Another business-led effort from the financial sector to fight climate change is unraveling

In an article on The Conversation website, David L Levy, Professor Emeritus of Management, UMass Boston and Rami Kaplan, Senior Lecturer of Sociology and Labor Studies, Tel Aviv University discuss how net-zero alliances in the financial sector never made much business sense and were not particularly effective at fighting climate change. Do you agree? … Continue reading Another business-led effort from the financial sector to fight climate change is unraveling →

China is rapidly expanding its global footprint in clean-tech manufacturing

A transformative wave of capital flowing from China is fundamentally defining the map of global clean technology manufacturing. Since 2022, Chinese firms have rapidly accelerated overseas investments into green technologies, with 75 per cent of the projects being located in the Global South. Upamanyu Das writes on the downtoearth website about the new report from … Continue reading China is rapidly expanding its global footprint in clean-tech manufacturing →

EBRD and EU launch green investments in the West Bank

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union (EU) launched the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) programme in the West Bank in an effort to support the transition to a greener economy. The newly rolled-out GEFF programme will provide up to €25.9 million of senior unsecured loans to four local financial institutions for gender-responsive on-lending to Palestinian micro, … Continue reading EBRD and EU launch green investments in the West Bank →

Why would oil companies invest in clean energy at all, especially at a time when many federal clean energy incentives are being eliminated and climate science is being dismantled, at least in the United States?

In an article on The Conversation website, Michael Oxman, Professor of the Practice of Sustainable Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, asks a fundamental question concerning major oil companies? What are your views? Why do big oil companies invest in green energy? Some major oil companies such as Shell and BP that once were touted … Continue reading Why would oil companies invest in clean energy at all, especially at a time when many federal clean energy incentives are being eliminated and climate science is being dismantled, at least in the United States? →

Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air, reports New York Times. The EPA proposal “would end requirements for thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities across … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 14-15, 2025 →

More support being given to SMEs in Europe to become more energy efficient

It was a big day for energy efficiency financing this week. Importantly, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, supported by the European Commission announced a new financing initiative at a meeting that brought together a wide range of experts, including Rod, representing Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP). You can check out the EEIP LinkedIn … Continue reading More support being given to SMEs in Europe to become more energy efficient →

Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025

The expression Energy Efficiency 1st is not just a PR slogan. This week, 67 Industry players and 26 national and EU industry associations wrote to the EU’s Danish Presidency, concerned about the draft compromise text on the EU Climate Law from 31st July, which removes explicit references to the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. The … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 31, 2025 →

America’s climate transition: a moment of crisis for the environmental community

As President Trump dismantles the country’s efforts to fight climate change, environmental groups are back on their heels. In an article on the New York Times website, David Gelles, Claire Brown and Karen Zraick discuss latest developments. While not mentioned, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) … Continue reading America’s climate transition: a moment of crisis for the environmental community →

The EU’s non-financial reporting (NFR) regulations relating to sustainability have strong implications for the Majority World, the countries and territories outside Europe and North America where most people live

In an article on The Conversation website, Mira Manini Tiwari, Research Associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute discusses the impact of the EU’s NFR regulations, at a time when global, systemic policy effects are more important than ever EU efforts to measure companies’ environmental impacts have global effects. … Continue reading The EU’s non-financial reporting (NFR) regulations relating to sustainability have strong implications for the Majority World, the countries and territories outside Europe and North America where most people live →

China has updated its green taxonomy as part of the country’s efforts to strengthen its net-zero transition ambitions

In an article on the Green Central Banking website, Moriah Costa writes about latest developments in China to update its green taxonomy, which comes into effect in October. The catalogue defines which economic activities and investments qualify as green or environmentally sustainable across a wide variety of industries. China updates green taxonomy to increase … Continue reading China has updated its green taxonomy as part of the country’s efforts to strengthen its net-zero transition ambitions →