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Thursday 20th February 2025
Greta Thunberg rejected. Biodegradable bottles boosted. HSBC massively delays net-zero targets, Amazon and Microsoft aim to fix carbon markets, and Trump fast-tracks fossil fuels—while BP investors push for climate votes, UK heat pump sales surge 67%, and the EU mandates clothing brands to pay for recycling.
Susan Gonzales
February 20, 2025
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24 Hours In Sustainability
Worldwide Highlights
The first action of HSBC’s new Chief Sustainability Officer? Delay net-zero emissions target by 20 years
Amazon, Microsoft, and Exxon want to make scandal-plagued carbon markets more trustworthy
Outrage as Trump cites ‘emergency’ to fast-track fossil fuel projects
BP investors push for a vote on climate goals
Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action
Investors can't ignore big oil's latest acquisitions
Top US prosecutor quits over pressure to investigate Biden climate spending
Terra CO2 raises $82mn to scale low carbon cement technology
EU agree new rules requiring brands to pay to recycle clothes
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
New report from the Carbon Trust on the progress global supermarkets are making to transition to Net Zero with only 40% having published long-term commitments covering overall emissions
UK Highlights
UK heat pump sales surge 67%
The new National Wealth Fund (NWF) has financed a £62mn investment in the production of biodegradable bottles
UK Sustainability Reporting Standards – expected timeline and implementation
FirstGroup only UK transport operator to make S&P Sustainability Yearbook
Retrofitting the Built World: Practical Pathways to Sustainability
The Daily Climate Sceptic
Heat pumps have a coziness problem
Long-Read of the Week
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