People & Culture

New Zealand energy provider Mercury appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer

Catherine Thompson will replace Lucie Drummond in the role.

Melodie Michel

25 April 2025

Energy Transition

Record wind installations in 2024 mask volatility and uncertainty for the sector

"Ideologically driven attacks on wind and renewables are threatening investment certainty."

Melodie Michel

24 April 2025

Energy Transition

Growing data centre energy demand could delay fossil fuel phase-out

Nearly two-thirds of added generation to meet data centre demand is expected to come from fossil fuels.

Melodie Michel

16 April 2025

Sustainability Governance

Unilever wants trade associations to take a more active climate advocacy stance

Many firms remained misaligned with their industry associations on climate change.

Melodie Michel

08 April 2025

EU ETS

Emissions covered by EU ETS down by 50% since 2005

The EU is on track to achieve a 62% reduction in EU ETS emissions by 2030.

Melodie Michel

07 April 2025

Renewable energy

Wind turbine installations reached record 121.6 GW in 2024, led by China

New wind additions outside of Mainland China fell by 10%.

Melodie Michel

19 March 2025

Policy & Standards

Trump tariffs likely to slow down the energy transition – but there are silver linings

Solar and wind energy costs could rise by as much as 30% and 7% respectively.

Melodie Michel

13 March 2025

Energy Transition

US installed ‘record-breaking’ 50 GW of new solar capacity in 2024

“President Trump’s flurry of executive orders brought uncertainty to the solar industry."

Melodie Michel

11 March 2025

Policy & Standards

Trump’s energy policies risk creating compliance headaches for US firms

“Diverging state and federal climate policies are creating a fragmented regulatory landscape in the US."

Melodie Michel

21 February 2025

Climate Targets

IHG Chief Sustainability Officer warns hotel operator won’t meet 2030 climate target

IHG opened 371 hotels in 2024 alone.

Melodie Michel

20 February 2025