CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The true power of transition planning

Transition plans for transformation, H&M's carbon offset concerns and a raft of sustainability appointments.

Melodie Michel

06 June 2024

Energy Transition

EU energy transition: 20% of fossil fuel generation displaced by renewables since 2019

Without policy-driven wind and solar growth, fossil generation would have fallen by just 1.9% (21 TWh).

Melodie Michel

03 June 2024

Human rights

Critical minerals human rights abuses should ‘alarm’ firms and investors

More than half of the 631 allegations tracked so far are associated with just 10 companies.

Melodie Michel

20 May 2024

Policy & Standards

Concerns grow over how a second Trump presidency would affect climate goals

"US carbon emissions could grow, putting net zero out of reach."

Melodie Michel

17 May 2024

Sustainability Reports

AI-driven data centre expansion threatening Microsoft’s climate targets

Microsoft's capital goods emissions went up by almost 2 million tonnes last year.

Melodie Michel

16 May 2024

Climate Targets

Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW: Only three automakers aligned with 1.5ºC EV production needs

"Automakers' substandard electric vehicle plans, and negative advocacy strategies are driving the climate crisis."

Melodie Michel

14 May 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The devil in the details

Peaking power sector emissions, Paypal's rising crypto footprint and a growing bet on carbon capture and storage...

Melodie Michel

09 May 2024

Energy Transition

Electricity emissions may have peaked in 2023

Renewable energy, including solar, wind and hydro, made up a record 30% of the world’s energy mix last year.

Melodie Michel

09 May 2024

Sustainability Reports

Paypal’s crypto emissions now make up more than 15% of its carbon footprint

The crypto assets held by Paypal on behalf of its customers more than doubled between 2022 and 2023, reaching US$1.2 billion.

Melodie Michel

08 May 2024

Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies and Sinopec to collaborate on low-carbon energy

TotalEnergies invested about US$5.9 billion in low-carbon energies and almost US$11 billion in oil and gas in 2023.

Melodie Michel

07 May 2024