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Google agrees to 'world's largest' biochar credit purchase

Google has agreed to purchase 100,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits from Indian climate solutions start-up Varaha, in what is being labelled as "the world's largest biochar deal" to date.

CAI provides capital to TPG Rise Climate-backed Intersect Power

Google invests in BlackRock-owned solar developer

MSCI and Google Cloud to launch AI solution to measure climate risks

Google chosen to develop free ESG data platform

A consortium including a subsidiary of tech giant Google has been selected to build a free-to-use platform for climate data.

MAS launches climate fintech programme

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched climate fintech programme, Point Carbon Zero, in collaboration with Google Cloud.

News Round Up: EU Just Transition, Sustaintech Xcelerator

Deutsche Bank: corporate green bond issuances on rise

Corporate interest in green bonds will increase following the recent issues from tech companies Google parent Alphabet and Visa, according to Deutsche Bank, which acted as a manager on both issuances.

ESG data has 'lost the plot when it comes to impact'

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data industry has lost the plot when it comes to assessing sustainability and impact, a leading sustainability-focused fund manager has claimed.

Comment: Trump and Paris - who will have the last laugh?

As he announced that the US was to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump claimed that the rest of the world was laughing at the US for signing the agreement, and they won't be laughing any longer.