💚🌊 The GreenWave Podcast By Synergy International 🌊💚 Episode 43 is out and you don't want to miss this one!

IMO London Kicks Net Zero Plan into 2026

Will EU Finally Be Recognised for Global Carbon Market Leadership?

⚙️ The EU has spent the past year collaborating with more than forty countries to accelerate the creation and expansion of emissions trading systems. This collaboration is yielding tangible results. Brazil and Turkey have already passed laws for their own carbon markets, while Japan has transitioned from a voluntary to a mandatory trading system. China has expanded its scheme to include heavy industrial sectors like aluminium, steel, and cement, and is developing a carbon accounting framework with over fifty standards expected by the end of next year.

💶 The scale of this evolution is striking. Carbon pricing now applies to more than a quarter of global emissions. Since the launch of the EU Emissions Trading System in 2005, more than eighty countries have introduced a carbon market or emissions trading scheme. Read more...

International Maritime Organization Needs Net-Zero Framework

🌿 The stakes here are unusually high. If approved, the NZ will combine binding emissions limits with a carbon-pricing mechanism for ships over 5,000 gross tonnage, the vessels responsible for roughly 85 % of international shipping’s CO₂ emissions. The framework is set to become binding around 2027.

⚖️ The architecture of the framework is not settled. Key design elements, like how to define “zero / near-zero” fuels, how to certify and credit low-carbon alternatives, and how high carbon prices should rise beyond 2030, remain under negotiation. Some critics argue the framework is insufficiently ambitious, especially around emissions from ammonia combustion (including N₂O) that aren’t fully accounted for in drafts.

🚢 For producers of green hydrogen derivatives (e-ammonia, e-methanol), this IMO vote could transform their markets. Read more...

Spanish Solar Questions Emerge in Virtuous Cycle of Efficiency

⚡ What’s happening is simple physics meeting economics. Solar generation surges when the sun is strong, but demand doesn’t always follow. When supply outpaces consumption, prices crash. This year’s record hours of negative pricing reveal a structural imbalance. In June alone, 86 hours of zero or negative prices were registered, the result of sky-high generation and low demand. Capture prices, i.e. the amount producers actually earn, have become unreliable, which leaves many operators running at losses even as Spain’s headline electricity prices fall well below the EU average.

💰 The warning signs for the energy transition are serious. Solar investors need predictable revenue streams, or the next wave of projects will never break ground. Read more...

The Latest Sustainability Developments

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VERGE, 25 — Oct 28–30, San Jose Convention Center. Trellis, USA

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

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.

BNEF Summit London — Oct 14–15, 2025, InterContinental Park Lane.

Greenbuild — Nov 4–7, 2025, Los Angeles Convention Center.

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.

In 2026

World Future Energy Summit — Jan 13–15, 2026, ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi.

ChangeNOW — Mar 30–Apr 1, 2026, Grand Palais, Paris.

Greenbuild — Oct 19–22, 2026, Javits Center, New York City.