Climate Tech Newsletter: August 25, 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

EPA’s effort to repeal its greenhouse gas endangerment finding drew sharp opposition, raising risks to federal climate authority. Scientists warned Antarctic ice loss may mark an irreversible tipping point. The EIA projected solar could supply half of U.S. new power in 2025. China reported falling emissions, Meta launched a solar-linked data hub, and Canada began CO₂ storage underground.

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1. Arctic Melting Is Slowing Down Climate Change — For Now
   August 21, 2025 – The Washington Post

2. New Mexico Breaks Ground on First Fusion Energy Power Plant
   August 18, 2025 – The Cool Down

3. Recycling Could Dramatically Cut Climate Emissions
   August 21, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

4. How to Make Clean Energy Progress Under Trump — in Blue and Red States Alike
   August 19, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

5. Rapid Loss of Antarctic Ice May Be Climate Tipping Point, Scientists Say
   August 21, 2025 – Reuters

6. Urgent Action Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World, UN Says
   August 22, 2025 – Reuters

7. Solar May Account for Half of New U.S. Electricity Added This Year, EIA Says
   August 21, 2025 – Reuters

8. China’s Carbon Emissions Fell in First Half of 2025, Study Shows
   August 22, 2025 – Reuters

9. COP30: Brazil Livestock Lobby Pushes GWP* in Meat Methane Debate
   August 18, 2025 – Green Queen

10. Meta’s First South Carolina Data Center to Connect With 100 MW Solar Project
    August 21, 2025 – EnergyTech

11. Meeting AI Power Demand Means More Renewables, Grid Officials Say
    August 21, 2025 – E&E News

12. Climate Deniers Shun Flood Insurance, Federal Reserve Economists Say
    August 22, 2025 – E&E News

13. Canadian Carbon Removal Plant Begins Storing CO₂ Underground
    August 20, 2025 – E&E News

14. There’s Much More Support for Climate Action Than Policymakers Think, Study Finds
    August 19, 2025 – Corporate Knights

15. Beyond Meat Drops ‘Meat’ in Rebrand Toward Plant Protein
    August 18, 2025 – Corporate Knights

16. California’s Demand-Side Grid Support Program Shows Benefits
    August 21, 2025 – Canary Media

17. Electricity Prices Are Rising — Trump’s Impact on Energy Costs
    August 22, 2025 – Canary Media

18. Peak Energy Installs First Sodium-Cool Battery System
    August 21, 2025 – Canary Media

19. Legislative Changes Proposed to Remove Swiss New Reactor Ban
    August 15, 2025 – World Nuclear News

20. Gas Power Plants Approved for Meta’s $10B Data Center — and Not Everyone Is Happy
    August 21, 2025 – TechCrunch

21. Group14 Lands $463M From SK, Porsche and Others to Scale Silicon Anodes for EVs
    August 20, 2025 – TechCrunch

22. Public Hearing Attendees Speak Out Against Repeal of EPA’s Endangerment Finding
    August 21, 2025 – Inside Climate News

23. Atlantic Shore Towns Feel Hurricane Erin Without Landfall
    August 21, 2025 – Inside Climate News

24. China Launches Green Foreign Debt Financing to Boost Global Capital Flows
    August 22, 2025 – ESG News

25. Zefiro Methane’s First Carbon Offset Sale Turns Orphan Wells Into Climate Assets
    August 21, 2025 – Carbon Credits

26. Google Reveals the Environmental Cost of Gemini AI Queries
    August 22, 2025 – Carbon Credits