UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds 1.5C warming limit no longer feasible without overshoot
The UN Environment Programme's annual assessment says decades of insufficient action have made a temporary breach of the 1.5C target inevitable, shaping expecta
Carbonbrief · +14 outlets
Tesla Q3 2026 results: margins rebound but profit falls, energy revenue drops 16%
The automaker reported higher gross margins alongside lower profit and slumping energy storage revenue, with battery supply cited as a constraint on car volumes
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EU selects 77 net-zero projects for 3.4 billion euros, including 895 million for clean tech manufacturing
The funding round is aimed at scaling European clean technology manufacturing and cutting emissions across hard-to-abate sectors.
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IPCC meeting in Ethiopia ends in sixth straight failure to agree report timeline
The deadlock delays publication of the next major climate science assessment, complicating the scientific basis for future global stocktakes.
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Blackstone closes $8.7bn energy transition fund at hard cap
The fund close signals continued institutional appetite for large-scale energy transition assets despite policy uncertainty in key markets.
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Trump administration pledges new methane rules after a decade of regulation efforts
The promised rules come as methane continues to vent from Permian Basin oil and gas operations, a central test of US climate policy direction.
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World Bank withdraws major loan to agribusiness tied to Amazon deforestation
The withdrawal marks a victory for environmental advocates critical of development bank financing for livestock expansion in the Amazon.
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Volkswagen recalls nearly 73,000 EVs over faulty batteries, caps charging at 80%
VW says it will remotely limit charging on affected ID.4 vehicles until a battery remedy is available, a notable safety action for a mass-market EV line.
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COP17 opens in Armenia with global biodiversity goals still off track
The biodiversity summit convenes amid warnings that countries remain far from the targets set under the global biodiversity framework.
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EU updates Arctic strategy, vows renewable energy push and says oil and gas should stay in the ground
The revised strategy sets out Brussels' posture on Arctic energy development amid rising geopolitical competition in the region.
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Solar PPA prices jump 5% in Q3 on new trade tariffs, LevelTen says
Rising solar contract prices reflect tariff costs feeding through to project economics, while wind PPA pricing held steady.
Utilitydive · +2 outlets
Expensive gas behind nearly 90% of rise in UK household electricity bills, analysis finds
The finding links UK bill increases primarily to wholesale gas costs, reinforcing debate over power market design and clean heat policy.
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UK approves controversial Jackdaw North Sea gas field amid climate policy debate
The approval pits energy security arguments against the UK's climate commitments, drawing opposition from environmental groups.
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Nearly $1 billion in new federal grid funding could benefit north central Washington
The federal awards target transmission capacity as utilities and data center developers compete for scarce interconnection.
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ABB sees US grid equipment orders rise 82%
The order surge reflects utility spending on grid refurbishment and build-out to meet rising power demand and reliability needs.
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Microsoft may abandon clean energy powered data centre targets
A potential retreat would underscore the tension between AI-driven data center growth and corporate renewable procurement commitments.
EnergyNow.com · +14 outlets
New York to build state's first two utility-scale thermal networks
The approved projects would move whole neighborhoods off fossil gas to clean electric heating, a test case for networked geothermal at scale.
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Rio Tinto eyes hot-brick thermal battery to cut fossil fuel use at alumina refinery
The project would store cheap midday electricity as heat to make steam after sunset, targeting industrial emissions at Yarwun.
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