35+ min ago   (659+ words) Europe’s next wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure is moving away from its traditional urban centres. Developers are increasingly targeting locations where electricity is easier to secure, land is cheaper and grid connections can be delivered faster. The move is reshaping…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (562+ words) Google is expanding its U.S. water strategy with a $60 million commitment to five new projects aimed at replenishment, conservation and watershed restoration. The projects span Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia. They form part of Google’s wider effort to replenish more…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (479+ words) Qcells and Microsoft are expanding their energy partnership as soaring AI demand increases pressure on US power grids. The companies are exploring a model that would add new electricity capacity alongside Microsoft’s growing data center footprint. The aim is to…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (581+ words) The Science Based Targets initiative has released the first major overhaul of its flagship Net-Zero Standard, five years after its launch. Version 2.0 aims to move companies “from ambition to action” by clarifying how businesses can develop and implement credible climate…...

2+ day, 58+ min ago   (568+ words) BeZero Carbon has published 14 independent ex ante ratings of projects reviewed through Microsoft’s carbon removal diligence process, offering an unusually detailed look at how a major corporate buyer assesses carbon credit risk before issuance. The reports cover improved forest management,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (505+ words) Schneider Electric is backing a new framework designed to broaden how companies measure corporate climate leadership beyond emissions reductions. Developed by Sweep and Mirova Research Center, the Climate Contribution Framework, or CCF, assesses both corporate decarbonisation and wider contributions to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (565+ words) Google has opened applications for its 2026 Carbon Removal and Superpollutant Elimination R&D Awards. The program targets scientific and engineering barriers holding back large-scale climate mitigation. Two priority areas focus on ocean alkalinity enhancement. The approach increases seawater alkalinity to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (544+ words) Isometric has entered China’s carbon removal market by signing three local project developers for certification, expanding its presence into one of the world’s largest potential removal markets. The carbon removal standards company will work with direct air capture developer DeCarbon…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (648+ words) Pacific Consultants will begin testing floating solar power generation at a dam reservoir in Nagano Prefecture, as Japan looks for new ways to expand renewable energy without increasing pressure on land. The demonstration will use several types of solar modules,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (658+ words) Brazilian reforestation company Mombak has delivered its first Amazon carbon removal credits more than two years ahead of schedule, offering an early test of whether large-scale restoration projects can meet corporate climate commitments on time. The company issued more than…...