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A new analysis released recently by Ceres shows that most large North American institutional investors continue to prioritize investment practices aimed at managing climate financial risks and capturing market opportunities in the transition to a cleaner global economy. Their actions persisted despite clean energy policy rollbacks in the United States, demonstrating that investors remain committed to actions that protect and enhance long-term value.  The report, Forging Ahead: A 2026 Assessment of Investor Climate Action Across North Americaanalyzes the 2025 public disclosures and communications of 50 of the largest North American-based…

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision today to repeal its power plant carbon pollution standards and strip the agency’s authority to limit power plant pollution in the future will “undermine investment in affordable clean energy technology and U.S. manufacturing, making electricity more expensive for businesses and everyday Americans and hurting America’s global competitiveness,” Ceres said in a statement.   “For more than a decade, the EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas standards have driven American innovation and created a stable business environment for investment in homegrown technologies that strengthen America’s energy system.…

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Most of the water data centers need is used beyond their four walls, at the power plants that keep the facilities operating. A new Ceres analysis released today, Water Behind the Watts: The Hidden Risk of Powering Data Centers, examines this largely overlooked water demand across seven states that together host about half of all U.S. data centers—Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona. In these states, water-intensive generation supplies much of the grid—and many of the plants supplying that power are in regions facing water stress or drought. …

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Ceres, a leading sustainability nonprofit, has strengthened its leadership board and advisory team with five new members to its Board of Directors and four to its President’s Council, the organization announced today.  The new Board members include:  Mark Levine, New York City Comptroller  Gina McCarthy, former U.S. EPA Administrator and National Climate Advisor to the White House  Rose McKinney-James, Managing Principal of Energy Works LLC and McKinney-James & Associates  Aniket Shah, Managing Director & Global Head of the Sustainability and Transition Strategy team at Jefferies Group LLC  David Young, former…

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As the U.S. steel industry approaches a multi-billion-dollar reinvestment cycle, new analysis commissioned by Ceres finds that direct reduced iron (DRI), a proven technology in ironmaking, is the most attractive place for future investment. The report, Smarter, Leaner, Cleaner: Direct Reduced Iron and the Future of American Steel, finds that DRI is the lowest-cost, new-build ironmaking technology in the four major steel producing hubs studied: Minnesota’s Iron Range, the Gulf Coast, Pennsylvania, and Northern Indiana. Ceres convened more than 40 experts from the steel industry, financial institutions, and OEMs to…

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