Climate Tech Newsletter: June 29, 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 drew a sharp line between two energy futures. On one side, a last-minute rush by solar developers to lock in IRA credits before the July 4 cutoff, after which wind and solar contract prices are expected to jump 40–120%. On the other, Microsoft and Chevron's Project Kilby — a 2.67 GW dedicated natural gas plant in the Permian Basin powering one of America's largest AI data centers under a 20-year deal. Simultaneously, the DOE backed a $17.5 billion loan for 10 large-scale Westinghouse nuclear reactors, and the Supreme Court rebuffed a bid to limit EPA climate authority — painting a week defined by fossil fuel entrenchment, nuclear acceleration, and clean energy's race against its own policy clock.
Europe's Extreme Heat Is Shutting Down Power Plants
June 24, 2026 – MIT Technology ReviewTrump Clean Energy Tax Credit Cutoff Drives Project Rush as Prices Set to Soar
June 26, 2026 – ReutersFusion Spending Increases, But Incentives Needed in Bid to Boost Supply Chain
June 23, 2026 – NucNetMajority of Business Leaders Fear a Disorderly Climate Transition: Survey
June 23, 2026 – ESG DiveGreen Economy Surpasses $10 Trillion in Market Capitalization: LSEG
June 25, 2026 – ESG DiveCARB Delays Emissions Reporting Deadline by 3 Months
June 26, 2026 – ESG DiveDOE Backs Westinghouse Through $17.5B Loan to Fast-Track 10 Large-Scale U.S. Nuclear Reactors
June 25, 2026 – EnergyTechSouth Australia Hits AU$20,300/MWh Price Cap Twice in One Evening as Battery Storage Fleet Captures AU$324,000
June 22, 2026 – Energy Storage NewsMulti-Day Energy Storage Startup Ore Energy Signs 1GWh Iron-Air Battery Deal With Dutch Utility
June 22, 2026 – Energy Storage NewsCATL: System- and Cell-Level Advances Driving Sodium-Ion Energy Density Improvements
June 23, 2026 – Energy Storage NewsUS Data Centers' Electricity Use Could Double by 2030, DOE Lab Says
June 22, 2026 – E&E NewsSupreme Court Rebuffs Bid to Curb EPA Climate Authority
June 22, 2026 – E&E NewsHow a 'Super' El Niño Could Disrupt Renewable Energy
June 25, 2026 – E&E NewsFossil Fuel Firm Total Must Account for Total Emissions, French Court Rules
June 26, 2026 – Climate Home NewsTrump Redirects Puerto Rico Solar Funds to Fossil Fuels
June 22, 2026 – Canary MediaCalifornia Solar Surged Ahead of Gas in the First 5 Months of 2026
June 22, 2026 – Canary MediaHeat Pumps May Soon Outsell Air Conditioners in the US
June 26, 2026 – Canary MediaHyundai's New Steel Mill Sparks Hopes and Fears in Louisiana
June 25, 2026 – Canary MediaVirginia Slaps Data Centers With Big New Tax — but No Climate Rules
June 23, 2026 – Canary MediaBase Power Brings Cheap Batteries to Residents in Power-Starved PJM
June 24, 2026 – Canary MediaWhy Trump's DOJ Is Defending Musk's xAI Data Centers in Court
June 26, 2026 – BloombergIndia's $55 Billion Green Energy Pipeline Faces Climate Damage
June 25, 2026 – BloombergNvidia Says AI's Water Challenge Is Largely Solved
June 22, 2026 – AxiosKubota Deepens Bet on UV-C Crop Tech With Fresh Investment in UV Boosting
June 24, 2026 – Ag NavigatorMeet the 2026 Trellis Climate Tech Startup of the Year
June 25, 2026 – TrellisMicrosoft and Chevron Plan One of the Largest Gas-Powered Data Center Projects in US
June 22, 2026 – TechCrunchIntroducing Project Cosmos: Carbon Brief's 'Universe' of Climate Science
June 22, 2026 – Carbon BriefElected Democrats Have Embraced 'Climate Hushing.' Are They Making a Mistake as the Midterms Loom?
June 24, 2026 – Inside Climate News$915M in New Funding to Drive Carbon Removal's Next Phase of Growth
June 17, 2026 – Frontier ClimateNVIDIA Takes AI Deep Underground: Inside Its Geothermal Energy Push With Fervo and PNNL
June 26, 2026 – Carbon Credits
