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Climatetech Incubator Greentown Labs Appoints Georgina Campbell Flatter as New CEO

Nonprofit climatetech startup incubator Greentown Labs announced today the appointment of Georgina Campbell Flatter as its incoming Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 2011 out of...

Vanguard Softens Language on Diversity for U.S. Proxy Voting Policy

Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment managers, released its updated proxy voting policy for U.S. portfolio companies, which included less prescriptive language on...

Île-de-France Mobilités Raises €1 Billion in First-Ever Public Sector “EuGB” Green Bond Offering

Paris-area public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités announced that it has raised €1 billion in a new green bond offering, the first by a public...

Amazon Expands Renewable Energy, Cloud Partnership with Iberdrola to Spain, Portugal

Amazon and global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today an expanded partnership, with Amazon agreeing to purchase 476 MW of solar and wind...

Reservoirs ‘desperately needed’ as past ‘neglect’ hits water bills

The government has announced £7.9 billion of investment to build nine new reservoirs across the UK. This comes as Water UK announced household water...

“Significant concerns” about new Environmental Impact Assessment regime, in IEMA’s analysis

Growth must not come at the expense of an already fragile environment, warned the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), following the Chancellor’s...

Don’t blame the newts? Challenging the false dichotomy of nature vs the economy

There was widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech last week, writes Joe Keegan,...

As the New President of UCS, I’m Ready to Get to Work

When I was a student working on a PhD in environmental engineering, I knew I wanted to choose a career that would allow me...

‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry

This story is a partnership between Grist and ExxonKnews, a reporting project covering the fossil fuel industry. Nearly five years ago, the United States Department...

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