Mars Commits $20 Million to Climate Smart Rice Farming Through 2030
• USD 20 million over 2020–2030 to scale climate smart rice sourcing, reduce emissions and strengthen farmer livelihoods• Focus regions include the US, Europe, India, Pakistan and Thailand where rice yields face climate-driven decline• AWD irrigation and training programs aim to cut water use up to 30% and reduce methane by more than 40% while […]
Zelestra Secures 60 MW of New Solar Capacity in Italy’s FER X Auction
• Italy awards Zelestra 60 MW across eight solar projects in the FER X auction, with 80 percent located in the country’s industrial north• Capacity comes alongside a 2 GWh BESS development and a 1.4 GW pipeline, strengthening the company’s multi-technology footprint• All eight solar sites are scheduled for grid connection by end-H1 2028, supporting […]
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 […]
