PM Modi to inaugurate Bharat Renewable Energy Summit on November 2, over 130 countries to take part
India is positioning the summit as a showcase of its solar and clean energy push as it seeks a larger role in the global transition.
The Statesman · +14 outlets
China's record clean tech exports are helping cut global emissions, report finds
China's dominance in solar, battery and EV exports is reshaping global emissions trajectories even as its own emissions begin to fall.
Euronews.com · +12 outlets
Microsoft may abandon its clean-energy-powered data center targets
A retreat by a major hyperscaler would undercut corporate renewable procurement, which has been a pillar of clean energy demand growth.
EnergyNow.com · +13 outlets
The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers
Rising power and water demand from AI buildouts is drawing local backlash and straining utilities that had promised cleaner supply.
DW.com · +14 outlets
Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and 'free passes to pollute', report says
The findings quantify how federal support has extended the life of coal generation that would otherwise be uneconomic.
The Guardian · +10 outlets
Grid infrastructure and storage are key to turning India's clean energy capacity into reliable power, ASSOCHAM says
India's renewables buildout is outpacing transmission and storage, a bottleneck that also constrains progress in many other markets.
ET Infra · +14 outlets
Gridlock: infrastructure investors name the energy transition's bottleneck
Transmission queues and interconnection delays are increasingly the binding constraint on new renewable capacity worldwide.
Infrastructure Investor · +9 outlets
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
The SunZia wind farm's two-decade path illustrates the permitting and transmission hurdles facing large US clean energy projects.
Grist · +5 outlets
Massachusetts Governor Healey to veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills
The stance reflects growing political pressure to tie renewables procurement directly to consumer electricity costs.
The Guardian · +8 outlets
Bangladesh urges grant-based climate finance and faster fund access at COP31
Vulnerable economies are pressing for concessional finance as they also court private investment for clean energy transitions.
The Climate Watch · +5 outlets
Turkey says COP31 climate summit to focus on clean energy shift
The host's agenda sets the tone for negotiations on how central energy transition policy will be at the summit.
EnergyNow.com · +14 outlets
War-proofing Ukraine's power grid with solar
Distributed solar and storage are being deployed to keep power flowing as attacks on centralized generation continue.
DW.com · +4 outlets
Two Point O Capital raises $10 million to expand into battery storage and clean energy
Fresh capital for storage reflects investor appetite for the flexibility assets needed to back up variable renewables.
https://ascendants.in/ · +14 outlets
Major Australian super fund bets bigger on small solar and battery specialist
Institutional capital continues to flow into distributed solar and storage, a fast-growing segment of the Australian market.
Renew Economy · +1 outlets
Munro's contrarian climate bet pays off as fund returns 120pc
Strong returns from a contrarian climate strategy test the narrative that sustainable investing has lost its edge.
Finance News Network · +1 outlets
Appetite for sustainable investment dwindles despite strong long-term fundamentals
Fund managers report investors looking past the ESG label even as the underlying transition assets keep performing.
Infrastructure Investor
Egypt and Germany discuss €67.5 million energy partnership to modernise power grid
The deal adds to European support for grid upgrades in North Africa as regional power demand rises.
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Sterling Bank and Proparco expand financing for renewable energy and agricultural value chains
Blended finance is being used to widen access to clean energy and agricultural lending in Nigeria.
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