UMi Inc.

24/02/2023

Companies that prepare ahead of new laws are likely to enjoy a smoother transition.

31/01/2023

As Africa gets just $30bn of required $277bn Continent needs $2.8trn 2020-2030 to implement NDCs under Paris agreement A new study by FSD Africa in partnership with UMOA-Titre (UT) in which Genesis Analytics was commissioned, has found that deploying Development Impact and Social Impact bonds can si...

04/01/2023

Nature-based carbon sequestration technologies such as permanent plantings and farm forestry, currently provide significant potential for Australia to reach net-zero emissions, a recent report has found.

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

04/01/2023

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called for the World Bank and others to revamp their business models to boost lending and harness private capital to fund investments that more broadly benefit the world, such as helping middle-income countries transition away from coal power.

The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises and will negotiate with shareholders ahead of April meetings on proposals that include a capital increase and new lending tools, according to an "evolution roadmap" seen by Reuters on Mo...

04/01/2023

ACEN Corp. is expecting at least 700 megawatts (MW) of its solar and wind projects to start operations in 2023. “ACEN is currently building over 1,000 MW of solar and wind projects in the Philippines, of which around 700 MW is expected to start operations within the next 12 months,” Eric T. Fran...

31/12/2022

The World Bank Group stepped up its support to help countries address climate and development needs together: delivering a record $31.7 billion in climate finance, the most ever in a single year in its history.

2022 has been a year of uncertainty. Education losses, global inflation, disruptions in supply chains, and other global challenges remind us that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to linger. View a snapshot of this work in nine charts.

09/12/2022

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GRI reporting best prepares companies for new EU standards

09/12/2022

Executives at large U.S. companies are rapidly increasing sustainability reporting efforts, with nearly all actively investing in ESG data and reporting technology and assigning new ESG-focused roles internally, to meet rising stakeholder demand and approaching regulatory requirements, according to....

09/12/2022

Sydney Uni researchers claim their new battery offers four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce.

09/12/2022

Micromobility solutions, like e-cargo bikes, offer a safer, greener and more efficient alternative in urban areas. But how can city leaders unleash their potential?

28/11/2022

From floods to fire, climate change can wreak havoc on our homes. This insurance company has mapped out where’s most at risk.

28/11/2022

To keep global temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C), we need to reach net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as soon as possible by utilizing deep and unprecedented emissions reductions across all sectors, as well as large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to extract carbon dioxide...