AI's arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it's locking in more fossil fuelsAI-driven data center expansion is derailing Big Tech’s climate goals. Despite record renewable purchases, emissions at companies like Goog...
27 Mar, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
WestBridge Capital leads $45-million funding in climate tech startup VarahaWestBridge Capital has invested $45 million in climatetech startup Varaha, its first deal in the sector, with $20 million ton be received i...
04 Feb, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Microsoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surgeWhile Microsoft - the world's biggest buyer of carbon removal credits - did not disclose the cost of the 12-year tie-up, a person with know...
15 Jan, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Google, Meta coalition to invest $44.2 million in Canadian biowaste carbon removal firm: ReportA group backed by Google and Meta will pay over forty-four million dollars for carbon credits. This deal supports a Canadian company that r...
18 Dec, 2025, 06.35 PM IST
Google deal for Amazon reforestation makes Brazilian startup its top carbon credit supplierGoogle is investing in Amazon rainforest restoration through a major deal with Brazilian startup Mombak. This initiative aims to offset car...
06 Nov, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
Climate tech startup Equilibrium secures $3 million from Kalaari, Peak XV in maiden roundFounded in 2024, the Bengaluru-based company offers full-stack carbon removal solutions for clients aiming to achieve net-zero emissions. I...
19 Sep, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Why investors are souring on this once red-hot climate techThis decline raises concerns about the industry's ability to scale, especially with potential rollbacks of government support and wavering ...
02 May, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
Mission carbon market: RE, green hydrogen among eight segments receive clearanceThe government has approved detailed procedures for an offset mechanism across various segments like renewable energy and green hydrogen pr...
29 Mar, 2025, 01.04 AM IST
Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farmsGoogle is one of a number of big tech companies looking to offset emissions through CDR, which refers to a range of interventions designed ...
17 Jan, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
India's green revolution: Leading the way in durable carbon removal to combat climate changeIndia has the potential to be a global leader in large-scale, permanent CO2 removal, addressing climate change with innovative methods like...
03 Nov, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
Google buys carbon removal credits from Brazil startup, joining MicrosoftThe Brazilian startup and Google did not reveal terms of the deal. In 2023, when it sold credits to McLaren Racing, Mombak priced them at a...
20 Sep, 2024, 09.17 AM IST
Microsoft seals carbon capture deal with OccidentalTech giant Microsoft on Tuesday inked a record carbon capture agreement with Occidental Petroleum subsidiary 1PointFive, as major technolog...
10 Jul, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
Global carbon removal market could reach $100 billion/yr from 2030-35, report saysWorsening climate change and inadequate efforts to cut emissions have led U.N. scientists to estimate billions of tons of carbon must be re...
28 Jun, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Carbon emission reducing practices under Green Credit Programme will earn carbon credits too: GovernmentAccording to rules, environment-friendly actions include tree plantation, water management, sustainable agriculture, waste management, air ...
13 Oct, 2023, 09.23 PM IST
Amazon makes first investment in direct air capture climate technologyAmazon will purchase the credits from the 1PointFive direct air capture (DAC) plant in Texas, which is being developed by oil company Occid...
12 Sep, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Why all carbon credits aren’t created equalThe approach of carbon credits being traded as commodities is having the opposite desired effect.
15 Aug, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
Voluntary carbon market: Indian project developers in a sweet spotThis trend in the global carbon market follows a clearly noticeable acceleration in climate commitment following the Paris Agreement, reach...
13 Nov, 2022, 10.42 AM IST