Energy Transition TotalEnergies, EnBW win offshore wind site for US$3.2 bn TotalEnergies and EnBW won a 2.5 gigawatt (GW) German offshore wind site in an auction for a combined $3.2 billion. Olivia Peluso 21 June 2024
Climate litigation Children win landmark Hawaii climate case A group of young activists and children has won a constitutional case that will force a government department to curb transportation emissions in Hawaii. Olivia Peluso 21 June 2024
CSO FedEx appoints Karen Blanks Ellis as new chief sustainability officer Karen Blanks Ellis will replace longtime sustainability leader Mitch Jackson as the company's new CSO. Olivia Peluso 20 June 2024
Energy Transition Wind and solar added more new energy than any other sources in 2023 Wind and solar combined in 2023 generated more new energy than any other source for the first time in history, though the world still burnt record-high levels of oil and coal. Olivia Peluso 20 June 2024
Energy Transition CSO Futures Weekly: Climate transition plans catch force Corporate climate transition plans are on the rise, though overall, momentum in the energy transition, food-related sustainability, and governmental initiatives are lagging. Olivia Peluso 20 June 2024
Energy Transition Energy transition has ‘lost momentum’, says WEF The slowdown first started in 2022 but has intensified in the past year. Melodie Michel 19 June 2024
Transition Planning CDP: One-quarter of companies now have a 1.5ºC-aligned climate transition plan Corporate adoption of climate transition plans rose last year, with one in four companies now stating they had one in their CDP disclosures. Olivia Peluso 18 June 2024
CSO Futures Weekly CSO Futures Weekly: The true power of transition planning Transition plans for transformation, H&M's carbon offset concerns and a raft of sustainability appointments. Melodie Michel 06 June 2024
Energy Transition EU energy transition: 20% of fossil fuel generation displaced by renewables since 2019 Without policy-driven wind and solar growth, fossil generation would have fallen by just 1.9% (21 TWh). Melodie Michel 03 June 2024
Human rights Critical minerals human rights abuses should ‘alarm’ firms and investors More than half of the 631 allegations tracked so far are associated with just 10 companies. Melodie Michel 20 May 2024