS Methodology Gets ICVCM Approval as Carbon Removal Market Grows

Verra’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) methodology has been approved by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) under its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs). The approval adds a major technology-based carbon removal method to the growing list of methodologies that meet the ICVCM’s high-integrity requirements. Mandy Rambharos, CEO of Verra, says: “Carbon capture […]

CORSIA Credit Crunch: Base Carbon Adds 640,000 Rwanda Credits to Aviation Market

Toronto-based Base Carbon has secured a major expansion of its aviation-compliance carbon inventory. Verra tagged 639,609 previously issued carbon credits from its Rwanda cookstoves project as eligible for the first phase of CORSIA. The tagging, announced September 28, 2026, brings the total number of CORSIA-eligible credits issued to date from the project to 1,959,812. The […]

Mercedes-Benz Taps ProLogium’s Gen4 Solid-State Battery in Next EV Push

Mercedes-Benz has secured priority access to ProLogium’s latest Gen4 solid-state battery cells, expanding a partnership that could help bring higher-energy, safer, and more efficient batteries to future electric vehicles. The companies signed a joint testing agreement on September 24, 2026. Mercedes-Benz will test ProLogium’s Gen4 cells for electrical, thermal, and safety performance at its own […]

Meta Backs U.S. Startup MacroCycle to Scale Recycled Plastic Capacity

Meta is expanding its efforts to address supply-chain emissions by backing a new source of recycled plastic in the U.S. The technology giant has signed a multi-year agreement with circular plastics startup MacroCycle Technologies to purchase environmental attribute certificates (EACs) linked to recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) from MacroCycle’s first commercial plant in the Southeastern U.S. […]

US, Argentina Launch $7B Andes-Atlantic Corridor to Expand Lithium, Copper, and Energy

The United States and Argentina are building a new economic corridor to move critical minerals, energy, and other resources from Argentina’s interior to global markets. The Andes-Atlantic Corridor, launched during United Nations General Assembly week in New York, will connect Argentina’s mineral-rich northwest and the Vaca Muerta energy basin with Atlantic ports and Western markets. […]