Julia Santos
Editor, ESG Minute
ESG News
Form Energy Raises $750 Million to Scale Multi-Day Iron-Air Battery Storage
Form Energy raised $750 million in Series G funding to scale its 100-hour iron-air battery systems, with backing from T.…
ESG News
Brazil Supreme Court Upholds Laws That Undermined Amazon Soy Moratorium
Brazil's top court affirmed state laws denying tax incentives to farmers who followed the soy moratorium, while also ruling the…
Net Zero
Brazil Regulates SAF, Carbon Capture and Hydrogen After Two-Year Wait
President Lula signs decrees establishing guidelines for sustainable aviation fuel, carbon capture and hydrogen projects pending since 2024 legislation.
CSRD & Rules
Brazil regulates carbon capture and storage with new decree
Brazil signed a decree regulating carbon capture and storage, alongside companion rules on the free energy market, low-carbon hydrogen and…
Explainers
GHG inventory: a step-by-step guide to your first one
What a greenhouse gas inventory is, which data to gather and how to build the first one without stalling on…
Brazil
How to sell carbon credits from your land: what it takes
A practical guide to selling carbon credits from rural land, covering the certification process step by step, Brazil-specific requirements, contract…
Carbon Credits
Temasek-Backed GenZero Reports 4.4 MtCO₂e Climate Impact Amid Shifting Carbon Credit Demand
Temasek's GenZero reported 4.4 MtCO₂e of cumulative climate impact and a 47% year-over-year increase in direct realized reductions, as the…
Carbon Credits
Microsoft Signs Carbon Removal Deal Using Wastewater Technology
Crew Carbon signed an offtake agreement with Microsoft for up to 23,602 carbon removal units using wastewater alkalinity enhancement technology…
Carbon Credits
Verra Rice and Landfill Gas Methodologies Receive ICVCM Approval for CCP Labels
ICVCM approved Verra methodologies VM0051 and VMR0016 for CCP labels, enabling high-integrity carbon credits from rice paddy water management and…
Carbon Credits
Indonesia Sets Up Rules for Carbon Credit Trading Under Article 6
Indonesia plans to establish an Article 6 methodology panel and a national nesting framework to position itself as a leading…
ESG News
Storms in southern and southeastern Brazil highlight urgent need for climate adaptation
Brazil recorded 81 tornadoes before peak season and faced an unprecedented undular bore windstorm, exposing critical gaps between the pace…
ESG News