The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has struggled for years with one major problem: trust. Concerns about credit quality, transparency, and climate impact have made many companies cautious about buying carbon credits. Now, Amazon is trying to address this challenge. The company has expanded its carbon credit service to qualified businesses in the United Kingdom. The move […]
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released the finalized Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, creating new rules that will guide how companies set, manage, and report their net-zero plans. The update arrives as more companies than ever are adopting climate targets. However, investors, regulators, and customers increasingly want proof that companies are reducing emissions, not […]
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the DOMINANCE Act, a bipartisan bill designed to strengthen America’s access to critical minerals and reduce its dependence on China. Lawmakers say the legislation will help secure supply chains for key industries, including electric vehicles (EVs), clean energy, semiconductors, and defense manufacturing. The bill, formally known as the […]
The European Union is looking south for its next major clean energy opportunity. The European Commission (EC) has launched the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation Initiative, known as T-MED. The program plans to gather up to €25 billion in investment by 2035. This funding will boost renewable energy, clean tech manufacturing, hydrogen projects, […]
American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT) has achieved a significant milestone. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reinstated a $115 million grant for its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project (TFLP) in Nevada. This decision eliminates uncertainty for the company and bolsters its aim to establish a domestic lithium supply chain. This is crucial as the U.S. […]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to be the biggest tournament in football history. It may also become the most polluting. A new study from Loughborough University, the University of Bristol, and the University of Manchester estimates that the tournament could produce over 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e). This would be […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at a pace few technologies have ever matched. In May 2026, ChatGPT became the fastest app in history to reach 1 billion monthly active users, as reported by Reuters. The milestone came just three years after the chatbot launched in late 2022. Soon after, OpenAI confirmed it had confidentially filed […]
A group of 45 major institutional investors, managing about €11.4 trillion in assets, has urged EU leaders to protect the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). They warn that weakening this carbon market could damage investor confidence and slow Europe’s clean-energy transition. This appeal arrives weeks before a key review of the ETS, one of the […]
As electricity demand rises and renewable energy grows in the U.S., battery storage is key. Waymo has launched a battery repurposing program to give retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries a new purpose in the power sector. Waymo is working with B2U Storage Solutions to turn used batteries from its all-electric fleet into large-scale energy storage […]