Trump administration finalizes rollback of fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks
The rule, which critics say will raise fuel use and costs, is among the administration's most consequential climate reversals and also weighs on the EV market.
Insideclimatenews · +12 outlets
US clean energy employment falls for first time since the pandemic, down 36,949 jobs in 2025
The decline ends four straight years of growth and is attributed to federal rollbacks of clean energy and EV support.
Electrek · +14 outlets
EIA: US to add 83 GW of renewables and storage in 12 months as fossil and nuclear capacity declines
The projection shows renewables and batteries dominating new capacity additions even as federal policy support is cut.
Electrek · +6 outlets
Fervo's Cape Station becomes first utility-scale next-generation geothermal plant to sell power to the grid
The Utah project marks a global first for enhanced geothermal at utility scale, a technology long seen as marginal.
Canarymedia · +13 outlets
Germany makes first explicit fossil fuel exit pledge, targets 80% renewable power by 2030
The pledge formalizes a phase-out commitment from Europe's largest economy amid shifting energy politics.
The Cool Down · +2 outlets
Carbon Brief analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000 km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022
The study quantifies deforestation avoided under Lula, an area roughly the size of New Jersey.
Carbonbrief · +3 outlets
Germany prepares to archive US climate data amid fears of Trump administration interference
Scientists plan to move vast troves of US climate data to repositories in Hamburg, raising questions about data preservation.
Grist
AI boom dominates Climate Week as data center energy demand reshapes climate conversation
The surge of AI-related power demand has moved to the center of climate discussions, drawing both investment and criticism.
TechCrunch · +8 outlets
Report: data center backup generators pose health risks as federal oversight loosens
The Environmental Protection Network says on-site generators at data centers face fewer emissions checks.
Utilitydive · +2 outlets
Extreme heat killed at least 30,000 people in Europe this summer, analysis finds
The Inside Climate News report examines how heat disproportionately harms poor, young, old and ill populations.
Insideclimatenews · +13 outlets
New York adds nearly $1 billion for energy savings and climate programs in Climate Week push
The Hochul administration's CHARGE agenda and new funding round out a busy climate week for the state.
Radio Catskill · +13 outlets
UN: renewables are reshaping energy security as the world moves from crisis to transition
The UN News analysis frames renewables as a route to energy independence amid volatile fossil fuel markets.
UN News · +14 outlets
China, South Korea and Japan look to ASEAN's clean energy market amid US scale-back
Asian investors are eyeing Southeast Asia's renewables and clean energy projects as US federal support recedes.
Singapore Economic Development Board (ED · +14 outlets
New York's 1 GW storage contracts test whether big batteries can break state's impasse
New York's 2040 fossil-free electricity goal depends on scaling battery storage, which has stalled in the state.
Canarymedia · +4 outlets
NIO sells 30% of battery swap unit to Geely at more than $2 billion valuation
Geely's stake in NIO Power deepens collaboration on battery swapping infrastructure in China.
Electrek · +14 outlets
Singapore could soon import renewable energy such as solar and hydrogen from Indonesia
The city-state's clean energy import plans are helping drive a regional power grid, its energy authority says.
Singapore Economic Development Board (ED
India's renewable energy boom outpaces power grid capacity, study warns
Grid constraints risk curbing India's rapid renewables expansion unless transmission keeps pace.
The Business Standard
NSW switches on one of the world's most powerful grid batteries
The commissioning is a milestone for Australian utility-scale storage capacity.
nsw.gov.au