In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate governance and market infrastructure continued to evolve as policymakers balanced ambition with pragmatism. The EU introduced a voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals to guide global markets, while courts blocked Texas’ anti-ESG law and global public-sector reporting advanced with new climate disclosure rules from IPSASB. Governments also reassessed priorities, with India refocusing climate policy around development and energy security and Sweden weighing state equity stakes in nuclear projects.
Across markets, momentum built around carbon integrity, grids, and storage. Bloomberg integrated Calyx Global carbon ratings into its terminal, Puro.earth launched on-demand CDR issuance, and new carbon removal projects advanced from biomass burial to African restoration. In energy and finance, hyperscalers signed major offshore wind and solar PPAs, battery storage platforms raised multi-billion-dollar green loans, and hybrid bonds, SAF funding, and fusion capital signaled continued investor appetite for scalable transition infrastructure.
GOVERNMENT, POLICY & REGULATION
CARBON
CLIMATE & ENERGY TRANSITION
EXECS ON THE MOVE
SUSTAINABLE/CLIMATE FINANCE
ESG INVESTING, FUNDS
ENVIRONMENT, NATURE & BIODIVERSITY
ESG & SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
TOOLS & SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY
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