IRENA chief says global clean energy capacity additions will fall in 2026, first decline in five years
A first annual drop in new renewable capacity would mark a break from five years of record growth, with grid bottlenecks and trade constraints cited as causes.
BioEnergy Times · +12 outlets
India puts its green transition funding need at $220 billion by FY30 ahead of Bharat Renewable Energy Summit
The government plans to present a funding roadmap at the summit Modi will inaugurate on Nov 2, covering solar, storage, hydrogen and grids.
Moneycontrol.com · +5 outlets
DOE announces $10.1B in loans to Constellation and Alliant for 3.7 GW of nuclear and gas capacity
The conditional loans would finance uprates at existing plants, part of the Trump administration's push to expand firm generation.
Utilitydive · +3 outlets
UK budget 2026: Chancellor Healey sets out 'new course on energy' with sweeping clean energy reforms
The budget package focuses on keeping bills low while campaigners warn some decisions could put emissions targets at risk.
Carbonbrief · +14 outlets
Carbon Brief: UK hit £11.6bn climate aid target only with about £2bn of questionable accounting
Official figures show the UK spent £12.8bn on climate aid since 2021, but part of the total relies on contested accounting methods.
Carbonbrief · +1 outlets
Analysis: China's clean-tech exports in 2026 to avoid CO2 equal to Brazil's annual emissions
Solar, battery and EV exports are credited with displacing emissions abroad even as China's own power sector remains coal-heavy.
Carbonbrief · +3 outlets
Political action committees spend nearly twice as much to pass California ballot measure weakening environmental law
Tech companies and major utilities are funding the campaign for a measure that would greenlight major projects with minimal environmental review.
Insideclimatenews · +5 outlets
Antarctic sea ice decline since 2016 triggers sharp salinity shift in a key ocean layer, study finds
Researchers documented a dramatic change in a crucial part of Earth's climate system in a paper published Wednesday.
Insideclimatenews · +9 outlets
Greenland ice sheet shrinks for 30th consecutive year, Carbon Brief analysis finds
The ice sheet has now lost more mass than it gained for three straight decades.
Carbonbrief · +2 outlets
Report finds lagging global climate action is costing lives and worsening health harms a decade after Paris
Leading international scientists say health impacts are worsening as progress on emissions falls behind.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
Fortune: Climate VC fundraising on track for worst year since 2015, which could benefit climate tech
A funding trough may force consolidation and more disciplined deployment of capital across climate startups.
Fortune
Volkswagen EV battery recall grows past 85,000 vehicles as Audi Q4 E-Tron is added
Owners of affected ID.4 and Q4 E-Tron models are being told to limit charging to 80 percent capacity.
Electrek · +2 outlets
PJM takes steps to let new grid batteries connect without long interconnection delays
The largest U.S. grid operator serves 13 mid-Atlantic, Midwestern and Southern states facing rising storage demand.
Canarymedia · +8 outlets
China leads the world on electrification, study finds
The findings underscore China's dominant role in shifting end-use energy demand to electricity.
Sustainability Online · +13 outlets
BYD now employs 1.02 million workers, more than Toyota, GM, Ford and Tesla combined
The EV maker's headcount jumped from about 869,600 at the start of the year, according to chairman Wang Chuanfu.
Electrek · +2 outlets
EDF analysis tallies the cost of Trump's pro-coal policies to U.S. ratepayers and health
The analysis links coal-support policies to higher electricity bills, worse health outcomes and increased emissions.
Canarymedia · +1 outlets
EPA proposes methane rollback for leakiest oil and gas wells, potentially saving industry billions
The proposal would let stripper wells leak more methane and could worsen warming for decades.
Grist · +1 outlets
Inside Climate News: climate is on the ballot in U.S. midterms even as candidates avoid the topic
Democratic candidates are emphasizing high energy costs over climate risk ahead of the Nov. 3 election, with governor and Senate races at stake.
Insideclimatenews · +1 outlets