World:
¶ “Could Brazil’s Ambitious ‘Tropical Forests Forever’ Fund Help Curb Deforestation?” • Last year, the Brazilian government had proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve tropical forests. Over the past few months, they have finalized details and gained support. At COP30, they unveiled the long-awaited details of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility. [Euronews]
Rain forest (H Yount, Unsplash)
¶ “Despite Widespread Belief In Climate Policy, Disinformation Still Seeds Doubt Ahead Of COP30” • A report from watchdog Climate Action Against Disinformation has looked at climate disinformation in the lead-up to COP30, and the major players fueling it. It found a massive increase in disinformation related to the UN climate conference. [Euronews]
¶ “Canadian Ports Can Use The 2025 Federal Budget To Win Trade And Cut Diesel” • The 2025 Canadian federal budget contains a Trade Diversification Corridors Fund that commits $5 billion over seven years to investments in port, rail, airport, and digital infrastructure. The official language is about bolstering supply chains and export gateways. [CleanTechnica]
Vancouver (Mike Benna, Unsplash)
¶ “How Electric Classic Cars Is Electrifying Icons And Smoking Tires” • Electric Classic Cars, a Welsh company, gives second life to some of the most beautiful cars from days gone past by use of a new generation of electric battery packs and motors. They’ve developed custom kits that allow them to rapidly electrify classic vehicles. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “$10 Trillion Invested In Clean Tech Since Paris Agreements” • This week, Bloomberg reported that $10 trillion has been invested in clean tech since the Paris climate agreements were signed in a decade ago. Annual energy transition investment were over $2 trillion in 2024, and Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector may have peaked. [CleanTechnica]
Carbon emissions and wealth (Oxfam image)
¶ “Industry Welcomes Sweden’s Revenue Sharing Plan” • The wind industry welcomed the Swedish government’s proposals for a revenue sharing scheme for people living near wind farms. Trade group Green Power Sweden said the proposals form an important step to increase local participation and create better conditions for wind energy development. [reNews]
¶ “Belfast Gets Marshaling Job For 3-GW At Morgan And Mona” • Plans for an offshore wind hub in Belfast took a significant step forward with an agreement worth over £100 million with the developers of the Mona and Morgan offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea. EnBW and JERA Nex bp signed a lease for a terminal to serve as an assembly and marshaling base. [reNews]
Belfast harbor (Belfast Harbour image)
¶ “Major Solar Power Plant To Replace Coal-Burner” • A 430-MW solar power plant is being established at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, instead of planned coal-fired facilities. The site had been chosen for developing coal-fired power plants, but the government rescinded the plan. Now the land will be used for generation of clean energy. [Bangi News]
¶ “$900 Million From China To Accelerate Indonesia’s 100-GW Solar Ambition” • Indonesia’s ambition to build 100 GW of solar energy has received investment support from China through the Belt and Road Initiative scheme, with a potential value of $900 million, observers say. This investment is projected to help drive the pace of energy transition. [tanahair.net]
Solar panels (Soren H, Unsplash)
¶ “Ceasefire Is Declared Near The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant For Repairs” • A ceasefire mediated by the International Atomic Energy Agency has begun near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to enable repairs to be carried out to improve the plant’s connection to the power grid and prevent a nuclear catastrophe. [Ukrainska Pravda]
US:
¶ “Shocker: Trump Lost The EV Charging Station Battle” • Like a fish out of water trying to flop its way back to safety, President Trump has been floundering from one self-made disaster to another. Now he is faced with the disturbing reality of failure, with the nation’s EV charging station network serving as an impressive example. [CleanTechnica]
NEVI-funded EV charging station (courtesy of Joint Office)
¶ “Half A Million Pennsylvanians Power Homes And Cars With Clean Energy” • More than 500,000 Pennsylvanians are now using clean energy to power their homes, vehicles, and daily lives, a report from the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center and the Frontier Group says. It shows how quickly people can embrace renewable technology. [MyChesCo]
¶ “Sheep Will Frolic In Massive Texas Solar Power Plant” • Enel has just announced the official start of operations at its GulfStar solar power plant with energy storage. The project in Wharton County, Texas, is a 556-MW facility, Enel’s largest power plant to date in the US. It is also the biggest of its facilities to make room for sheep grazing. [CleanTechnica]
Solar power plant with sheep (Enel image)
¶ “The Texas Energy Experiment” • An important experiment is being conducted in Texas. It will demonstrate the relative merits of electricity production using fossil fuels versus solar and wind based upon cost, availability and reliability. Texas is the biggest oil producer. But Texas is also the biggest intaller of wind, solar, and battery power. [RealClearEnergy]
¶ “Appeals Officer Rules Against Pilgrim Nuclear In Radioactive Water Discharge Case” • A state appeals officer ruled against the owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Holtec International was appealing a state Department of Environmental Protection decision that denied permission to discharge radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. [capeandislands.org]
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