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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched an updated draft of its Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard for a second public consultation, as it strives to finalise the standard by Q3 2026. Source: https://www.edie.net/sbti-consults-on-net-zero-standard-for-automotive-sector/

The Amazon rainforest and five reasons for hope

Slowing deforestation in Brazil and pledges to ban oil drilling in Colombia offer slivers of hope for the Amazon. Source: https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-amazon-rainforest-and-five-reasons-for-hope/

Impax Converts Global Sustainable Infrastructure Fund into ETF

UK-based sustainable transition-focused investor Impax Asset Management announced that it has converted its Impax Global Sustainable Infrastructure Fund into the Impax Global Infrastructure ETF,...

Amazon Signs Long-term Clean Energy Purchase Deal with RWE in Germany

German power producer RWE and Amazon announced the signing of a new long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 110 megawatts (MW) of electricity from...

EU Adopts First-Ever Standard for Carbon Removal Projects

The European Commission announced today the adoption of its first set of voluntary certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals, aimed at providing clear standards...

Deutsche Bank Reports Strongest Year for Sustainable Finance Since 2021 on “Renewed Demand”

Deutsche Bank recorded its strongest annual sustainable finance and ESG investment volumes in four years in 2025, as well as its second-best quarter since...

A record 10.6 terawatt-hours (TWh) of wind power was generated across England, Scotland and Wales in January 2026, largely due to stormy weather. Source: https://www.edie.net/stormy-weather-helps-push-britain-to-new-monthly-wind-power-record/

Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining

The year 2010 was a reckoning for Japan’s economic security.  On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an order by Japan’s coast...

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