EU Allocates $5.6B to Accelerate Hydrogen, Heat Decarbonization and Net Zero Industrial Technology
• €5.2bn in EU ETS revenues channelled into three new 2025 Innovation Fund programmes• €2.9bn for net-zero technologies, €1.3bn for clean hydrogen auctions, €1bn for industrial process heat• Additional €1.765bn in national co-funding from Germany and Spain for hydrogen and industrial heat projects Brussels opens the next round of large scale climate-technology funding with a […]
Diginex to Acquire PlanA.earth and Expand Global AI Carbon Platform
• Diginex signs MOU to acquire Plan A, combining carbon accounting, ESG data management and supply chain transparency into a single AI-driven product suite.• Pro forma growth acceleration expected from 2026, supported by global demand for CSRD and ISSB-aligned reporting, Scope 3 visibility and science-based decarbonization.• Carbon management software market valued at USD 16 billion […]
Bill Gates to Attend ADFW for Major Global Polio Funding Pledges
• Abu Dhabi Finance Week confirms Bill Gates as speaker for day one humanitarian finance session.• Event will include a pledging moment to raise new commitments for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.• Global leaders, donors and the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity will convene at ADFW as part of a wider agenda expected to […]
EFRAG Launches ESRS Knowledge Hub to Centralize Sustainability Reporting Standards
• New ESRS Knowledge Hub integrates 2023 ESRS, simplified ESRS, VSME standards and implementation guidance in a single platform.• Platform connects reporting resources with EU legislation and international frameworks to support consistent disclosure across markets.• Launch strengthens transparency, standardisation and usability as European sustainability reporting expands to thousands of companies. Brussels has introduced a tool […]
AI Startup Deep.Meta Pushes UK Steel Toward Lower Emissions
• Deep.Meta’s AI driven simulations achieved close to a 10 percent emissions reduction at Spartan UK, the country’s only steel plate producer.• The company is developing its Deep.Optimiser PhyX system through the UK government’s Manchester Prize ahead of a one million pound final in March 2026.• AI assisted optimisation could cut energy use, strengthen competitiveness, […]
