Climate Tech Newsletter: November 3, 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

This week’s climate-tech landscape shifted from theory to delivery. Nations like Brazil and India outlined measurable steps—adaptation finance, coal phase-outs—while corporates such as Microsoft and Google operationalized decarbonization. Yet EU disunity and regulatory delays exposed the fragility of global coordination, signaling a new era of pragmatic but politically strained climate implementation ahead of COP30.

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1. All Aboard: Coalition Sees Gain in Helping Clean Tech Scale Up
   October 29, 2025 – The Wall Street Journal

2. Inside the Mind of a Conspiracy Theory Expert
   October 30, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

3. Brazil Strengthens Urban Adaptation to Climate Change Plans
   October 31, 2025 – Smart Cities World

4. UN Says Global Emissions Aren’t Falling Fast Enough
   October 30, 2025 – Reuters

5. Climate Fund Backs $6 Billion Jordan Water Project in Largest Deal Yet
   October 29, 2025 – Reuters

6. Bill Gates Calls for Climate Strategy Pivot Ahead of COP30
   October 28, 2025 – Reuters

7. IRENA Chief Expects Sustainable Biofuels to Feature as Key COP30 Theme
   October 27, 2025 – Reuters

8. Bill Gates–Backed TerraPower Seeks U.K. Approval for Nuclear Reactor Design
   October 28, 2025 – Reuters

9. U.S. Energy Department Forms $1 Billion AI Supercomputer Partnership With AMD
   October 28, 2025 – Reuters

10. Bezos Earth Fund Launches AI Grand Challenge for Sustainable Food Innovation
    October 27, 2025 – Green Queen

11. EU Startup Receives Approval to Sell Cultivated Meat in Singapore
    October 30, 2025 – Green Queen

12. Microsoft and UNDO Ink Their Biggest Carbon Removal Deal Yet
    October 27, 2025 – ESG Dive

13. How Google Is Working to Cut Its Corporate Carbon Footprint
    October 29, 2025 – ESG Dive

14. ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Laws, Citing Free Speech Violations
    October 31, 2025 – ESG Dive

15. California Governor Newsom Vetoes Geothermal Bill on Environmental Review Concerns
    October 27, 2025 – Canary Media

16. U.S. Energy Storage to Grow Sixfold by 2030, BNEF Forecasts
    October 31, 2025 – Canary Media

17. Trump Pressures Countries to Keep Burning Oil and Gas Ahead of COP30
    October 27, 2025 – Bloomberg

18. India’s Green Shift May Accelerate Coal Power Retirements by 2030
    October 27, 2025 – Bloomberg

19. Google Funds New Natural Gas Plant Outfitted With Carbon Capture and Storage
    October 27, 2025 – Trellis

20. AI and Fusion: How Artificial Intelligence Is Accelerating Clean Energy Breakthroughs
    October 31, 2025 – TIME

21. Rising Energy Prices Put AI and Data Centers in the Crosshairs
    November 1, 2025 – TechCrunch

22. Google to Revive a Shuttered Nuclear Power Plant for Clean AI Energy
    October 29, 2025 – TechCrunch

23. Thermal Battery Could Revolutionize Industrial Heat Storage
    October 30, 2025 – IEEE Spectrum

24. Scientists Develop Energy-Efficient Cooling Paint
    October 31, 2025 – Happy Eco News

25. U.S. Tech Leaders Tie ESG to Core Business Strategy, IDC Survey Finds
    October 31, 2025 – ESG News

26. The Fight Against Wildfires Is Getting Increasingly High-Tech
    October 29, 2025 – Corporate Knights

27. Trump Inks Rare Earth Deals With Japan and Southeast Asia to Secure Supply Chains
    October 31, 2025 – Carbon Credits

28. Project Matador: America’s $90 Billion Nuclear Power Solution for AI and Semiconductors
    October 29, 2025 – Carbon Credits

29. Illinois Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Energy Reform Package
    October 30, 2025 – Capitol News Illinois