🌍 ESG International Weekly News

Policy × Energy × Carbon Removal × Circular Economy × Green Materials

1️⃣ Google Secures 1.2 GW of Carbon-Free Energy for U.S. Data Centers

Google signed long-term PPAs with Clearway for nearly 1.2 GW of carbon-free energy to power U.S. data centers.
Projects across Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia will deliver power into the SPP, ERCOT, and PJM grids under contracts of up to 20 years, with $2.4B+ in investment and capacity coming online in 2027–2028.

2️⃣ Microsoft Signs 2 Million-Ton Carbon Removal Deal in Uganda

Microsoft and Rubicon Carbon agreed to deliver 2 million tons of ARR carbon removal over nine years.
Credits will be sourced from Kijani Forestry’s smallholder project in Uganda, supporting 50,000+ farmers and building on Microsoft’s 18 million-ton nature-based removal framework.

3️⃣ L’Oréal Backs 13 Climate, Nature, and Circularity Startups

L’Oréal selected 13 startups under its €100M L’AcceleratOR program, focused on low-carbon materials, circular packaging, nature-based ingredients, and data solutions.
Run with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, the program includes 6–9 month pilots and potential scaling across L’Oréal’s global operations.

4️⃣ U.S. Court Allows Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Project to Restart

A U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction allowing Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind project to resume construction after a federal halt.
The project is 87% complete and expected to power 350,000+ homes in 2026, reinforcing legal certainty for large-scale renewables in the U.S.

5️⃣ Stegra Signs Multi-Year Green Steel Supply Deal with thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe agreed to purchase non-prime steel from Swedish green steel startup Stegra, with deliveries starting in 2027.
While produced using green hydrogen and renewable power, the steel will be sold without CO₂-reduction claims, with environmental value monetized separately via EACs.
 

TYC Perspective
Across policy signals, grid-scale clean energy, nature-based carbon removal, circular innovation, and green materials, this week’s developments point to one clear reality:
Sustainability is no longer a vision—it is being embedded into contracts, capital structures, and supply chain rules.
What the market increasingly demands is not aspirational claims, but solutions that are verifiable, traceable, and procurement-ready.
This is where TYC positions itself—bridging circular materials, carbon data, and real industrial needs to help businesses operate with confidence under the new sustainability landscape.

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