Anastasiia Barmotina, Author at Impakter

ESG news regarding a new EU initiative that lets companies operate seamlessly across all EU member states, U.S. and India reaching major trade deal after tariff reductions, Spain fining Repsol €20.5 million for unfair fuel pricing practices, and Ørsted’s $7 billion Sunrise Wind project being cleared to resume construction.

Today’s ESG Updates EU-INC Lets Companies Operate Seamlessly Across All EU Member States: The European Commission unveiled EU-INC at Davos,...

ESG News regarding AI datacenters fueling U.S.-led gas power boom, Lukoil selling foreign holdings, England and Wales households paying more for water bills, and Trafigura investing $1 billion in African carbon removal projects.

AI Datacenters Fuel U.S.-Led Gas Power Boom

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 30, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates U.S.-Led Gas Boom Threatens Climate: Global Energy Monitor reports 2026 could see record new gas plants, many...

News regarding the environmental impact of dog food

The Environmental Impact of Dog Food — and How to Reduce It

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 28, 2026

Our pets are our family: we love them, play with them, cuddle them, and feed them. They influence our lives...

ESG News regarding a powerful snowstorm leaving more than 400,000 U.S. customers without power, the Doomsday Clock being set to 85 seconds to midnight, Kazakhstan losing more than 40 million barrels of crude exports, and many Europeans brands labelling their plastic as recycled when it comes from fossil fuels.

Massive Snowstorm Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Without Power Across U.S.

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 28, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Winter Storm Cuts Power to Over 400,000: A severe storm hit much of the U.S., causing over...

ESG News regarding Trump’s visit to Davos, 32 fossil fuel firms producing half of global carbon emissions, Europe’s growing dependence on U.S. energy, Netflix bidding for Warner Bros Discovery

Trump Pushes to Acquire Greenland During Davos Visit

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 21, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Pushes for Greenland: At Davos, Trump is pressing to acquire Greenland for U.S. security interests despite...

ESG News regarding global markets declining due to geopolitical tensions and U.S. tariffs, Trump threatening 200% tariffs on French wine, EU meat VAT reform cutting carbon footprint, Inpex resubmitting environmental plan for a project in Australia

Trump Threatens 200% Tariff on French Wine After Macron Rejects ‘Board of Peace’

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 20, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Threatens French Wine Tariffs: Trump threatened 200% tariffs after Macron rejected his Gaza “Board of Peace”...

From Stingless Bees to Sea Turtles: Species Around the World With Legal Rights

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 19, 2026

For centuries, animals have been treated as “things” or property under the law. Today, the legal status of animals and...

ESG News regarding Dimon warning that Trump’s attacks on Fed could raise inflation and rates, Venezuelan oil shipments to China setting to plunge under U.S. blockade, UK awarding offshore wind contracts to power 12m homes, 2025 being the third-hottest year on record as climate science faces political pushback

JPMorgan CEO Warns Trump’s Attacks on Fed Could Raise Inflation and Rates

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 14, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Dimon Warns Trump’s Fed Attacks Could Raise Inflation: JPMorgan CEO says Trump’s criticism of the Fed could...

ESG News regarding U.S. lifting more sanctions on Venezuela, Egypt securing $1.8 billion renewable energy deals, U.S. pushing G7 allies to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals, richest 1% exceeding annual carbon share in just 10 days.

U.S. Considers Lifting More Venezuela Sanctions

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 12, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates US May Lift Venezuela Sanctions to Boost Oil & IMF Aid: US could ease sanctions to support...

ESG News regarding Trump backing sanctions on Russian oil buyers, Norway’s oil and gas output declining, dog food linked to UK emissions, Trump climate treaty exit facing legal scrutiny

U.S. Targets Russian Oil Buyers with New Sanctions Bill

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 9, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Backs Sanctions on Russian Oil Buyers: A bipartisan U.S. bill would impose tariffs of up to...

News about sustainability in the publishing industry

How the Publishing Industry Addresses the Carbon Footprint of Books

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 8, 2026

Books are ever-present in our lives: we look through picture books when we are children, study textbooks in school and...

ESG news regarding UK households navigating lower savings amid tax pressures, EU dairy products facing Chinese provisional duties, new trade deal to boost India-New Zealand commerce, Glencore acquiring majority stake in FincoEnergies

Disposable Income Falls as UK Interest Rates Drop

byAnastasiia Barmotina

December 23, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates UK Disposable Income Falls: Higher taxes reduce incomes as the saving ratio falls to 9.5% and real...