Climate Tech Newsletter: April 20, 2025

Climate Tech Newsletter: April 20, 2025

Welcome to last week’s edition of the CBKNY’s Weekly News Highlights. Explore the latest policies, innovations, and market trends driving the future of climate tech.

🌱 Climate Tech Insights

A pivot from climate pledges to action — Microsoft’s $800M carbon removal deal and Apple’s 60% emissions cut roadmap stand out. Meanwhile, fusion breakthroughs from TAE suggest real momentum in next-gen energy.

1. These four charts sum up the state of AI and energy

   April 17, 2025 - MIT Technology Review

2. Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans
   April 18, 2025 - Reuters

3. Utilities’ water worries

   April 16, 2025 - McKinsey

4. NZBA scraps requirement for banks to strictly target a 1.5°C warming scenario

   April 15, 2025 - ESG Dive

5. Startups unveil CO2 capture for idling ships in port

   April 17, 2025 - E&E News by POLITICO

6. Judge orders Trump admin to take ‘immediate steps’ to resume climate funding
   April 16, 2025 - E&E News by POLITICO

7. With Trump’s support, nuclear energy eyes a revival

   April 16, 2025 - Cipher News

8. Massachusetts heat pump owners could pay less for electricity next winter
   April 16, 2025 - Canary Media

9. Multifamily housing needs EV charging. This startup will pay for it
   April 17, 2025 - Canary Media

10. AstraZeneca’s $130 million biomethane plant is a model for high-emitting industries

    April 17, 2025 - Trellis

11. Carbon removal startup Holocene bought by oil and gas giant Occidental

    April 17, 2025 - TechCrunch

12. Here’s how Pacific Fusion plans to build a fusion power plant

    April 15, 2025 - Tech Crunch

13. Depleted Uranium Battery: Turning Nuclear Waste into Power

    April 12, 2025 – IEEE Spectrum

14. EV Sales Are Up in the US, But Tariffs Are a Storm Cloud for an Industry That Craves Stability
    April 17, 2025 - Inside Climate News

15. Dominion Among Utilities Allowed Exemption for Coal Emissions From Trump’s EPA

    April 16, 2025 - Inside Climate News

16. Cement is a climate menace. Under Trump, fixing it just got harder

    April 17, 2025 - floodlight

17. UN Maritime Agency Adopts Global Shipping Fuel Standard and Carbon Pricing Rule by 2027
    April 14, 2025 - ESG News

18. Ameresco SUNEL Energy Announces €303.4 Million Contracts for Romanian Solar Projects

    April 18, 2025 - Climate Insider

19. Paebble launches demonstration plant for carbon mineralization
    April 17, 2025 - Climate Insider

20. TAE Technologies' Neutral Beam Injection Achieves Long-Sought Fusion Milestone

    April 15, 2025 – Climate Insider

21. How China's energy transition engine is driving change in the Global South
    April 16, 2025 - Corporate Knights

22. Microsoft’s $800M Carbon Removal Deal Sets Record in Climate Fight

    April 17, 2025 – Carbon Credits

23. Hydrostor’s $1.5B Willow Rock Project Faces Permit Hurdles —but Could Revolutionize California’s Power Grid

    April 17, 2025 – Carbon Credits

24. Apple’s Clean Energy Blueprint: A Huge Leap with a 60% Carbon Cut

    April 17, 2025 – Carbon Credits