Policy & Standards Concerns grow over how a second Trump presidency would affect climate goals "US carbon emissions could grow, putting net zero out of reach." Melodie Michel 17 May 2024
Sustainability Reports AI-driven data centre expansion threatening Microsoft’s climate targets Microsoft's capital goods emissions went up by almost 2 million tonnes last year. Melodie Michel 16 May 2024
Climate Targets Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW: Only three automakers aligned with 1.5ºC EV production needs "Automakers' substandard electric vehicle plans, and negative advocacy strategies are driving the climate crisis." Melodie Michel 14 May 2024
CSO Futures Weekly CSO Futures Weekly: The devil in the details Peaking power sector emissions, Paypal's rising crypto footprint and a growing bet on carbon capture and storage... Melodie Michel 09 May 2024
Energy Transition Electricity emissions may have peaked in 2023 Renewable energy, including solar, wind and hydro, made up a record 30% of the world’s energy mix last year. Melodie Michel 09 May 2024
Sustainability Reports Paypal’s crypto emissions now make up more than 15% of its carbon footprint The crypto assets held by Paypal on behalf of its customers more than doubled between 2022 and 2023, reaching US$1.2 billion. Melodie Michel 08 May 2024
Oil & Gas TotalEnergies and Sinopec to collaborate on low-carbon energy TotalEnergies invested about US$5.9 billion in low-carbon energies and almost US$11 billion in oil and gas in 2023. Melodie Michel 07 May 2024
climate resilience Critical minerals supply threatened by climate risk – even under low-emissions scenario “Even if global carbon emissions rapidly decrease, climate disruption poses a serious and growing threat to the world’s ability to produce essential commodities.” Melodie Michel 30 April 2024
Operations & Finance Battery storage: 14-fold increase necessary to meet climate goals, says IEA To triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 energy storage needs to reach 1,500 GW – up from less than 300 GW at present. Melodie Michel 29 April 2024