India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
A new industrial recycling plant in Bavaria marks a pivotal step for Europe’s battery supply chain, promising to reduce reliance on imports and accelerate the continent’s electrification goals through innovative, cost-competitive recovery of critical materials. Europe’s scramble for critical battery materials has found a practical foothold with the start of…
At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s…
Industry groups and analysts warn that the European Union’s draft Industrial Accelerator Act may fall short of its potential to promote sustainable demand for low‑carbon materials without stronger rules, localisation requirements, and a credible labelling system. A draft of the European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) risks falling short of…
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India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and the practical constraints of energy security and financing. The Union Cabinet has adopted updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for 2031–2035 that include a target for non‑fossil fuel sources to comprise 60% of installed electricity generation capacity by 2035, a 47% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity of GDP from 2005…
A new industrial recycling plant in Bavaria marks a pivotal step for Europe’s battery supply chain, promising to reduce reliance on imports and accelerate the continent’s electrification goals through innovative, cost-competitive recovery of critical materials. Europe’s scramble for critical battery materials has found a practical foothold with the start of industrial-scale recycling in Bavaria, a development that could shift supply economics as the continent electrifies transport and industry. According to a report by tech.eu and company statements, Munich-based recycler tozero has commissioned an industrial demonstration plant at Chemical Park Gendorf capable of processing in excess of 1,500 tonnes of end-of-life…
At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s very economics: industry leaders argued the challenge is no longer finding solutions but remaking the model that produces and values clothing. The three‑day event, held at the Grand Palais Éphémère and attended by tens of thousands, featured a dedicated fashion programme that placed circularity, transparency and services at the centre…
Industry groups and analysts warn that the European Union’s draft Industrial Accelerator Act may fall short of its potential to promote sustainable demand for low‑carbon materials without stronger rules, localisation requirements, and a credible labelling system. A draft of the European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) risks falling short of its potential to create sustainable demand for low‑carbon steel and other decarbonised materials unless it is strengthened with clearer rules and targeted financing, analysts and industry groups warn. A policy proposal currently under discussion would oblige public procurement and certain support schemes to source a minimum share of low‑emission materials…
The US Department of Energy has announced a $500 million funding initiative to accelerate domestic processing, recycling, and manufacturing of critical battery materials, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign sources and strengthen North American supply chains. The U.S. Department of Energy has opened a $500 million competitive funding round to accelerate domestic capacity for critical minerals processing, battery materials manufacturing and recycling, signalling a major federal push to shorten supply chains for advanced batteries used in energy, transport, defence and grid resilience. According to the Department of Energy, the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), issued by the Office of Critical…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
A new industrial recycling plant in Bavaria marks a pivotal step for Europe’s battery supply chain, promising to reduce reliance on imports and accelerate the continent’s electrification goals through innovative, cost-competitive recovery of critical materials. Europe’s scramble for critical battery materials has found a practical foothold with the start of…
At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s…
Industry groups and analysts warn that the European Union’s draft Industrial Accelerator Act may fall short of its potential to promote sustainable demand for low‑carbon materials without stronger rules, localisation requirements, and a credible labelling system. A draft of the European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) risks falling short of…
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At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s very economics: industry leaders argued the challenge is no longer finding solutions but remaking the model that produces and values clothing. The three‑day event, held at the Grand Palais Éphémère and attended by tens of thousands, featured a dedicated fashion programme that placed circularity, transparency and services at the centre…
Advances in digital takeoff tools are transforming early-stage planning, enabling the construction industry to cut emissions and waste by delivering more accurate material estimates, tightening procurement, and fostering a culture of sustainability. Construction’s imbalance , the pressure to deliver more, faster, while conserving scarce resources , is finally being addressed with a practical lever: precision estimating. Once treated as an administrative convenience, takeoff accuracy is increasingly recognised as an emissions and waste-reduction tool that changes decisions made long before plant and labour arrive on site. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, buildings and construction account for roughly 37–38% of…
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Renewable gas injections into European transmission systems increased by 12 per cent over the past two years, fuelled by new biomethane projects. Despite rapid growth, experts warn that current momentum is insufficient to meet the EU’s 2030 biomethane targets, calling for stronger policy support and regulatory reforms. Renewable gas injections into European transmission systems climbed by 12 per cent over the last two gas years, reaching 43.2 terawatt‑hours, according to ENTSOG’s annual review of renewable gas entries to networks. ENTSOG attributes the rise mainly to new biomethane projects starting operations and to existing plants increasing their output as commissioning and…
Moeve’s Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, Europe’s largest, progresses with €3 billion investment, aiming for commercial output by 2028, amid industry uncertainty and policy hurdles. Moeve, the Spanish energy group formerly known as Cepsa, is moving ahead with what it describes as Europe’s largest green hydrogen programme: the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley. According to European Business Magazine and company disclosures, the initiative comprises two coastal production hubs in Andalusia, Onuba at Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) and a larger complex at San Roque (Cádiz), with combined electrolysis capacity of roughly 2GW and an expected output of up to 300,000 tonnes of…
A modelling study projects that despite some progress, current climate commitments are insufficient to contain global warming within 1.5 °C, risking trillions in economic damages and urging more aggressive mitigation strategies. A modelling study led by Assistant Professor Taeyoung Jin of Jeonbuk National University, with colleagues at Pusan National University, finds that the world’s current climate pledges are unlikely to keep warming within the Paris Agreement limits and quantifies the economic stakes for industrial decarbonisation strategies. Using the RICE-2010 integrated assessment framework, the team simulated interactions between economic growth, greenhouse gas emissions and climate feedbacks to project outcomes through the…
Standard Chartered reports a record $1.07 billion from sustainable finance activities in 2025, driven by rapid growth in banking and a significant step towards its net-zero ambitions, as part of an expanding shift towards green and transition finance. International lender Standard Chartered reported $1.07 billion of income from sustainable finance activities in 2025, exceeding its $1 billion annual income target for the year and marking growth of 9% compared with 2024, according to the bank’s 2025 annual report. The result underlines the group’s push to monetise climate-related advisory and financing opportunities as it pursues wider decarbonisation goals. The bank said…
Vilnius is set to begin production of green hydrogen this year to power its bus fleet, marking a significant step in local decarbonisation efforts despite evolving project costs and timelines, with the first hydrogen buses expected to operate by autumn. Vilnius is progressing with a municipal green hydrogen project intended to decarbonise the capital’s bus network, with city officials saying production will begin this year and the first hydrogen buses will carry passengers in the autumn. The plant, being delivered on the site of the city’s second combined heat and power plant by municipal heat supplier Miesto Gijos with MT…
The European Heat Pump Association reports an 11% rise in residential heat pump sales across 16 countries in 2025, driven by stabilising subsidies and tax reforms, though disparities remain between markets. Preliminary figures from the European Heat Pump Association show a modest recovery in residential heat pump demand across parts of Europe in 2025, with sales rising by about 11% in the 16 countries covered by the association. According to the EHPA, roughly 2.63 million residential heat pumps were sold in those markets last year, up from about 2.38 million in 2024, bringing the association’s estimate of the European installed…
Caterpillar Inc, OnePWR Solutions, and Vero3 are collaborating to deploy a 500 MW low-carbon power system integrating natural-gas generation with carbon capture and sequestration, aiming to revolutionise sustainable energy for critical infrastructure from 2026. Caterpillar Inc has joined forces with OnePWR Solutions and carbon-management firm Vero3 to design and deploy large-scale lower‑carbon power systems aimed at mission‑critical facilities such as data centres, the companies said in a joint announcement. The partners plan an integrated platform that pairs natural‑gas prime power with post‑combustion carbon capture, battery energy storage and permanent geological sequestration of CO2. Under the arrangement Caterpillar will supply generation…
University of Bath researchers have created an AI system that assesses a building’s embodied carbon from simple text descriptions, enabling architects to make more sustainable choices early in the design process without needing detailed specifications. Researchers at the University of Bath have unveiled an artificial intelligence tool that estimates a building’s embodied carbon from plain-text descriptions, aiming to give designers actionable sustainability insight at the moment when choices have the greatest influence on lifecycle emissions. According to the University of Bath, the system uses machine learning and natural language processing to convert brief notes about materials, dimensions and use into…
A new report warns that the rapid growth in electric vehicle demand could lead to a significant lithium shortage by 2028, prompting calls for urgent investment and policy action to avoid supply shocks in the decarbonisation race. Automakers and battery makers face an accelerating mismatch between future lithium needs and the projects currently in the pipeline, according to a new assessment by consultancy Wood Mackenzie. The firm’s Energy Transition Outlook for Lithium models four pathways for how the energy transition could unfold and finds that lithium demand in 2050 ranges from about 5.6 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (Mt…
Nadia Calviño highlights the urgency for Europe to reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports as geopolitical tensions underscore vulnerabilities, with the EIB ramping up financing for renewable energy and grid resilience projects. Nadia Calviño, president of the European Investment Bank, warned on Tuesday that the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East has sharpened the case for Europe to break its reliance on external fossil fuel suppliers. Speaking to journalists at the EIB’s annual forum in Luxembourg, she said “Si hay una lección o una conclusión principal de la situación actual es que hace aún más urgente que Europa reduzca…