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FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a branch of Spain's BBVA bank in Bilbao, Spain, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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BBVA, KKR form climate-focused strategic partnership

Spanish lender BBVA and U.S. investor KKR announce a strategic partnership focused on low-carbon economy investments.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows solar panels at a photovoltaic park in Sevremoine near Cholet, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Companies ask world leaders at UN to follow through on renewables targets

Executives urge world leaders to triple renewable energy by 2030, reinforcing climate goals at U.N. Climate Week.

AgricultureBiodiversityClimateEnvironmentIndustryNews

Climate Asset Management has raised more than $1bn, CEO says

Climate Asset Management has raised more than $1 billion to invest in natural capital projects such as regenerative agriculture.

FILE PHOTO: An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.   REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
AviationBusinessClimateEmissionsFinanceFuelNewsSustainable Aviation FuelTransport

AIR COMPANY gets Avfuel, Alaska Airlines backing in funding round

SAF manufacturer AIR COMPANY secures investment from aviation fuel supplier who will act as preferred distribution and logistics partner.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
BusinessCarbon ManagementEmissionsNews

Shell, Eni lead funding round for carbon tech firm Mantel Capture

Oil giants join early stage funding round for Mantel carbon capture technology, which uses molten salts to cut emissions.

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
ClimateCourtsEmissionsNewsPolitics

Climate campaigners take EU to court over 2030 emissions-cutting rules

National limits on greenhouse gases established by EU's 2030 emissions rules challenged by NGOs for not going far enough.

FILE PHOTO: A view of a plant grown in the non-profit group Rioterra's nursery is about to be planted on a piece of deforested land, in Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessClimateEmissionsIn-Depth

Analysis: Carbon offset setback risks corporate backtrack on climate goals

Stalled efforts to expand companies' use of carbon credits are raising the prospect that some will backtrack or abandon their targets.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a factory chimney along the Cairo–Alexandria highway as the sun rises amid a heatwave, near the city of Alexandria, Egypt, July 14, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
EmissionsIndustryNewsRegulations

Corporate climate watchdog keeps lid on buying carbon offsets to meet climate targets

Science-Based Targets initiative report shows not enough scientific support for carbon offsets as an effective way to meet corporate climate targets.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of Brazil's Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto/File Photo
BiodiversityBusinessClimateEnvironmentNewsPolitics

Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss

Global companies, including Unilever and Danone, urge governments for stricter policies to meet UN biodiversity goals amid threats to ecosystems and species, highlighting...

FILE PHOTO: A boat lies on the partially dried-up bed of the Villa Victoria dam, which supplies water to Mexico's capital, as the Cutzamala System's stores have their lowest level in years due to a drought, in Villa Victoria, Mexico June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Paola Garcia/File Photo
BusinessCarbon ManagementClimateFinanceFuelNews

More finance, policy ambition demanded at London climate week

Countries need to dig deeper to provide the finance and set the policies needed to shift to a low-carbon economy, delegates heard this...

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