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Ørsted Wins UK Contract for Largest-Ever Wind Farm

ESG Today

When the wind farm has been fully commissioned, Ørsted will divest the transmission assets to a new owner. The CfD for the wind farm runs for up to 15 years starting after the commissioning of the wind farm, which is planned for 2027. GW from onshore wind and solar PV and 2.5 GW from other renewables.

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California Takes Heat Off SEC

Chris Hall

A strong target of attack in Wiener’s Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 253) is its mandatory requirement of Scope 3 reporting – greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to a company, but outside its operations, such as its customers or supply chain.

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

The fossil fuels divestment movement continues to grow and as indicated in a recent report by DivestInvest, 1,500 investment institutions, responsible for $39.2 trillion in assets, have committed to divest. Student divestment movements have succeeded in removing fossil fuels from a number of universities in 2021.