Robin Hicks

Wind industry installed a record 117 GW of new capacity globally in 2024, despite geopolitical headwinds. @GWECGlobalWind forecasts almost 1TW of additional installations by 2030

“No [sustainability] commitment is apparently now better than even a soft commitment,” says Kim Schumacher, pointing to the exit of US and Japanese finance groups from Net Zero Banking Alliance. Does this explain why greenwashing cases are in decline? https://t.co/M446kEV6PQ

The dismantling of #USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries, says the CEO of @WorldResources @AniDasguptaWRI. He also said #Tariffs will stifle green growth in the Global South. https://t.co/50JmxvEZH6

Climate activism in decline in Singapore? Big Oil divestment NGO Students for a Fossil Free Future is slowing operations amid capacity issues and difficulty in recruiting new members. Other NGOs report declining interest in #climateactivism https://t.co/kOxBzzKbpl

Circularity avoids #tariffs If we: 🐌 Keep what we have 🤝 Share what we don't need 🔢 Reuse what we can 🛠️ Repair what we need ♻️ Recycle everything else 🔁 Repeat.....

University opens world’s first college of climate delay. “We need to groom the next generation of fossil fuel lobbyists while Acapulco is still above water,” said founder. https://t.co/KtlIn4IirW

Despite the hype, #ArtificialIntelligence cannot tackle complex social problems that do not have a digital footprint and should not be relied on to produce sustainability reports as it could mask inaccuracies, experts warned at @ecobusinesscom event in HK. https://t.co/qgRBj5ETL1

The chief investment officer for insurer AIA says there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change. Meanwhile, China officials say the world’s biggest polluter will be “consistent” in its climate action. https://t.co/XlMM8GngtD

Funding is not a barrier for #Indonesia clean energy transition – it’s project viability: JETP official https://t.co/aG4gTDshGO

So much for Trump's pro-fossil fuel policies. In the US, utility-scale solar grew by a record 58% and wind by 25% from Jan 2024 to Jan 2025, while production by all renewables was up by 18% – greater than coal or nuclear. Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration

How do journalists cover the environment in the world's most climate-vulnerable region (which is also one of the world's least free regions?) https://t.co/NtA5Ep4q9n

Companies have stopped saying #ESG because of politics, regulation and "greenhushing", data from @globaldataplc finds: https://t.co/eoK8dLFGhY

Petition to preserve Gillman Barracks and surrounding Hill Forest https://t.co/I0qtbNfB6B via @Change

"The US exit from the Just Energy Transition Partnership sets a dangerous precedent and signals to the rest of the world that the US will no longer be accountable to its climate obligations." https://t.co/jYtuxQNb9Q

Controversial Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper has had its climate targets validated by @sciencetargets https://t.co/msyjxIyN2f

Exclusive by @gabssee. Singapore renewables firm Vena Energy is pushing to build a wind farm in a protected area in the Philippines, the Calbayog Pan-as-Hayiban. It's the second time the @BlackRock owned firm has planned to build in a conservation site https://t.co/FrsFUnHYSi

DeepSeek will not solve AI’s climate problem; regulation needed to rein in Big Tech emissions: experts https://t.co/NGumRpF4hd