A French court has ordered TotalEnergies to report on the risks its greenhouse gas emissions pose, setting a precedent that compliance teams across Europe cannot ignore.
5 min read·The SOMA Desk
5 min read·The SOMA Desk
5 min read·The SOMA Desk
Five things worth a minute, before the meeting starts.
Meta has opened its 2026 request for proposals targeting value chain emissions reductions across heavy industry and transport sectors, as the company works toward its broader Scope 3 decarbonisation commitments and seeks solutions in hard to abate categories. ↗
A new European Environment Agency report finds that diversifying Europe's protein supply through a deliberate long term strategy could reduce environmental pressures, strengthen food security, and cut reliance on imported animal feed, with benefits contingent on treating the shift as a structured policy goal rather than a market outcome. ↗
The European Commission is preparing a broad overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System that would introduce more dynamic controls over allowance supply, recalibrate the market's emissions trajectory, and extend support for industrial decarbonisation, according to Carbon Pulse citing people familiar with the plans. ↗
Project developers behind approximately C$5 billion in Canadian carbon removal projects have warned that a reduced industrial carbon price agreed between Alberta and the federal government threatens the financial viability of their CDR pipelines, according to Carbon Pulse. ↗
Gap Inc. has appointed Jeffrey Hogue, formerly Chief Sustainability Officer at Levi Strauss, as its new Chief Sustainability Officer, bringing senior ESG leadership to the apparel retailer as the sector faces rising regulatory and investor scrutiny on supply chain sustainability. ↗
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