SBTi has quietly halved the minimum emissions reductions companies need to hit by 2030 — no announcement, no press release, just an appendix edit. That's story #2 this week. Story #1? Oil hit $114 a barrel and the IEA has declared the fossil fuel industry "broken forever."

This week's top 10 sustainability stories ranked by what the world is talking about — including the EU's 70% CSRD simplification, a $67 billion clean energy merger, Big Tech locking in 2GW+ of renewables, and why 98% of AI data centre energy is unaccounted for.

If you run a business, advise organisations on sustainability, or work in Food & Beverage or Media and Marketing, these are the stories shaping strategy right now.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 00:00 — Hook: SBTi cuts 2030 targets
• 00:30 — Intro
• 01:00 — #10: Germany drops fossil heating phase-out
• 01:30 — #9: CDP $900bn extreme weather losses
• 02:00 — #8: GHG Protocol appoints first CEO
• 02:30 — #7: Carbon removal goes mainstream
• 03:00 — #6: Big Tech clean energy deals
• 03:30 — #5: NextEra acquires Dominion $67bn
• 04:00 — #4: EU CSRD simplified 70%
• 04:30 — #3: AI data centre energy — 98% unaccounted for
• 05:00 — #2: SBTi halves 2030 targets
• 05:45 — #1: Iran war, $114 oil, IEA "broken forever"
• 07:00 — Top 3 mind-blowing environmental facts

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