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Today’s ESG Updates Diesel Claimants Denied Appeal Route but Vow to Press On: A London judge has refused to let 1.6 million motorists challenge the July judgment that went the carmakers’ way, so their lawyers will take the request straight to the Court of Appeal. Brussels Sets Common Pollution Standards for Pig and Poultry Farms:Shared
Today’s ESG Updates Australia’s Highest Court Rejects Coal Mine Extension Over Climate Impact: The judges backed a community group’s challenge to the Mount Pleasant extension, saying the state planning body should have weighed ways to curb the mine’s emissions, nearly all of which occur abroad when its coal is burned. Spanish Town Loses Safe Tap
New York Climate Week this year was ripe with abundant roadmaps, pledges, and sustainability commitments. These are important milestones, yet as the dust settles, a simple truth remains: the infrastructure needed to turn this climate ambition into implementation remains chronically underfunded — from grid and power infrastructure to thermal heat technologies. This funding gap is
Key Pointers: Inaugural Window Opens: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) opened applications on October 1 and will run through November 30, 2026. First-cohort approvals secure a five-year exemption starting April 2027, plus a 2027 lump-sum payment that backdates relief to April 2026. Significant Non-Commodity Relief: Exempts eligible manufacturers from indirect green
Since riding my bike past the long-closed Pennsylvania and Fountain Avenue landfills on the Belt Parkway bike path as a kid in Brooklyn, I’ve been interested in waste management. Those mountains of garbage were impressive to a twelve-year-old boy. I used to wonder what was inside those growing mountains. A few weeks ago, I wrote
Youth anger as reflected in Gen Z protests has set South Asia ablaze. Beginning in Sri Lanka and spreading to Bangladesh and Nepal, India is the most recent site of political upheaval caused by angry youngsters. Explanations for its causes and implications abound. In India, Gen Z protests erupted after a series of paper leaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a central component of the United States’ Public Health infrastructure. Its responsibilities include disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, laboratory science, vaccination guidance, injury and chronic-disease prevention, environmental-health protection, and preparedness for emerging threats. The agency has historically served as a foundational pillar and is considered the premier
Think about the following question: Who are climate adaptation plans built around? Intuitively, one would answer that they are built around the people who actually live inside them, the affected communities. In reality, that is far from the truth; national adaptation plans are drafted by ministries and consultants, while financing strategies are designed and negotiated
In recent years, cryptocurrencies have often been portrayed as instruments of economic freedom, financial innovation, and the democratization of finance. However, public debate often overlooks a fundamental point: money is not just another technology. Money is one of the primary instruments of economic governance, financial control, and public policy available to modern states. For this
Today’s ESG Updates Climate Overshoot Now Unavoidable, UNEP Warns: Global temperatures are set to breach the critical 1.5°C threshold within just a few years as intensifying heatwaves, glacier loss and coastal flooding risks accelerate. SLB Bets $4.1 Billion on AI Cooling With Kelvion Deal: The energy technology giant is acquiring thermal management specialist Kelvion to
Today’s ESG Updates Chinese Wind Maker Pushes Into Europe Despite Resistance: The Chinese wind turbine maker is expanding aggressively across the continent even as security concerns keep it locked out of the UK’s offshore market. EU Risks Falling Behind US in the Race for Critical Minerals: Washington has committed roughly $40 billion to secure rare
Today’s ESG Updates Extreme Heat Could Erase EU’s 2026 Growth, Warns Triodos Bank: Dutch bank estimates that the persistent heatwaves and drought could wipe out nearly €180 billion in EU GDP. Trump Imposes 15% Tariff on Polysilicon Imports: To curb China’s dominance, the U.S. targets solar and semiconductor supply chains, starting December 4. EU Relaxes