UN climate talks open in Antalya as Carbon Brief maps who wants what at COP31
Delegates gather in Turkey for COP31 amid war and stalled emissions cuts, with Carbon Brief tracking national positions and Hitachi Energy among corporate parti
Carbonbrief · +3 outlets
Tech industry funds mega gas plants to power data centers, Washington Post reports
Rising AI compute demand is pushing technology companies to finance large natural gas generation, complicating their clean energy claims.
The Washington Post · +14 outlets
China bets on renewable energy and batteries to gain an edge in the AI data center race
China is leaning on its wind, solar and battery industries to build data center capacity, even as large AI campuses face local backlash.
Insideclimatenews · +13 outlets
PM Modi says India hit its climate target five years early, sets 500 GW clean capacity goal
Speaking ahead of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit with more than 130 countries participating, Modi tied renewables to averting an energy crisis during the We
Business Today · +14 outlets
BYD sold over 300,000 EVs in October, more than the US managed all quarter
The Chinese automaker set a new monthly record, underlining the widening gap between EV sales in China and the United States.
Electrek · +14 outlets
Electric trucks reach 50% of China heavy truck sales as diesel demand falls
Some 33,100 electric heavy trucks were sold in China in September, up 37% year over year while the overall market shrank.
Electrek · +10 outlets
China's record clean tech exports cut global emissions, report finds
China reported progress on emissions and adaptation while exporters at the Canton Fair rode oil and climate concerns to higher green energy sales.
Euronews.com · +12 outlets
Exelon plans $8B in energy storage to address PJM supply crunch
CEO Calvin Butler said the grid operator is not adding generation fast enough, and storage plus transmission investments can help close the gap.
Utilitydive · +2 outlets
Mitsubishi Electric expands North American grid presence after $1.4B PCI Energy deal
The Japanese conglomerate is building out grid software and services in the US, where PCI manages roughly 60% of power generation.
Utilitydive · +1 outlets
Researchers say bookkeeping tricks and fuzzy math hide beef's climate impact
The finding lands as negotiators head to the UN climate summit weeks after a UN report warned of a vanishing chance to limit warming safely.
Insideclimatenews
UNEP report: India's emissions growth slows as renewables displace coal
India's renewable build-out is beginning to curb emissions growth, with green finance and deep tech flagged as the next drivers of climate investment.
Mongabay India · +5 outlets
Tesla Powerwall 3 adds heat pump optimization to store cheap solar as heat
The feature lets the battery instruct compatible heat pumps to run harder so homes can bank surplus solar energy as hot water, launching in Europe.
Electrek · +5 outlets
Microsoft may abandon its clean energy powered data center targets
Doubts about 24/7 clean power procurement come as Texas communities such as Taylor push back on data center development.
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
Grist poll: most voters see climate change as a threat to the American Dream
Data for Progress polling for Grist links rising living costs to climate concerns, a message Democrats are framing around energy bills heading into 2026 midterm
Grist · +4 outlets
New Long Island gas plants could test New York's climate law
The proposal would gauge how far the state's emissions statute can constrain new fossil generation in a constrained grid.
New York Focus · +12 outlets
Grist: how the largest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
The SunZia wind farm took roughly 20 years to complete, illustrating the permitting and transmission hurdles facing large clean energy builds.
Grist
DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects
The reductions, compounded by rollbacks of Inflation Reduction Act grants, deepen federal underinvestment in Indian Country as the Osage Nation accelerates orph
Grist · +1 outlets
Boise plans to extend geothermal network to heat 300 affordable homes
The city already runs the country's largest geothermal heating system, piping naturally warmed water to about 100 buildings.
Canarymedia · +1 outlets