This year’s COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, was billed as the “implementation COP”: an inflection point when the Paris Agreement process pivots from negotiation to action. And indeed, throughout my time in Belém, there was an overwhelming focus on action – nowhere more than in the side events and conversations I had about mobilizing […]
COP30 and the Just Clean Energy Transition Read More »
Amidst economic and political headwinds that challenge clean technology deployment, the role of voluntary corporate climate action has become more critical than ever. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the two standards most widely used by companies to account for and report their climate action, are undergoing major updates.
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In early May, I flew halfway around the world to Singapore for Ecosperity Week. The contrast with the U.S. was stark: while the focus in Washington, D.C. is on fighting policy rollbacks and preserving whatever clean energy policies we can, Ecosperity Week was all about racing forward. Every plenary speech, panel discussion, and hallway pull-aside
Kinetic Coalition: A new approach to financing the clean energy transition Read More »
News clip: Amidst growing support for energy transition credits as a tool to advance the early closure of coal fired power plants, Kinetic Coalition was launched during the 2025 Ecosperity Week and includes an alliance of more than 20 potential buyers of this novel form of credits – including PepsiCo, Amazon and Mastercard – reports
News clip: During the 2025 Ecosperity Week conference, Dr Nat Keohane, president of Washington-based think-tank Centre for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), launched the Kinetic Coalition, which aims to accelerate corporate investment in clean energy in emerging economies. The Coalition includes 20 large corporations that could be potential buyers, including PepsiCo, Amazon, Mastercard, and McDonald’s.
News clip: Both Amazon and PepsiCo have joined a new initiative, Kinetic Coalition, alongside 20 plus potential buyers and sellers of energy transition credits, according to Nathaniel Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. The launch came alongside endorsement of this novel class of credits during the 2025 Ecosperity Week by standards
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