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Today’s ESG Updates Norway Government Commission Advances Changes to Ethics Guidance: The commission has suggested the fund should invest in arms manufacturers linked to nuclear weapons, provided the companies operate in countries aligned with Norway and Nuclear Non-Proliferation. Italian Former Steel Plant Workers Suspend Strike: Workers from the former Ilva steel plant have been striking
Key Pointers Deadline Extended: The EPA moved the reporting-year 2025 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting deadline from October 30, 2026, to March 10, 2027. Scope Unchanged: The interim final rule postpones submission only; it does not repeal reporting obligations or alter other requirements. Bigger Decision Pending: EPA is separately considering whether to remove or suspend much
Today’s ESG Updates Paris and Berlin Move to Soften the 2035 Car Emissions Target: A provisional Franco-German deal would hold carmakers to a 90% cut without the extra measures the Commission wanted, and could bring Britain inside the bloc’s local-content rules. Grid Bottlenecks Leave Britain Paying to Switch Wind Farms Off:The operator spent £47.9 million
Today’s ESG Updates States Urge Court to Shield Children’s Data in Character.AI Bankruptcy: Forty attorneys general want any buyer to protect chat histories, as the company plans to license its technology to Disney for $20 million. TROOPS to Merge with EFFORCE, Eyes Carbon Credit Market Access: The Nasdaq-listed firm says the deal adds blockchain and
The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) network is a central component of global health security, functioning as an early‑warning system for pathogens with pandemic potential. Established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), CREID provides coordinated scientific infrastructure designed to identify
Today’s ESG Updates Carmakers Warn That Shutting Britain Out Would Weaken Both Sides: The head of Mercedes-Benz, speaking for Europe’s auto industry body, says leaving the UK outside the Made in Europe law would make the bloc’s own manufacturers less competitive. Europe Buys Far More Electronics Than It Collects Back:Eurostat recorded 12.3 kg of e-waste
The companies building artificial intelligence are not guaranteed to show up in it. New research from BusySeed, a New York marketing agency, found that 12 of 47 leading Utah AI companies, or 25.5%, never appeared in a single AI answer about their own categories. BusySeed drew the companies from the AI Utah 100, a list
Today’s ESG Updates Trump Administration Revives Bid to Halt Revolution Wind: The justice department asks a court to send the 704MW Rhode Island wind farm’s approval back for reconsideration, weeks after the White House signalled a softer stance on wind. Trump’s Coal Push Wins Policy, Not Yet a Revival: Direct access to the White House
Countries whose peacefulness outruns their institutional strength are more likely to see violence rise, according to the Positive Peace Report 2026, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). Of the 30 countries with the largest deficits in 2009, 25 deteriorated in internal peace by 2024. All 16 countries with the largest deficits deteriorated.
In the energy world, we like to pretend everyone’s equally guilty. The story often goes that “we’re all in this together,” that rising emissions are a planetary accident driven by anonymous billions rather than a few specific lifestyles and infrastructures. If we look only at total CO₂ emissions from energy, we see world emissions climbed
Today’s ESG Updates Trump-Putin Deal Unites Europe and UK: Officials across the UK and the EU have reaffirmed their commitments to Ukraine amid Trump’s recent deal with Russia. Finance Earth and FSD Africa Launch First-Ever Africa Nature Impact Fund: The fund aims to raise $100 million to finance early-stage nature and nature-based carbon projects. French
Today’s ESG Updates UK Eyes Cash Rewards for Whistleblowers: The Serious Fraud Office has begun work on a US-style scheme that would pay informants a share of the money recovered when their tip leads to enforcement action. IMF Cautions Against Complacency as AI, War and Debt Cloud the Outlook: The Fund forecasts global growth of