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KKR, SK Launch $1. 3 Billion Renewable Energy Platform in South Korea
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (249+ words) Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital Kenny Fisher July 2, 2026 Alternative asset manager KKR and South Korean industrial conglomerate SK Group announced the launch of a new renewable energy platform valued at KRW 2 trillion (USD$1. 3 billion), creating Korea's largest renewable energy…...
Amazon Signs 2 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Deal
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (238+ words) Mark Segal July 2, 2026 Amazon announced a multi-year agreement to purchase nearly 2 million tonnes of carbon removal credits from a nature restoration project in South Africa, with the company's investment enabling the expansion of one of the largest carbon removal projects…...
Brookfield Backs Bloom Energy with $25 Billion to Power AI Infrastructure with Fuel Cells
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (286+ words) Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital Kenny Fisher July 2, 2026 Brookfield Asset Management and fuel cell technology provider Bloom Energy announced a major expansion in their partnership, with Brookfield committing $25 billion to finance the deployment of Bloom's fuel cell technology to…...
Most Companies Still Struggle to Quantify Impact of Sustainability Risks and Opportunities: KPMG Survey
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (309+ words) Mark Segal July 2, 2026 A significant majority of executives report that have a strong understanding of their companies" sustainability strategies, yet fewer than one in five companies currently use robust methodologies to quantify the financial impact of sustainability on value creation…...
RGREEN INVEST Raises "500 Million for European Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (257+ words) Kenny Fisher July 1, 2026 Paris-based sustainable infrastructure investment firm RGREEN INVEST announced that it has raised nearly "500 million (USD$570 million) at the final close of Infrabridge IV fund, the fourth vintage of its infrastructure debt strategy focused on supporting the energy…...
Google Cuts Operational Emissions, But Says Moonshot Climate Goals "Getting Harder
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (242+ words) Mark Segal July 1, 2026 Google revealed that it achieved a 2% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in 2025, despite experiencing a 37% increase in electricity consumption, with the company crediting its massive clean energy purchase program as a key factor in decoupling…...
KKR Acquires EDF's North American Renewable Energy Business for $4. 2 Billion
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (186+ words) Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital Kenny Fisher July 1, 2026 Alternative asset manager KKR announced the acquisition of EDF Group's U. S. and Canadian power solutions businesses, in a transaction valued at $4. 2 billion, with potential additional payments of up to $390 million, marking KKR's…...
Not Just Voluntary Credits: Three Trends Shaping the Next Phase of CDR Demand
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (551+ words) Environment/ ESG Tools, Services/ Guest Posts ESG Today Guest Post July 1, 2026 Unless we do something about it, the world won't be free of climate risk, even in the best-case scenarios of decarbonization: we've simply built up too much carbon in…...
Generation IM Raises Over $1 Billion for Sustainable Transformation-Focused Private Equity Fund
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (253+ words) Kenny Fisher June 30, 2026 Generation Investment Management, a sustainability-focused investment firm chaired by former U. S. Vice President Al Gore, announced today the close of Sustainable Private Equity Fund II (SPEF II), raising more than $1 billion for the sustainable transformation-focused fund. The fund is…...
World Bank Drops Climate Finance Target Under U. S. Pressure
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (270+ words) Mark Segal June 30, 2026 The World Bank Group announced that it will extend its Climate Change Action Plan, its strategy to support countries and private sector clients to address climate and development challenges together, but that it will also retire a…...