Greenbelt Capital Closes Inaugural $1 Billion Fund to Advance Energy Transition

Austin, Texas | June 25, 2025 –Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in energy and infrastructure transformation, has announced the final close of its debut fund, Greenbelt Capital Partners III L.P., at $1 billion, reaching its hard cap and surpassing its original $750 million target. The fund attracted commitments from a broad base […]

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Making robust projections of species distributions at fine resolution: Go spatially-nested |

Antoine Guisan, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, discusses his article: Spatially-nested species distribution models (N-SDM): An effective tool to overcome niche truncation for better inference and projections Setting the scene Species distribution models (SDMs) relate species observations to mapped environmental conditions to estimate the ecological niche (i.e., the ensemble of suitable conditions) and predict the spatial distribution […]

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Ireland Commits €1.5 Million to Forestry Promotion Projects for 2025–2026

Killarney, 24 June 2025 — The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced €1.53 million in funding for 48 forestry promotion projects as part of its 2025–2026 Open Call. The initiative, jointly launched by Minister of State Martin Heydon and newly appointed Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, aims to increase public engagement with […]

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Publication of 2023 emissions data from aerodrome pairs

The European Commission has published aggregated data from aerodrome pairs within the EEA for 2023 pursuant to Article 14(6) of the EU ETS Directive. In a significant step forward on transparency, more data on aviation emissions is being published, while protecting commercially sensitive data. In line with a statement issued by the European Commission, the data were published already starting […]

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HPCL to Invest $231 Million in 24 Compressed Biogas Plants Across India

New Delhi — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has announced a ₹20 billion (approximately $231 million USD) investment to build 24 compressed biogas (CBG) plants across India over the next two to three years, as part of its strategy to support the country’s clean energy transition and reduce dependence on imported natural gas. The initiative […]

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La Caisse Targets $400 Billion in Climate Investments by 2030 After Cutting Portfolio Emissions Nearly in Half

Montréal — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) has announced a new climate strategy that commits $400 billion toward climate-related investments by 2030, following the fund’s substantial progress in reducing its carbon footprint. The updated 2025–2030 plan builds on La Caisse’s earlier climate commitments and reflects strong results: by 2024, the institutional investor […]

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Carbon Upcycling Raises $18 Million to Scale Low-Carbon Cement Technology

Calgary, Canada — Carbon Upcycling Technologies has secured $18 million in new funding to accelerate the deployment of its carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology for the cement industry. The investment round was led by Builders Vision, an impact-driven investment platform founded by Lukas Walton, and includes continued backing from major industry players and institutional […]

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TerraPower Secures $650 Million to Advance Next-Gen Nuclear Technology with NVIDIA Backing

TerraPower has closed a $650 million funding round to accelerate the deployment of its Natrium® advanced nuclear reactor technology. The round includes support from NVentures—NVIDIA’s venture arm—alongside existing investors such as Bill Gates and HD Hyundai. The funding will support the continued development of TerraPower’s Natrium® reactor, a next-generation nuclear solution that integrates gigawatt-scale energy […]

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ReGenEarth Launches £100M Green Bond to Scale Biochar Carbon Removal

ReGenEarth, a UK sustainability venture emerging from Stephen Lansdown’s Earth Capital, has launched a £100 million Green Bond Programme to fund the rollout of carbon-negative biochar technology. Partnering with circular economy energy firm RER, the initiative will integrate biochar production into existing anaerobic digestion and biomass sites nationwide. The three-year, asset-backed bonds—issued by RER Capital […]

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