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Ten good news stories on climate and clean energy in 2024

Corporate Knights

This type of planned transition in the building sector is necessary to protect consumers from higher costs and stranded assets. announced it had already cut methane emissions in half from the sector, exceeding its mandated 2025 target, and Alberta has done the same. And let's redouble our efforts in 2025. This fall, B.C.

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The crypto industry was supposed to decarbonize by 2025 - how’s that going?

Corporate Knights

The first was the development of standards and technologies to have 100% renewably powered blockchains as soon as 2025. Is Bitcoin the next stranded asset? The post The crypto industry was supposed to decarbonize by 2025 - how’s that going? The CCA set two interim objectives. RELATED: Ethereum goes green overnight.

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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

In September, the Labour government announced plans to set the UK’s nationally determined contributions for 2035 between November 2024 and February 2025. In addition, the government is due to agree the seventh carbon budget in 2025, which will cover the period from 2038-2042. It’ll be a mess.”

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Ardian deploys evergreen clean energy fund in Spain

Environmental Finance

Exclusive: Important methane abatement guidance expected to be published imminently 05 June 2025 Excitement is growing around methane abatement investment, as an industry-led initiative prepares to publish best practice guidance around the "very important" transition finance opportunity, Environmental Finance has learned.

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TPG Rise Climate acquires Aurora Energy Research

Environmental Finance

Exclusive: Important methane abatement guidance expected to be published imminently 05 June 2025 Excitement is growing around methane abatement investment, as an industry-led initiative prepares to publish best practice guidance around the "very important" transition finance opportunity, Environmental Finance has learned.

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Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, African Development Bank, Piraeus Bank. and more

Environmental Finance

and more 4 June 2025 Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, African Development Bank, Piraeus Bank. and more By Ashton Rowntree Sign-in Username (E-mail address) Password Stay signed in?

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Ontario and Alberta are building natural gas plants despite lower costs of renewables

Corporate Knights

There is also the risk that fossil fuel infrastructure is retired before the end of its economic lifetime and becomes a stranded asset—a liability taxpayers would likely pay for.” Provincial legislation calls for a 30% renewable grid by 2030, and renewables have grown from 9% to 22% of grid capacity in five years.

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