The 250 largest listed companies in the world account for around one-third of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and yet despite this reality, these firms generally don’t have serious goals as regards greenhouse gas emissions reductions, according to the new Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk white paper.
Financial as well as non-financial institutions and agencies continue to partner with the Climate Bonds Initiative to increase their presence in the global green bonds market. The Climate Bonds Initiative recently announced that EY (formerly Ernst & Young), one of the world’s leading auditing firms, and Thompson Reuters, a leading … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Emil Dimantchev Last year for the first time many of the CO2 allowances in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) were auctioned rather than handed out for free. Surprisingly perhaps, the EU member states used much more of the ETS revenues for low-carbon development than … [continued]
Thomson Reuters, the world’s self-proclaimed leaders in intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced Tuesday the launch of a new suite of indices set to measure environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices at European companies. The Thomson Reuters Corporate Responsibility Indices are said to provide “a comprehensive, objective and transparent rules-based … [continued]
A new report from information firm Thomson Reuters predicts the European carbon price is expected to rise over the next decade, increasing to an average of €23 per tonne between 2021 and 2030. The report, which analysed European energy and climate policy, concludes that stricter regulations imposed as a result of … [continued]
Time for another solar news roundup. Enjoy! Drop other hot stories that we haven’t covered in the comments! SunPower’s CEO, Tom Werner, has voiced his opinion that off-grid solar is naive. Simply put: the grid is helpful and even needed. (Solar Love) California has hit a new solar output record. … [continued]
