ESG+ Newsletter - 23 January 2025 - FTI Strategic Communications

January 2025 Newsletter - Operation Noah

As Donald Trump is sworn in as US President, many are rightly concerned about what his return will mean for efforts to limit global heating. Trump has promised to slash US environmental regulations, cut funding for renewable energy projects and increase fossil fuel production. Shortly after his inauguration, Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate agreement – all while wildfires, supercharged by fossil fuel emissions, were still burning acro

ESG+ Newsletter - 23 January 2025 - FTI Strategic Communications

A bumper edition of ESG+ for our readers this week, as the global political environment continues to loom large over the ESG landscape. We begin by looking at the push by some in the EU to roll back some reporting burdens to safeguard the bloc’s competitiveness. We review President Trump’s executive orders that intend to remove climate related funding and prioritise fossil fuel related industries. We also look at a shift away from ESG and toward…