Climate Tech Newsletter: February 15, 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:
Climate policy rollbacks, EV infrastructure shifts, and clean energy trade conflicts

What a major battery fire means for the future of energy storage

February 13, 2025 - MIT Technology Review

1. UK energy regulator plans faster grid tie-ups for new projects
   February 14, 2025 - Reuters

2. Trump hostility to US offshore wind reverberates through supply chain

   February 13, 2025 - Reuters

3. Ramboll, IBM Partner to Offer Sustainability Strategy and Reporting Solutions

   February 13, 2025 - ESG Today

4. ACCURE Raises $16 Million to Scale AI-based Platform to Make Batteries Safer and More Reliable

   February 13, 2025 - ESG Today

5. 22 States Sue to Block New York Law Charging Oil Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Climate Adaptation
   February 11, 2025 - ESG Today

6. Miles high in the Andes, a lot depends on this lithium partnership
   February 10, 2025 - Cipher News

7. Illinois’ largest utility unveils $100M to spur EV adoption

   February 11, 2025 - Canary Media

8. Trump EPA aims to claw back $20B in ‘green bank’ funds
   February 13, 2025 - Canary Media

9. The clean energy metals caught in the crosshairs of US
   February 11, 2025 - Canary Media

10. Trump’s tariffs deepen America’s need for domestic circular economy

    February 13, 2025 – Trellis

11. Carbon recycling firm LanzaTech is spinning out synthetic biology tech
    February 12, 2025 - Trellis

12. Junction closes its first Article 9 fund at €115M to bridge European green tech scale-up gap

    February 11, 2025 - Tech Funding News

13. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team steers toward nature-based carbon credits

    February 13, 2025 - TechCrunch

14. Chestnut Carbon gets $160M to turn old farms into forests
    February 12, 2025 - TechCrunch

15. Microsoft powers AI ambitions with 400 MW solar purchase

    February 11, 2025 - TechCrunch

16. Mast Reforestation hatched a plan to restore wildfire-ravaged forests. Investors took notice
    February 11, 2025 - TechCrunch

17. Northvolt extends runway but says it needs more capital to survive
    February 12, 2025 - Sifted

18. Why I sold my climate tech startup to an oil and gas giant

    February 13, 2025 - Sifted

19. Trump Has Thrown a Wrench Into a National EV Charging Program. Can He Make It Disappear?

    February 13, 2025 - Inside Climate News

20. Pennsylvania Climate Programs Hit by Federal Spending Cuts, Governor Says in Lawsuit vs. Trump
    February 13, 2025 - Inside Climate News

21. Hydrostor Announces $200 Million in Funding for Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Projects

    February 14, 2025 – Climate Insider

22. German Green Jet Fuel Startup Announces €2.3 Million in Pre-Seed Round

    February 13, 2025 – Climate Insider

23. Nickel Prices Plunge in 2025: Can Demand Revive the Market by 2030?
    February 11, 2025 - Carbon Credits

24. Microsoft Leads as Carbon Removal Credits Hit 8 Million Tonnes in 2024
    February 10, 2025 - Carbon Credits