Climate Tech Newsletter: February 9, 2026

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

This week marked a decisive divergence in climate tech. China’s 2025 story—power capacity added at seven times the US pace, clean energy contributing over a third of GDP growth, and expanding EV export reach—set the backdrop. Simultaneously, stricter carbon-removal and disclosure standards, critical-mineral bloc proposals, and persistent deployment constraints showed governance and supply chains now dictate outcomes.

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1. Wanted: Volunteers to Host Nuclear Waste Forever
   February 7, 2026 – Reuters

2. Brazil’s Agrotools Builds World’s Largest Environmental Services Payment System
   February 6, 2026 – Reuters

3. China Tightens Clean-Tech Grip With Growing EV Export Reach
   February 6, 2026 – Reuters

4. UK Government Under Fire Over Pollution Failures
   February 5, 2026 – The Independent

5. SBTi Releases New Draft Net-Zero Standard for Auto Sector
   February 3, 2026 – ESG Dive

6. Landfill Solar Projects Still Have a Bright Future
   February 2, 2026 – ESG Dive

7. Construction Resumes on Sunrise Offshore Wind Project
   February 3, 2026 – Energy Tech

8. Major Solar and Storage Development in Arizona Marks U.S. Expansion
   February 4, 2026 – Energy Tech

9. Lithium-Ion Remains the Benchmark in Long-Duration Energy Storage
   February 2, 2026 – CTVC

10. US Pitches Critical Mineral Trading Bloc to Break China’s Dominance
    February 5, 2026 – Climate Home News

11. West Africa’s First Lithium Mine Awaits Approval as Ghana Seeks Better Deal
    February 3, 2026 – Climate Change News

12. Clean Energy Drove More Than a Third of China’s GDP Growth in 2025
    February 5, 2026 – Carbon Brief

13. Trump Signs Low-Income Energy Assistance in Policy Reversal
    February 5, 2026 – Canary Media

14. Surprise: Batteries Got Cheaper Again
    February 6, 2026 – Canary Media

15. GHG Protocol Advances Land-Sector Removals Standard
    February 4, 2026 – Trellis

16. Cost and Practical Constraints Continue to Limit Clean Tech Adoption
    February 6, 2026 – Trellis

17. Getting Forest Restoration Right
    February 3, 2026 – Mongabay

18. Distributed Energy Resources Funding Trends to Watch
    February 2, 2026 – Net Zero Insights

19. Colorado College Launches Campus Geothermal Network
    February 7, 2026 – Inside Climate News

20. Congress Revives Forests Act Amid Rising Wildfire Risks
    February 3, 2026 – Inside Climate News

21. US EV Charging Network Funding Advances Nationwide
    February 2, 2026 – Inside Climate News

22. IPSASB Sets Global Climate Disclosure Rules for Governments
    February 2, 2026 – ESG News

23. IKEA Launches Fully Electric Heavy-Truck Logistics Project in Italy
    February 5, 2026 – ESG News

24. Federal Court Blocks Texas Anti-ESG Law on Constitutional Grounds
    February 6, 2026 – ESG News

25. How to Scale Up the Green Economy
    January 4, 2026 – Corporate Knights

26. Major Retail Brands Rally Around Circular Fashion
    January 3, 2026 – Corporate Knights

27. Did Carbon Quietly Score a Win in Congress?
    February 2, 2026 – Carbon Herald

28. Google Secures 100 MW Offshore Wind to Power Europe’s AI Growth
    February 6, 2026 – Carbon Credits

29. EU Sets Global Benchmark for Permanent Carbon Removals
    February 5, 2026 – Carbon Credits

30. China Added Seven Times More Power Than the US in 2025
    February 4, 2026 – Carbon Credits