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- Policy & Disclosure
France and Germany near provisional deal to ease EU 2035 car CO2 target
The reported compromise keeps the Commission's 90% reduction target but drops the low-carbon steel and alternative-fuel compensation requirements for the remaining 10%.
- Enforcement
EU greenwashing directive takes effect; fines can exceed 4% of turnover
National authorities enforce the rules, and goods already in the supply chain get a proportionate approach rather than an exemption.
- The Wrap
Google is named buyer in AEP fuel cell PPA and 44.01 removal offtake
The $4 billion AEP project would use Bloom Energy fuel cells; the $11.7 million Frontier offtake covers 20,932 tons.
- Transition Finance
L&G and NTR raise approximately $385 million at the first close of Clean Power Transition IV
The renewable infrastructure fund adds battery storage and electrification assets, with three acquisitions already completed in Finland, Sweden and Ireland.
- Policy & Disclosure
TNFD counts 836 adopters of nature reporting ahead of ISSB, ISO standards work
Committed financial institutions represent more than $26 trillion in assets under management, and listed companies account for over $10.5 trillion in market capitalization.
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- Transition Finance
Frontier buyers including Google sign $11.7 million carbon removal deal with 44.01
The contract covers 20,932 tons of removal between 2028 and 2031 and is Frontier's first offtake involving in-situ mineralization.
- Policy & Disclosure
EBA releases final reporting framework 4.4 with revised Pillar 3 ESG disclosure specifications
The final technical package adds FINREP templates aligned with IFRS 18 and ECB data collection requirements for less significant institutions.
- Transition Finance
AEP commits $4 billion to 702 MW Wyoming fuel cell plant under Google PPA
The 702 MW Cheyenne project would use Bloom Energy fuel cells and is slated to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
- Policy & Disclosure
EU launches water resilience accelerator targeting $27 billion annual gap
The accelerator will support 20 pilot projects and connect investors with water technology providers.
- Transition Finance
L&G and NTR raise €330m at first close of Clean Power Transition IV
The fund has already completed three acquisitions, including a battery storage project in Finland and a Swedish platform with more than 1 GW of projects.
- Transition Finance
JPMorganChase broadens low-carbon financing definition to grid and nuclear
The bank folds its energy and sustainability teams into a new center and ties portfolio carbon intensity targets to the IEA's 2025 net-zero scenario.
- Transition Finance
Hy24 signs agreement to acquire EDF's Hynamics hydrogen unit
The buyer is Hy24's Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, which has raised €2 billion; the transaction could complete in the first quarter of 2027 subject to regulatory approvals.
- Policy & Disclosure
California OAL approves climate rules; first emissions due Nov. 10, 2026
The approval completes adoption of SB 253 and SB 261; the risk-disclosure half remains under a Ninth Circuit injunction.
- The Wrap
JPMorgan's sustainable-finance book reached $1.2tn, 48% of its $2.5tn target
The bank keeps its financed-emissions targets and rebalances its energy strategy while attributing some progress to broader eligibility criteria.
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- Policy & Disclosure
ESMA issues impact and transition claim guidance for funds, bonds and benchmark providers
The regulator wants claims backed by explanations of objectives, implementation and measurable outcomes as EU policymakers review SFDR.
- Transition Finance
JPMorgan keeps financed-emissions targets and rebalances energy strategy
The bank reported $1.2 trillion toward its $2.5 trillion sustainable-finance goal at the end of 2025, progress it says was aided by broader eligibility criteria.
- Who's investing
Ircantec picks Amundi and BNP Paribas AM for $1.86bn climate mandates
Three seven-year equity index funds carry a 50% carbon-footprint cut and a sector-exposure floor.
- Products
ESMA guidance asks fund and bond providers to separate investor impact from investee impact
The thematic note creates no new obligations and covers bond providers as well as funds.
- Policy & Disclosure
ESMA issues greenwashing guidance on impact and transition claims
The thematic note creates no new obligations but asks fund and bond providers to distinguish investor impact from investee impact.
- The Wrap
Ircantec awards Amundi and BNP Paribas nearly €1.6bn climate-linked equity mandates
The mandate uses a custom MSCI SRI index with a 7% annual decarbonization target.
- Transition Finance
1KOMMA5° raises over €70m at a $1.35bn pre-money valuation
CFO Micha Grüber said the round was oversubscribed; 1KOMMA5° plans to invest over €100m in its Heartbeat AI platform in 2027.
- Who's investing
Ircantec awards nearly €1.6 billion in equity index mandates to Amundi, BNP Paribas AM
Two European equity index funds of nearly €400 million each and an €800 million global fund track a custom MSCI SRI index with a 7% annual decarbonization target.
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- Who's investing
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation commits all assets to closing racial wealth gap
ImpactAlpha reported Oct. 13 that the commitment covers the full portfolio, not a carve-out.
- Who's investing
ABP invests €150m with SLM Partners under €11bn climate target
The allocation represents about 1.4% of the Dutch pension fund's €11 billion climate and biodiversity target.
- Transition Finance
Tavion raised $58 million in equity and debt for its first Polish battery storage projects
Construction began October 8 at a Bydgoszcz site with 20 MW of grid connection capacity and 40 MWh of storage.
- Transition Finance
Epyr raises €15 million Series A led by SlateVC for industrial heat storage
The Paris company's first named project is a 35 MWh thermal store for French paper maker Papeco, designed to replace the site's natural gas use.
- Products
Finance Earth, FSD Africa and FSD Africa Investments launch $100 million Africa Nature Impact Fund
The platform targets a $20 million first close in 2027 and a proposed $6.6 million cornerstone commitment from FSD Africa Investments.
- Policy & Disclosure
TNFD releases LEAP 2.0, first update to nature risk guidance
The update adds guidance for financial institutions' portfolios, environmental crime and invasive species measurement ahead of COP 17.
- The Wrap
EPA repeals most power-plant carbon standards; EU Commission weighs one-year methane delay
ESG News's review of the fortnight also records an Italian sovereign green bond covered more than 13 times and Google's commitment of at least $15.1 billion to Finnish AI infrastructure.
- Products
Finance Earth and FSD Africa Investments announce $100 million Africa Nature Impact Fund
The fund targets a $20 million first close in 2027, anchored by a $6.6 million commitment from FSD Africa Investments.
- The Wrap
KKR and TotalEnergies plan $1.2bn U.S. solar expansion
The deal would add 700 megawatts in Texas and Ohio, raising jointly held capacity from 1.4 GW to about 2.1 GW.
- Products
Stoxx and Osmosis launch 48-index transition factor suite
The suite spans single-factor, multi-factor and sustainability-integrated indices built on Stoxx Investable Market Indices for institutional investors.
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- Transition Finance
KKR and TotalEnergies plan $1.2B expansion of US solar joint venture
The deal would add 700 MW in Texas and Ohio, taking the partners' jointly held capacity to about 2.1 GW from 1.4 GW.
- Transition Finance
Blaze Energy raises $6.5m seed to retrofit ship engines for alternative fuels
The Colorado startup's Flex-Fuel Reformer System is designed to run on existing engine platforms; a Lomar Shipping pilot is planned for 2027.
- Transition Finance
BII plans $1.6bn Southeast Asia climate finance push over five years
About half the total is expected to come from BII itself, with the remainder mobilized from private investors, according to the UK development finance institution.
- Products
Candide closes $71.5 million Afterglow climate justice fund
The California impact advisory has deployed more than $35 million across 12 U.S. borrowers, ESG Today reports.
- Transition Finance
KKR and TotalEnergies to add 700 MW of solar to US joint venture
The addition carries an enterprise value of $1.2 billion and grows the partners' jointly held U.S. solar portfolio by 50%, with the new projects due to operate by early 2027.
- The Wrap
IFC and BlueOrchard open $2bn emerging-markets private debt fund
Tokio Marine Group anchored a $300m first close, leaving 85% of the target still to be raised.
- The Wrap
IFC and BlueOrchard target $2bn emerging-markets private debt fund
Tokio Marine Group is the anchor investor and $300 million is committed at first close.
- Who's investing
IFC and BlueOrchard announce emerging-markets private debt vehicle targeting $2bn
The vehicle has $300 million committed at first close, with Tokio Marine Group as anchor investor.