Focus on Emissions
Ecuador’s $1 billion bond buyback to fund Amazon conservation
Ecuador launches $1B bond buyback to fund Amazon conservation, leveraging new 2042 bond at 6.034% yield, IFR reports.
Fifteen fisheries charges laid a decade after Mount Polley dam breached in B.C.
Imperial Metals faces 15 federal Fisheries Act charges over Mount Polley mine disaster, a decade after the dam collapse.
Sink to source: Arctic is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs
The Arctic tundra, once a carbon sink, is now a net carbon source, driven by warming, permafrost thaw, and intensified wildfires.
Chilean mine proposal could face Supreme Court review, environment minister says
Chile's $2.5B Dominga mine faces renewed scrutiny after court annulled 2023 permit denial, citing bias concerns.
US Postal Service chief defends plan to buy rising number of EVs
USPS defends EV plan, aiming for 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028, citing cost benefits despite mixed 2024 purchases.
Google invests in Intersect Power in over $800 million funding round amid AI race
Google joins others in backing Intersect Power in a $800M+ clean energy funding round.
EU’s largest political group pushes to weaken combustion engine ban
The European People's Party is campaigning to weaken the EU's key policies on reducing car CO2 emissions.
Fine particle pollution blamed for nearly 240,000 EU deaths in 2022
A report links 48,000 premature deaths to nitrogen dioxide from vehicles and thermal power plants.
Fueling net-zero aviation: why SAFs need better policy support to take off
SAF is key to decarbonizing aviation, but major adoption and production challenges threaten net-zero targets: Resources for the Future report.
India’s steel expansion could hinder net zero emission goal, GEM says
India's coal-driven steel expansion risks derailing its net-zero 2070 target, warns GEM, citing $187B in stranded assets.
