World:
¶ “Renewables Are The World’s Biggest Source Of Electricity. Is It Enough To Stop Climate Change?” • Renewable electricity set records this year, but a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency, the COP30 Brazilian Presidency, and the Global Renewables Alliance warns the world is still falling behind on its renewable energy and efficiency goals. [Euronews]
Wind farm (Kalina O, Unsplash)
¶ “World Off Course To Meet 2030 Deforestation Pledge” • The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025, published by a coalition of research groups and NGOs, shows that 8.1 million hectares of forest were lost last year. That is an area roughly half the size of England. It exceeds the annual limit needed to meet 2030 goals by over 3 million hectares. [Euronews]
¶ “China’s Exports Of Electric Vehicles Doubled In September” • China’s exports of electric vehicles doubled in September from a year earlier as its automakers expanded their reach into overseas markets. Exports of “new energy vehicles,” including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, jumped 100% to 222,000 units in September. [ABC News]
BYD EV (Tiago Ferreira, Unsplash)
¶ “Island Ports Enable Long-Distance Electric Shipping” • As the prices of batteries fall, they can be used to power larger ships at longer ranges. Now ports where batteries can be charged or exchanged are starting to be useful. Batteries can replace the heavily polluting bunker fuel, and the pollution from shipping can one day be ended. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind And Solar Power New Renewables Record” • Renewable generation in Britain reached a record high in the third quarter, driven by strong wind and solar production, data from Montel Analytics shows. Renewable generation, including biomass, hit 31.9 TWh in the third quarter, the highest third-quarter total since records began in 2014. [reNews]
Windfarm (Karsten Würth, Unsplash)
¶ “Renewables Expected To Halve Australia’s Energy Bills By 2050” • A groundbreaking report from the Grattan Institute suggests that Australia can achieve its ambitious climate targets by tackling emissions from the electricity sector. The report suggests that a carbon tax could actually be helpful in this regard and help households save money. [ZME Science]
¶ “UK Approves 500-MW Tillbridge Solar Farm” • Tribus Clean Energy and Recurrent Energy were granted planning approval for the 500-MW Tillbridge solar farm in Lincolnshire. The ground-mounted scheme will be co-located with a battery. The site is to connect to the grid at a substation in Nottinghamshire via underground cables. [reNews]
Solar farm (Zbynek Burival, Unsplash)
¶ “BluPine Energy Secures 150-MW Project In SJVN’s FDRE Auction” • BluPine Energy has secured 150 MW capacity under SJVN Green Energy’s 1.5 GW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy auction. Under the tender, developers are required to set up a cumulative 1.5 GW of renewable energy projects coupled with energy storage systems. [pv magazine India]
US:
¶ “US Rejects Bid To Buy 167 Million Tons Of Coal On Public Lands For Less Than A Penny Per Ton” • Federal officials rejected a company’s bid to acquire 167 million tons of coal on public lands in Montana for less than a penny per ton, in what would have been the biggest US government coal sale in over a decade. Utilities are avoiding coal now. [ABC News]
Coal mine (Dominik Vanyi, Unsplash)
¶ “GM’s EV Production Retreat Leads To A $1.6 Billion Financial Hit” • GM announced in a public filing that it is taking on $1.6 billion in charges associated with scaling back EV manufacturing capacity for the US. GM blamed the charges on the termination tax incentives for EV purchases and the reduction in emissions regulations. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Maine’s Offshore Wind Industry Is Working, Despite What You’ve Read” • Due to the Trump administration’s rejection of renewable energy, offshore wind proposals in the US seem on first glance to be fraught with uncertainty. Maine’s offshore wind industry is moving along nicely, though, even if that’s not what you’re hearing in the legacy media. [CleanTechnica]
Gulf of Maine (Courtesy of NOAA)
¶ “On Geothermal Energy, The Next Clean Energy Frontier” • The promise of new engineering techniques for geothermal energy, which harvests heat from the Earth itself, has attracted rising levels of investment to this reliable, low-emission power source that can provide continuous electricity almost anywhere on the planet. [University of North Dakota]
¶ “Follow The Money! Savvy Investors Know Renewables Are The Future” • This week, Chuka Umunna, the global head of sustainable solutions at JPMorgan, told Tom Mackenzie of Bloomberg Television that the US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar. [CleanTechnica]
Chuka Umunna, JP Morgan (Image via YouTube)
¶ “‘Procure With Haste’ As Solar Power Purchase Agreement Prices Rise, Says Levelten Energy” • Renewable energy PPAs are increasing in price amid policy headwinds, said a Q3 report from PPA marketplace operator LevelTen Energy. In Q3 2025, North American solar PPA prices rose 4% quarter-over-quarter, while wind PPA prices were up 5%. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “World’s First Mass-Produced Nuclear Generator Facility Coming To Tennessee” • Radiant Nuclear is set to expand into Oak Ridge with a $280 million investment, creating 175 jobs for nuclear manufacturing and research. The expansion will be for the development and mass production of a portable nuclear reactor that aims to replace nuclear generators. [WSMV]
Have a gratifyingly consequential day.
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