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May this year be... January 13, 2025 |
The Green Wave Gazette - A round-up of recent sustainabilty news and events around the globe by Synergy International. Welcome back!Welcome back to Synergy International’s GreenWave 💚 🌊 newsletter!💚 🌊 New GreenWave Podcast Episode Alert: Heavy Heart for LAHello GreenWave community! Our latest episode of The GreenWave Podcast is now live, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. This gripping conversation led by our host, SYNI, takes a deep dive into the heartbreak of the Los Angeles wildfires and how these catastrophic events reveal broader cracks in our approach to climate change.
From the emotional toll of iconic Malibu landmarks going up in flames to the "firenado" of politics now engulfing the infernos and the finance sector’s uneasy dance with underwriters and insurance premiums, this podcast paints a vivid picture of the real challenges we face. Read more... Find the podcast episode here. 
Green Hydrogen💚🌊 Let's Put Green Hydrogen on The Donald's 🎯 List 🌊💚 It’s not just Greenland, Canada, the Gulf of Mexico, Panama and Ukraine on Trump’s To-Do-Before-the-Weekend list. No doubt the US Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, which was formalised by the lame-duck Biden Administration last week, will be ripped up and tossed into the pre-MAGA waste bin. 🥺 The latest CEO to join Trump's long and growing supplication queue is Andy Marsh, the long-standing CEO of Plug Power. He’s on the record as saying it’s time for Trump to redraw the regulation, even while his company claims tax credits currently on paper that don’t yet exist in the real world. Read more... 
European Investment Bank Not-So Confidential Woes Revealed🌊💚 We need to coin a catchy term for it, because 2025 is officially off to a rocky start for the sustainable commitments at key financial institutions. This emerging trend has taken a decided turn for the worse with the revelations coming from a leaked internal memo at the European Investment Bank, the so-called “Climate Bank” that three years ago phased out all fossil fuel loans from its €500 billion books. Read more...Is 2% sustainable aviation fuel enough?The latest LinkedIn newsletter post highlights recent developments in sustainability.Here's a short summary, but also feel free to check it out here. Recent updates on environmental sustainability and net-zero progress include BlackRock's withdrawal from the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative due to political pressure, though it remains committed to climate risk management. The UK government is reconsidering a proposed "flight tax" linked to sustainable aviation fuel mandates, which could increase travel costs. Major U.S. banks have left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance amid political shifts, yet demand for green financing persists. The sustainability sector faces uncertainties with potential policy changes under President-elect Trump, but there is cautious optimism about long-term decarbonization and the impact of the Paris Agreement's provisions. UPCOMING EVENTS 23-25 January 2025 21st International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability This event is brought together by a common concern for sustainability from a holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic, and social interests intersect.
25-27 April 2025 ChangeNOW 2025 This three-day summit is returning for its 8th edition, bringing together stakeholders from across the impact sector to plan innovative solutions through workshops, conferences and networking opportunities. Visit the sustainability conferences and events calendar. |
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