In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, renewable power overtook coal for the first time globally — a defining moment in the clean energy transition. The EU delayed new sustainability reporting rules for non-EU firms, while the U.S. declined to back a World Bank climate statement. Brookfield closed a record $20B energy transition fund, Germany launched $7B for industrial decarbonization, and the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance dissolved amid waning bank commitments.
GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION
Global Renewable Power Surpasses Coal for the First Time
EU Postpones Sustainability Reporting Rules for Non-EU Companies
US Declines to Back World Bank Climate Statement Signed by 19 Directors
EU Carmakers Urge Softer CO₂ Targets, Greater Role for Hybrids and E-Fuels
ISO Launches World’s First Biodiversity Standard to Guide Corporate Action
EU Council Approves Simplification of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
CARBON
Puro.earth, Indonesia Partner to Advance Biochar Carbon Removal Framework
Deep Sky to Build 500,000-Tonne Carbon Removal Facility in Canada
InSoil, Anew Climate to Deliver 500,000 Verified Soil Carbon Removal from Lithuania
Air New Zealand Invests in New Zealand Nature through First Verified Carbon Removals
Nasdaq Backed Puro.earth Expands Digital Infrastructure to Accelerate Verified Carbon Removal Certification
Integrity Council Approves Six New Carbon Removal Standards
CLIMATE & ENERGY TRANSITION
US Declines to Back World Bank Climate Statement Signed by 19 Directors
Global Renewable Power Surpasses Coal for the First Time
Mars, Golden Peaks Capital Launch 100+ Solar Projects in Poland
Nestlé Withdraws from Global Dairy Methane Alliance Amid Broader Corporate Climate Retrenchment
Microsoft Expands Clean Energy Portfolio in Japan with New Shizen Solar Deals
EDF, El Paso Electric Begin Operations at 150 MW Solar-Storage Facility
Base Power Secures $1B to scale U.S. Home Battery Network
Nuveen Appoints Costas Papamantellos as Head of Energy Transition Investments
LEGO Advances Global Effort to Eliminate Natural Gas from Factory Operations
Mercedes-Benz Partners with Norsk Hydro to Cut EV Emissions with Low-Carbon Aluminium
SUSTAINABLE/ CLIMATE FINANCE
Germany Launches $7B Industrial Decarbonization Program Integrating CCS
Novata Acquires Atlas Metrics as S&P Global Backs Expansion of Global Sustainability Data Platform
Brookfield Secures $20B for Record-Breaking Energy Transition Fund
Morgan Stanley Backs Corvus Energy with $60M to Accelerate Maritime Decarbonization
Google.org 2025 Impact Report Reveals $6B Drive to Scale AI-powered Social and Climate Solutions
Barclays, GeoPura and EIFO back $34M UK-Danish Hydrogen Project
NAB delivers $1.3B in Green Finance to Accelerate Australia’s Low-Carbon Transition
Sembcorp Expands Indian Renewables Portfolio with $190M ReNew Solar Acquisition
Masdar Expands Iberian Renewable Footprint With $392M Spanish Solar Deal
And More…
ESG INVESTING & FUNDS
Carlyle AlpInvest, CalSTRS Launch Climate Co-Investment Partnership
UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance Dissolves as Global Banks Retreat from Climate Commitments
ENVIRONMENT, NATURE & BIODIVERSITY
ISO Launches World’s First Biodiversity Standard to Guide Corporate Action
InSoil, Anew Climate to Deliver 500,000 Verified Soil Carbon Removal from Lithuania
Worldly Acquires GoBlu to Build Unified Sustainability Data Ecosystem for Global Supply Chains
TotalEnergies, Veolia Expand Global Partnership to Cut Methane and Water Use Across Industrial Sites
Jane Goodall, Global Conservation Icon and Primate Expert, Passes at 91
ESG & SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
EU Postpones Sustainability Reporting Rules for Non-EU Companies
Irish Advertising Industry Issues Climate Report to Cut Campaign Carbon Footprints
European Executives Back Stronger Sustainability and Due Diligence Rules: E3G Survey
TOOLS & SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY
Iberdrola Invests $1.08M in TRIBBU to Scale Sustainable Urban Mobility in Spain
Novata Acquires Atlas Metrics as S&P Global Backs Expansion of Global Sustainability Data Platform
Nasdaq Backed Puro.earth Expands Digital Infrastructure to Accelerate Verified Carbon Removal Certification
Garanti BBVA Expands Digital Access to Sustainability Loans in Türkiye
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