Climate Tech Newsletter: August 11, 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

Germany moves to speed up geothermal energy development. IFC approves funding for Oman’s polysilicon plant over U.S. objections. Tech companies invest in low-carbon cement. Ocean carbon removal projects and repurposed EV batteries gain momentum in global decarbonization strategies this week.

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1. The Greenhouse Gases We’re Not Accounting For
   August 7, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

2. World Bank’s IFC Approves Oman Polysilicon Project Loan Over U.S. Objection
   August 10, 2025 – Reuters

3. Standard Chartered Inks Deal to Sell Jurisdictional Forest Credits in Brazil
   August 8, 2025 – Reuters

4. Germany Moves to Fast-Track Geothermal Energy Projects
   August 7, 2025 – Reuters

5. Rewe Group Unveils Plant-Based Protein Strategy Amid Germany Government Push
   August 8, 2025 – Green Queen

6. Killing EPA Climate Rule Could Backfire on Industry
   August 5, 2025 – E&E News

7. Here’s Where the Trump Team Is Scrubbing Climate Data
   August 7, 2025 – E&E News

8. Carbon-Market Fraud Charges Filed Against Company Selling Allowances
   August 8, 2025 – E&E News

9. How Climate Change Could Spread Malaria
   August 7, 2025 – The Economist

10. Used EV Batteries Are Poised to Play a Bigger Role in Grid-Scale Energy Storage
    August 4, 2025 – Corporate Knights

11. Trump Looks to Kill Solar for All Just as It Starts to Deliver
    August 6, 2025 – Canary Media

12. Tech Giants Look to Low-Carbon Cement to Curb Their Huge Climate Impact
    August 8, 2025 – Canary Media

13. States Need to Get in the Business of Floodplain Buyouts, Experts Say
    August 8, 2025 – Bloomberg

14. Micro-CPV Solar Panels Promise More Power in Less Space
    August 6, 2025 – IEEE Spectrum

15. CuspAI Raises Funds to Advance Materials Science with AI
    August 5, 2025 – Sifted

16. Ocean Carbon Removal Could Play Key Role in Fighting Climate Change
    August 10, 2025 – Inside Climate News

17. Wells Fargo Drops Climate Commitments Amid Protest
    August 7, 2025 – Inside Climate News

18. Massive Sea Star Die-Offs Linked to Global Warming
    August 4, 2025 – Inside Climate News

19. UBS Exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance Amid Broader Retreat by Global Banks
    August 8, 2025 – ESG News

20. Carbon Compared Launches Free Interactive Tool to Compare High-Integrity Carbon Credits
    August 7, 2025 – ESG News

21. U.S. Residential Solar in 2025: Market Slowdown Now, but 2050 Forecast Is Massive
    August 5, 2025 – Carbon Credits

22. Climate Change Amplifies Flood Risks in Pakistan
    August 7, 2025 – Associated Press