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Report Report: Carbon bubble, resilient ag, water-smart future, SDG finance

GreenBiz

A round-up of recent reports on sustainable business and clean technology.

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Ten good news stories on climate and clean energy in 2024

Corporate Knights

This year also brought important new policy research on an Indigenous electrification strategy , Indigenous participation in clean energy , and Indigenous housing and clean technologies. Governments can deliver even deeper emission cuts by following through and finalizing developing and announced policies.

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Ceres Welcomes Final Agreement at COP29 to Move the World Forward With Climate Action

3BL Media

While we would have liked to see more global ambition for funding to help developing nations adapt to and mitigate the effects of a changing climate, we are pleased to see an expanded contributor base and clear standards for carbon markets worldwide. Backsliding on U.S.

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G7 Leaders Support Development of Global Sustainable Disclosure Standards

ESG Today

C, including supporting the development of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) upcoming sustainability and climate-related corporate reporting standards, calling for an end of construction of new unabated coal-fired power plants, and supporting initiatives to ramp climate transition finance to developing countries.

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Could Bloom fuel cells be a solution for maritime emissions issues?

GreenBiz

In the race to drastically cut emissions in shipping, one of the industry's biggest names, Samsung Heavy Industries, is teaming with fuel cell company Bloom Energy to develop a more sustainable fuel designed to meet steep international targets. Meanwhile, Bloom already envisions other applications for fuel cell technology on the water.

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If done well, financial regulations play a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions

Corporate Knights

At the same time, Canada’s financial system continues to pump billions of dollars into fossil fuel developments. Canada needs to adopt a package of financial regulations that will drive down carbon emissions and shift billions of dollars toward investing in clean technology and renewable energy.

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

Looking at how international development agencies can advance carbon markets. DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how international development agencies can advance carbon markets. Our approach is to accelerate the implementation of clean technologies and policies to achieve net-zero emissions.