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ESG news regarding AI sends US power market costs record high, JPMorgan leads carbon credit loan, Enbridge and Meta announce solar projects, EU to dilute environmental laws

Business

AI Demand Pushes U.S. Power Costs to Record High

July 24, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates AI Sends U.S. Power Market Costs to Record High: Trump’s vow to lower power prices collides with ...

ESG news regarding oil and gas industry drops net-zero standard, SBTi net-zero standard for finance launched, AI mining firm raises $44M, AI data centers to be powered by renewables by 2030

Business

Shell and Other Oil Giants Abandon Net-Zero Standards

byPeter Vigh

July 22, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Oil & Gas Industry Drops ‘Net Zero’ Standard: Shell, Aker BP, and Enbridge exit SBTi group, delaying ...

ESG News

UK Drops Green Taxonomy Plan, Shifts Focus to Sustainability Reporting

bySarah Perras - Business Editor

July 16, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates UK Ditches Green Taxonomy Plan: Citing complexity and limited impact, the UK government has abandoned its taxonomy ...

ESG news regarding Google signing largest US hydropower deal, Trump’s 30% tariff threat EU exports, BlackRock hits record $12.5 trillion, farmland falls to solar expansion

Business

Google Signs Largest Hydropower Deal to Power AI

byPeter Vigh

July 15, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Google Signs Largest US Hydropower Deal: $3B deal secures 3GW of clean energy for data centres, supporting ...

ESG News

Google’s AI Faces EU Heat Over Content Scraping

byJames Leys

July 4, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Google’s AI Summaries Spark EU Antitrust Fight: Independent publishers allege Google’s AI overviews steal content and revenue. ...

ESG news regarding B Corp greenwashing accusations, Thai PM suspended, sites to charge AI bots, Europe hit by extreme heat

Business

B Corp Accused of Greenwashing by US Business Dr Bronner’s

byPeter Vigh

July 1, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates B Corp under fire: Dr Bronner’s accuses B Corp of greenwashing, prompting a shift to stricter standards ...

Energy

AI: The Paradox of the Energy Transition

byShah Ibrahim Ahmed

June 30, 2025

Revising the EU’s Energy Goals The annual EU Energy Week this month brought together experts to discuss Europe’s mobilisation towards ...

ESG News

Microsoft Faces Lawsuit Over Use of Pirated Books to Train AI

byJames Leys

June 26, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Microsoft Sued Over Use of Pirated Books to Train AI: Authors allege Microsoft used 190,000 pirated books ...

ESG news regarding UK to regulate Google search rankings, traders retreat from European gas market, Eni fined €32 million, H&M-backed Syre partners with Gap and Target

Business

UK Moves to Alter Monopolised Google Search Rankings

byPeter Vigh

June 24, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates UK to regulate Google search rankings: The UK’s CMA may grant Google “strategic market status” to boost ...

AI & MACHINE LEARNING

Recognising and Embracing AI in Research

byNamesh Killemsetty - Associate Professor at the O.P. Jindal Global Universityand1 others

June 23, 2025

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution has transformed the world — not only by creating charming Ghibli-inspired images but also by ...

ESG News

Turkey Scrutinizes Google’s AI Ad Platform

byJames Leys

June 20, 2025

Today's ESG Updates Turkey Probes Google’s AI Ad Tool: Competition board investigates whether Performance Max unfairly harms advertisers and stifles ...