UN Secretary-General launches Global Grids Accelerator for Africa and South-East Asia
The initiative aims to expand transmission capacity to power growth and absorb more renewable energy in two fast-growing regions.
Sustainable Energy for All · +5 outlets
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, affirming island nations keep sovereignty
The declaration, agreed with U.S. support, holds that rising seas will not alter national borders even as low-lying islands are submerged.
Grist · +6 outlets
Guterres presses fossil fuel phaseout in final climate push at UN General Assembly
At the UN General Assembly the outgoing secretary-general warned the window for climate action is narrowing, though climate remained a footnote to other crises.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
China's emissions start to fall as Trump rolls back US climate rules
The divergence highlights how Chinese clean energy deployment is beginning to bend its emissions curve even as U.S. federal climate policy retreats.
EnergyNow.com · +13 outlets
Second federal judge overturns Trump administration's $7B Solar for All cancellation
The ruling in a suit by Harris County, Texas follows a similar decision last week, reviving a program meant to expand solar access in low-income communities.
Utilitydive · +4 outlets
Climate Week NYC centers on energy costs, AI power demand and grid strains
This year's New York climate talks were dominated by electricity prices, surging data center demand and political headwinds.
Axios · +13 outlets
Germany presents fossil fuel transition plan, reaffirms 2045 climate target
The plan sets out how Europe's largest economy intends to phase down fossil fuels while holding to its mid-century climate goal.
Renew Economy · +3 outlets
Trump administration moves to cut clean energy data center targets as Microsoft weighs retreat
Microsoft is reportedly considering abandoning clean energy powered data center goals, a shift that would undercut a key corporate climate pledge.
EnergyNow.com · +14 outlets
Advanced grid tech gets $1.9B DOE boost to expand transmission capacity
The funding aims to accelerate deployment of technologies that squeeze more capacity out of overstressed U.S. power grids.
Canarymedia · +9 outlets
Texas utility only considered gas to power $10B Meta data center in El Paso
Inside Climate News reports the 1-gigawatt project moved ahead without weighing cleaner alternatives, underscoring gas lock-in from data center demand.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
Antarctic sea ice hits third-lowest winter peak on record
New data shows Antarctic sea ice recorded its third-smallest winter peak in 48 years of satellite records.
Carbonbrief · +14 outlets
Microsoft weighs abandoning clean energy data center targets
The potential shift reflects a widening split in climate tech as AI's power demand reshapes corporate energy strategies.
EnergyNow.com · +13 outlets
El Nino breaks records, reshaping global heat and hurricane patterns
The record-breaking ocean phenomenon is raising global temperatures while suppressing Atlantic tropical cyclones.
Grist · +14 outlets
Nepal flood aftermath raises questions of climate justice after deadly glacier collapse
Nepal's PM called climate-impacted flash floods a warning to the world as communities reckon with loss and recovery.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
India on track to add over 60 GW of renewable capacity in 2026, ReNew CEO says
ReNew's Sumant Sinha said at the UN General Assembly that India's renewable buildout is accelerating.
ET EnergyWorld · +14 outlets
China kept vow to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes let coal expand
An ABC News analysis finds Chinese financing continues to support coal abroad through indirect channels.
ABC News · +6 outlets
FERC rejects Oklo complaint seeking reinstatement to PJM interconnection study cycle
The decision affects a 750-MW mixed technology project in Virginia that Oklo said could be delayed by at least 14 months.
Utilitydive · +1 outlets
India's renewable boom outpaces its power grid capacity
Record renewable additions are straining transmission and integration, a bottleneck common to fast-growing markets.
The Business Standard · +1 outlets