This week's climate and sustainability update covers key shifts in carbon accounting and industrial decarbonization. Highlights include Germany's 5 billion euro investment in heavy industry and new carbon footprint tools from IBM and Persefoni. The report also tracks major renewable energy moves, such as Meta's 250 MW deal and the rise of repurposed EV batteries for data center power. It provides a snapshot of how climate policy and project finance are evolving across the US and EU.
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The SEC moving to repeal climate reporting rules is a massive pivot. It creates a huge gap between EU standards and US requirements, which makes life difficult for any company operating in both markets.
True, but the real bottleneck is always the grid. All these renewable deals from Meta and others mean nothing if the interconnection queues are still years long. Does anyone know the actual delivery timeline for that 250 MW project?
Amazon deploying new HVAC tech globally is the kind of practical move I like to see. Scaling efficiency in existing buildings is often faster and cheaper than building new green sites from scratch.
Interesting to see IBM launching a GHG tool for spreadsheet users. Most companies still run their carbon accounting on Excel, so meeting them where they are is a smart move.
It is a start, but spreadsheets are where data goes to die. We need standardized APIs for this to actually move the needle on transparency.
