Author: Jordy Leo

07 Dec Total Energies to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuels to Air France-KLM

發表於 16:25 作者 Jordy Leo

France’s TotalEnergies [TTE:FP] has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Air France-KLM [AIRF:FP] to supply sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) to the latter over the ten years starting in 2023, as reported by Reuters on December 5. Under the agreement, TotalEnergies will deliver more than...

07 Dec Singapore to Equip Workers with Skills in Green Jobs

發表於 16:20 作者 Jordy Leo

Workforce Singapore (WSG), a statutory board under Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower, launched a new career conversion program to train 200 workers to help them master skills for green jobs, such as sustainability reporting and carbon management, as reported by Strait Times on December 3. According...

01 Dec Amazon Web Services to Reduce Water Usage at Global Data Centers

發表於 11:58 作者 Jordy Leo

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s largest cloud-computing provider under Amazon.com [AMZN:US], pledged to replenish all the water it uses for data centers by 2030, as reported by Yahoo on November 29. Specifically, AWS pledged to return more water to communities than what its direct...

01 Dec SK Innovation Sets Internal Carbon Price to Reflect Emission Cost

發表於 11:54 作者 Jordy Leo

SK Innovation [096770:KS], a holding company of SK Group [034730:KS], announced that this year it will adopt an internal carbon pricing system recently approved by its board of directors, as reported by the Korea Economic Daily on November 28. The system is designed to calculate...

01 Dec BOJ to Launch Annual Survey on Climate Finance Market

發表於 11:44 作者 Jordy Leo

Bank of Japan (BOJ) [8301:JP] will conduct annual surveys of financial institutions and enterprises to explore ways of developing the country’s climate finance market, as reported by Reuters on November 27. According to BOJ Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya, the survey was intended to assess the...

30 Nov ANZ Shells out AUD100bn to Support Customers in Net-Zero Transition

發表於 12:02 作者 Jordy Leo

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) [ANZ:AU] has allocated AUD100bn (USD67.63bn) for helping its customers reduce carbon emissions by 2030, as the lender seeks to speed up its net-zero transition, as reported by Reuters on November 25. ANZ stated that part of the allocations...

30 Nov London to Expand Ultra-Low Emission Zone Across Greater London Next August

發表於 11:56 作者 Jordy Leo

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a plan to expand the city’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) across all London boroughs from August 2023, when drivers of older, polluting cars will be charged GBP12.5 (USD15) a day, as reported by the Guardian on November 25. The ULEZ...

24 Nov Lekela to Build a Large Battery Storage Plant in Senegal

發表於 13:40 作者 Jordy Leo

Lekela Power BV, the largest renewable energy producer in Africa, plans to build a 160-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage plant next to its 159-megawatt (MW) wind power plant in Senegal, as reported by Bloomberg on November 22. The battery plant is expected to be the biggest...

24 Nov Nations Agree on Setting Loss and Damage Fund for Vulnerable Countries at COP27

發表於 13:07 作者 Jordy Leo

Nearly 200 countries at the COP27 climate summit reached an overarching climate agreement to set up a “loss and damage” fund to support poor countries harmed by the impacts of climate change, as reported by Nikkei Asia on November 20. After days of intense negotiations...

24 Nov Egypt to Boost Power and Hydrogen Exports to Europe

發表於 12:36 作者 Jordy Leo

Egypt plans to send electricity to Cyprus and Greece via cable under the Mediterranean Sea and export hydrogen used as fuel in power stations, as reported by Bloomberg on November 18. Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla said new renewable energy projects will advance the country’s plans to become...

24 Nov APEC Leaders Agree on Bangkok Goals for Sustainability

發表於 12:22 作者 Jordy Leo

Representatives and leaders of 21 economies endorsed the Bangkok Goals for sustainable growth at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2022 summit held in Thailand, as reported by Strait Times on November 19. The Bangkok Goals outlined a series of targets on the environment, trade and...

24 Nov Morgan Stanley Launches USD1bn Private Equity Strategy to Fund Carbon Mitigation

發表於 12:17 作者 Jordy Leo

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) [MS:US] launched a growth-oriented private equity strategy to invest USD1bn in companies that will remove 1bn tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2050 or prevent that amount from entering the atmosphere, as reported by Reuters on November 21. The...

17 Nov European Financial Watchdogs to Collect Greenwashing Examples for Better Understanding

發表於 16:21 作者 Jordy Leo

The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), namely the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), published a Call for Evidence on greenwashing to better understand the conduct, as reported by Reuters on November 15....

17 Nov Brazil, Indonesia, and DRC Join Hands in Forest Conservation

發表於 15:59 作者 Jordy Leo

The world's three largest rainforest countries: Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have formed a partnership to cooperate on forest conservation after a decade of on-off talks on a trilateral alliance, as reported by Reuters on November 14. Representatives of the three...

17 Nov South Africa Releases Green Hydrogen Plan at COP27 Summit

發表於 15:54 作者 Jordy Leo

South Africa plans to produce 12m tons of green hydrogen annually by 2050, with over half to be exported to neighboring countries for decarbonization, as reported by Bloomberg on November 15. Masopha Moshoeshoe, a green economy specialist in the South African Presidency’s investment and infrastructure...