Climate Tech Newsletter: July 28, 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

Microsoft backs a $210M carbon loan; China launches the world’s biggest hydropower dam. Fusion startups like Avalanche Energy show progress. GOP tax law burdens small solar. The UN calls on tech giants to power data centers with renewables.

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1. How Oil and Gas Giants Are Quietly Investing in Climate Tech
   July 24, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

2. UN Chief Urges Tech Sector to Power Data Centers with Renewables
   July 22, 2025 – Reuters

3. Global Investment in Fusion Energy Rises Most Since 2022
   July 22, 2025 – Reuters

4. China Embarks on World’s Largest Hydropower Dam, Capital Markets Cheer
   July 22, 2025 – Reuters

5. AfDB Offers Morocco $116 Million Loan to Support Sustainable Agriculture
   July 21, 2025 – Reuters

6. World’s Largest Chocolate Supplier to Explore Cell‑Based Cocoa
   July 18, 2025 – Green Queen

7. Small Solar Installers to Bear the Brunt of GOP Tax Law
   July 21, 2025 – Canary Media

8. Clean Energy Cancellations Top $22 Billion
   July 25, 2025 – Canary Media

9. Maine Fast‑Track Tax Credits for Clean Energy
   July 24, 2025 – Canary Media

10. Trump’s Immigration Policy Is a Nightmare for Climate Tech
    July 24, 2025 – Bloomberg

11. Revolving Fund for Carbon Removals
    July 24, 2025 – Trellis

12. Avalanche Energy Hits Key Milestone on the Road to a Desktop Fusion Reactor
    July 23, 2025 – TechCrunch

13. Mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Trends
    July 24, 2025 – IEEE Spectrum

14. UK Companies Leading the Green Economy
    July 22, 2025 – Sifted

15. Activists Will Resist Efforts to Lift Delaware River Fracking Ban
    July 25, 2025 – Inside Climate News

16. Today's Climate: Burn Scars & Flooding Hazards
    July 22, 2025 – Inside Climate News

17. SEC Won’t Say If It Will Enforce Climate Disclosure Rule If It Wins in Court
    July 24, 2025 – ESG News

18. Jupiter Intelligence Launches ROI Tool to Quantify Climate Resilience
    July 23, 2025 – ESG News

19. Solar Industry Group Vows to Implement Circular Principles
    July 24, 2025 – Climate Insider

20. Repair Forages Tech to Pull Carbon from Low‑Concentration Sources
    July 23, 2025 – Climate Insider

21. Microsoft and Vaulted Deep Team Up to Unlock Almost 5M Tons of Carbon Removal
    July 24, 2025 – Carbon Credits

22. JP Morgan and Microsoft Back $210M Carbon Loan in Landmark Climate Finance Deal
    July 23, 2025 – Carbon Credits