01£4B+
Carbon capture
UK CCUS projects award more than £4 billion in supply-chain contracts
The CCSA warns that policy delays could put a further £26 billion of private investment by 2030 at risk.
Directly reportedESG Financial Intelligence · Issue 9
Where is the money moving?
Eight signals from the last 72 hours — from a US$6M airline carbon bill to £4B in UK carbon-capture contracts.
By the numbers
The signals that carried a defensible monetary value
- Carbon capture£4B+UK CCUS projects award more than £4 billion in supply-chain contracts
- Climate tech€15MEpyr raises €15M to electrify industrial heat
- Nature finance$100MFinance Earth and FSD Africa launch US$100M Africa Nature Impact Fund
- Sustainable debt€450MGranarolo secures €450 million sustainability-linked financing from ten banks
- Public funding€119.8MEU allocates nearly €120M for industrial carbon management research
- Carbon border€5BTrasteel CEO estimates EU steel CBAM cost at €5 billion a year
- Clean cooking$67MCircle Gas reports US$67 million of contracted carbon credits awaiting delivery
- Aviation compliance~$6MEthiopian Airlines pays about US$6 million a year for carbon credits
Editorial rule: no monetary value, no entry. Every figure is labelled as directly reported, a scenario range or context, with method and sources on file.
02€15M
Climate tech
Epyr raises €15M to electrify industrial heat
A Series A round backs thermal energy storage as a way to replace fossil fuels in industrial heat.
Directly reported03$100M
Nature finance
Finance Earth and FSD Africa launch US$100M Africa Nature Impact Fund
A US$6.6M cornerstone commitment seeds a fund for early-stage nature and nature-based carbon projects.
Directly reported04€450M
Sustainable debt
Granarolo secures €450 million sustainability-linked financing from ten banks
Two term loans and a revolving credit line tie the Italian dairy group's funding costs to ESG performance.
Directly reported05€119.8M
Public funding
EU allocates nearly €120M for industrial carbon management research
Five Horizon Europe funding streams target CO₂ capture, storage appraisal, direct air capture and regional CCUS hubs.
Directly reported06€5B
Carbon border
Trasteel CEO estimates EU steel CBAM cost at €5 billion a year
An industry estimate, not an official forecast: the burden would ultimately pass to consumers through higher prices.
Reported estimate07$67M
Clean cooking
Circle Gas reports US$67 million of contracted carbon credits awaiting delivery
The Kenyan clean-cooking business M-Gas shows how much carbon revenue still depends on authorisation and delivery.
Directly reported08~$6M
Aviation compliance
Ethiopian Airlines pays about US$6 million a year for carbon credits
A rare company-level look at what CORSIA-linked carbon compliance costs an African airline.
Directly reported