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Tuesday 25th February 2025
Checklist for Chief Sustainability Officers, BBVA boosts sustainable lending to €700B, Standard Chartered nets $1B from green finance, and Australia’s nuclear plan risks a ‘carbon bomb’—while UK’s National Grid sells $1.7B renewables portfolio, Scottish transport seeks net-zero transformation, and Twelve secures $83M for clean fuels.
Susan Gonzales
February 25, 2025
24 Hours In Sustainability
Worldwide Highlights
Spanish bank BBVA has increased its target for lending to businesses it considers sustainable to €700bn euros over the next five years
Standard Chartered earns nearly $1bn in sustainable finance income
The European Commission will propose exemptions for "the vast majority" of companies covered by the European Union's carbon border levy on the grounds that they produce only 1% of emissions in the scheme, a draft proposal showed
Australian Coalition nuclear plan hides a 2bn tonne ‘carbon bomb’ that puts net zero by 2050 out of reach, new analysis shows
Twelve secures $83mn to convert captured CO₂ into next-generation clean fuels
Green shipping and climate change—here comes the wind
UK Highlights
UK National Grid sells US onshore renewables portfolio to Brookfield in $1.7bn deal
Scottish transport system needs ‘transformation’ to reach net zero
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants urges FRC to maintain strong sustainability focus
How net zero push is impacting Britain's economy - including some nice salary bumps
The Daily Climate Sceptic
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