💚🌊 The GreenWave Podcast By Synergy International 🌊💚 Episode 27 was out yesterday and you don't want to miss this one!

Sustainable Tourism Part 2 - Reshaping Eco Travel

Sustainable Regulators: Just How "Green" Is Your Bunker Buster??

🪖 In the post-Ukraine world, defence budgets are ballooning, ESG investors are getting itchy, and a new marketing pivot is underway: missiles wrapped in sustainability rhetoric. Some say it’s about protecting democracy. Others call it straight-up greenwashing.

🧾 And here’s the twist: some EU officials are now openly entertaining the idea of including the defence sector in ESG-labelled funds. Not because it’s carbon neutral because it’s politically expedient. Never mind the environmental footprint of arms manufacturing, or the ethical backflips required to brand a tank factory as a “social impact investment.” Read more...

Anglo-Irish Green Hydrogen Pipeline Plan Makes A Good Story

🔗 Stretching from Belfast to the northwest of England, this proposed pipeline would be the first of its kind in the region, carrying only green hydrogen, notably not a single molecule of natural gas with a sustainability sticker.

🇮🇪🇬🇧 The collaboration signals a pivot away from fossil dependencies and toward a new geopolitical reality: countries that can generate, store, and move clean molecules will control the next energy map. Read more...

Population and Climate Research Keeps Table Talk in the Family

🌡️ Now we have new economic analysis to help frame this discussion, hopefully in government policy circles as well as at family tables.

📉 A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research titled “Population Growth and Climate Change” takes a macroeconomic lens to this exact issue. The study is authored by Adrien Bilal (Harvard), Diego Känzig (Northwestern), and Gregory Casey (Williams College). Their findings are grounded in economic modelling with integrated climate damage estimates. Spoiler alert: demographic policy matters more than most politicians are willing to admit. Read more...

The Latest Sustainability Developments

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Net Zero Week, July 5–11 (online) - Free webinars: policy, investment & tech for net‑zero.

European Hydrogen Week, Summer 2025 (dates TBD) - Strategic direction for EU hydrogen market.

Investing in Hydrogen, Sept 2–3 (London) - Finance and offtake strategy for green H₂ deployment.

Climate Week NYC, Sept (exact dates TBA) - Large-scale climate policy & finance forum.

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Date: September 29 to October 3, 2025 Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre 2 (CTICC2) in Cape Town, South Africa

Organized by the African Energy Chamber, AEW serves as a premier platform uniting African energy stakeholders, global investors, and industry leaders for discussions on the continent's energy future. The event features high-level discussions, networking opportunities, exhibitions, private meetings, deal-signing forums, and project site visits, all aimed at driving industry growth and development.

The 2025 edition will cover critical topics such as investment in upstream development, legislative and regulatory policies, infrastructure growth strategies, the downstream sector, and Africa's role in the global energy transition. Delegates can expect workshops, discussions, and presentations addressing these areas, providing insights into new project updates, industry highlights, and investment opportunities aligned with Africa's energy and sustainability goals. aecweek.com

20th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Date: September 2025 (Exact dates to be confirmed) Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia

This conference will gather scientists and professionals to discuss sustainable development in energy, water, and environmental systems. It serves as a platform for sharing research and advancements in these fields.

Green Hydrogen Summit USA Sept 30–Oct 1 - North American hydrogen commercialization.

Net Zero Conference (LA) Oct 1 - Built-environment strategies & design for net‑zero.

The Future of ESG Data EMEA 2025 Date: 13th October 2025 Location: London

The annual Future of ESG Data EMEA conference returns for its sixth year as a central source of discussion and learning for the increasingly vital sustainability data industry. Growing each year since its inception, this one-day event, held in London, will offer investors, corporates and financial institutions the tools needed to tackle the growing demand for decision-useful and reliable ESG data.

COP30 – 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference Date: November 10–21, 2025 Location: Belém, Pará, Brazil

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference will convene global leaders to discuss and negotiate actions to address climate change. This marks the first time the conference will be held in the Amazon region, highlighting the importance of rainforest conservation.