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Worldwide Highlights

• A fierce debate on CSRD this week showed that the controversial omnibus will struggle to reach consensus in the highly divided European Parliament

• With “ESG” becoming politically-charged, global investment professional association CFA Institute will be dropping the “ESG” term in its “Certificate in ESG Investing”, renaming it as the “Sustainable Investing Certificate”

• 70 companies demand intervention to urgently scale up Sustainable Aviation Fuel production

• UK-based multinational bank Standard Chartered announced that it has issued its first-ever Social bond, raising $1.1bn to support sustainable development in low-income countries

• Google to provide advertisers with carbon footprint data for ads

UK Highlights

• Warm Homes Plan: UK Government pledges £1.8bn for home retrofit

• The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Italian energy giant Eni have signed an agreement to to construct the world's largest fusion fuel facility

• IHG opens first ‘net zero’ hotel in the UK

• Natural England given powers to seize green areas in new planning bill

• Vodafone UK and Ericsson trial AI solutions for improved 5G energy efficiency

• UK’s ‘Pounds for Pylons’ scheme to go ahead - the UK Government has committed to ensuring that households near new or upgraded pylons benefit from discounted electricity bills, with savings equivalent to up to £2,500 per home.

• Could the UK’s cash-strapped local authorities hold the key to a successful energy transition?

  • For example, 'difficult' decisions to be made to reach net zero in BCP with £64mn needed to meet net zero targets

The Daily Climate Sceptic

• Trump energy chief declares climate change a 'global physical phenomenon' amid reversal of Biden-era policies