Climate Tech Newsletter: June 16, 2025

Climate Tech Newsletter: June 16, 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

A record heatwave in Iceland and Greenland underscores Arctic vulnerability to climate change. Meanwhile, nuclear fusion startup Proxima raises $148 million—marking a milestone in clean tech funding and reflecting investor confidence in scalable, next-gen energy alternatives amid global urgency.

1. Iceland, Greenland hit by extreme Arctic heat wave
   June 11, 2025 – The Washington Post

2. Sodium batteries are making a niche for themselves
   June 12, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

3. Vietnam launches first phase of emissions trading scheme
   June 11, 2025 – Reuters

4. UN urges ratification of treaty to protect oceans
   June 9, 2025 – Reuters

5. Local leaders urge Senate to save clean energy credits
   June 10, 2025 – ESG Dive

6. Trump administration advances power plant pollution rollbacks
   June 9, 2025 – E&E News by POLITICO

7. Fusion startup Proxima raises $148M in record funding
   June 11, 2025 – CNBC

8. Maine bill could threaten future of community solar
   June 12, 2025 – Canary Media

9. California wastes clean energy as solar curtailments rise
   June 6, 2025 – Canary Media

10. Survey finds bipartisan support for renewable energy over fossil fuels
    June 11, 2025 – Canary Media

11. Timeline: Trump’s impact on energy and climate policy
    June 12, 2025 – Trellis

12. How corporations shape climate policy behind the scenes
    June 9, 2025 – Trellis

13. Fervo Energy lands $206M for massive geothermal project
    June 11, 2025 – TechCrunch

14. Octopus backs Mopo Energy to expand access in Africa
    June 12, 2025 – Sifted

15. Texas anti-renewables bills fail to pass legislature
    June 12, 2025 – Inside Climate News

16. Scientists find PFAS removal method for EV batteries
    May 28, 2025 – Happy Eco News

17. Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 to invest €3B in plastic cleanup
    June 10, 2025 – ESG News

18. CIF to fund $1B decarbonization plan in emerging markets
    June 13, 2025 – ESG News

19. Supply chain decarbonization takes aim at Scope 3 emissions
    June 10, 2025 – Climate Insider

20. Turning soda cans into hydrogen: a scalable clean fuel idea
    June 3, 2025 – MIT Climate Portal

21. New hydrogen fuel cell could enable electric flight
    May 27, 2025 – MIT Climate Portal

22. Senators introduce bipartisan Wildfire Reduction and Carbon Act
    June 11, 2025 – Carbon Credits

23. SolarBank combines clean energy with Bitcoin mining
    June 9, 2025 – Carbon Credits