Climate Tech Newsletter: January 5, 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

As 2026 begins, climate momentum fractures. Venture capital and policy support weaken in the US and UK, while record heat, dam subsidence risks, agricultural water crises, and AI-driven power demand expose growing physical and systemic climate risks. Simultaneously, carbon capture finance, green taxonomies, and industrial decarbonization bets signal uneven, capital-intensive adaptation rather than broad climate ambition.

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1. Venture Capitalists Likely to Continue Pivoting Away From Climate in 2026
   December 30, 2025 – Wall Street Journal

2. U.S. Dams Are Sinking, Raising New Safety and Climate Risks
   January 2, 2026 – Washington Post

3. Ministers May Cut Green Tech Mandate From New Homes Rules in England
   January 2, 2026 – The Guardian

4. Bangladesh’s Garment Factories Embrace Frugal Sustainability
   December 29, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

5. Soy Traders Abandon Amazon Protection Pact in Brazil
   December 30, 2025 – Reuters

6. UK Records Hottest and Sunniest Year Ever in 2025
   January 2, 2026 – Reuters

7. India’s Rice Export Dominance Fuels Looming Water Crisis
   December 30, 2025 – Reuters

8. FAO Yearbook Shows Food and Agriculture Emissions Trends
   December 29, 2025 – Green Queen

9. Key Climate Change Events to Watch in 2026
   January 2, 2026 – Climate Change News

10. How Trump Dismantled a Promising Offshore Wind Industry
    December 31, 2025 – Canary Media

11. Solutions to AI Power Demand Straining the Grid
    December 29, 2025 – Canary Media

12. The Year Trump Tried—and Failed—to Stop Clean Energy
    December 29, 2025 – Canary Media

13. Fourteen Climate Trends to Watch in 2026
    January 2, 2026 – Bloomberg

14. Teen Develops Flood-Detecting CubeSat
    December 31, 2025 – IEEE Spectrum

15. Porsche Experiments With Wireless EV Charging
    December 30, 2025 – IEEE Spectrum

16. Alabama Power’s Coal Ash Ponds Continue to Pollute
    December 29, 2025 – Inside Climate News

17. Florida Port Dredging Project Threatens Everglades Corals
    January 4, 2026 – Inside Climate News

18. Port of Rotterdam Raises €55M in First Carbon Capture Bond
    December 29, 2025 – ESG News

19. Alphabet to Buy Clean Energy Developer Intersect for $4.75B
    December 29, 2025 – ESG News

20. Glencore Takes Majority Stake in Low-Carbon Fuel Supplier FincoEnergies
    December 29, 2025 – ESG News

21. EU Plans Stricter Controls on Plastic Imports in 2026
    December 29, 2025 – ESG News

22. Top Green AI Stocks to Watch as Climate Tech Shifts in 2026
    January 2, 2026 – Carbon Credits

23. Lithium Prices Surge on Strong Demand Outlook
    January 5, 2026 – Carbon Credits

24. Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy in 2026
    December 30, 2025 – Carbon Credits

25. Korea Zinc’s $7.4B Smelter Reshapes U.S. Critical Minerals Supply
    December 29, 2025 – Carbon Credits