Shell ordered to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 in 'historic' court decision
Anglo-Dutch oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell has been ordered by a Dutch court to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, which campaigners describe as a "historic" decision.
Oil and gas majors release joint transition principles
Eight energy companies - BP, Eni, Equinor, Galp, Occidental, Repsol, Royal Dutch Shell and Total - have jointly developed a set of energy transition principles.
Macquarie and BT Pension push TPI support past $20trn
Membership of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has surged past the $20 trillion milestone, just over three years after it was launched.
BP outlines oil production cuts and bolsters net-zero carbon ambition
BP has announced it will cut oil and gas production by two-fifths and increase its low-carbon investments ten-fold by 2030 in order to achieve its net-zero carbon ambition, whilst also halving its dividend.
Third of investor votes back Mizuho Financial climate resolution
More than a third of Mizuho Financial investors backed a ground-breaking shareholder resolution urging the Japanese bank to disclose its climate risks and publish a plan to align investments with the Paris Agreement.
Cleantech Solar secures $75 million green loan
Cleantech Solar has signed a $75 million green loan with the Singapore branch of Dutch lender ING Bank, the largest Asian green facility for commercial and industrial rooftop solar projects.
Fossil fuel reserve profits 'could fall by two-thirds'
Falling demand and rising investment risk is forecast to slash profits from fossil fuel reserves, research by Carbon Tracker reported, estimating they could collapse by almost two-thirds.
Largest private pension scheme in UK announces first divestments
The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced it will not invest in tobacco, coal, and controversial weaponry firms under its exclusions policy, though campaigners are pressing for the £68 billion ($84 billion) fund to divest from other fossil fuel firms.