Climate Tech Newsletter: September 8, 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

Trump’s move to cut satellite climate research raised alarms about U.S. preparedness while China extended its clean-energy advantage. Investment in fusion energy is spiking, and Spain enacted mandatory carbon reporting under its climate emergency plan. Portugal and Spain battled devastating wildfires linked to warming. Meanwhile, $300M+ venture funds emerged to support climate-tech scaleups, signaling investor momentum.

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1. Trump Cuts Satellite Climate Research, Threatening Weather Data
   September 1, 2025 – The Washington Post

2. Every Company Wants to Produce the Last Barrel Sold: The Push for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
   September 2, 2025 – The Guardian

3. How Trump Is Helping China Extend Its Massive Lead in Clean Energy
   September 4, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

4. Brazil Launches Data Center Tax Perks
   August 30 2025 – Tech in Asia

5. Swiss Court to Consider Climate Case by Indonesian Islanders Against Holcim
   September 1, 2025 – Reuters

6. World Bank Urges Fresh Push on Pollution as Economic Threat
   September 2, 2025 – Reuters

7. Hyundai Partners With Uncaged Innovations on Plastic-Free, Plant-Based Vegan Leather
   September 2, 2025 – Green Queen

8. Vanguard Supports Zero Environmental, Social Proposals for Second Straight Proxy Season
   September 4, 2025 – ESG Dive

9. Renewables Make Up 91% of the 15 GW of Generation the U.S. Added Through May: FERC Report
   September 2, 2025 – ESG Dive

10. Ameren Missouri Diversifying Grid With Future Solar and Battery Storage Build-Out
    September 5, 2025 – EnergyTech

11. Biden’s Green Bank Is on the Ropes
    September 3, 2025 – E&E News

12. Investment in Fusion Energy Is Spiking
    September 3, 2025 – Corporate Knights

13. California Amends Virtual Power Plant Legislation to Address Utility Bills
    September 5, 2025 – Canary Media

14. Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas Plant Under Scrutiny Amid Data Center Demand
    September 4, 2025 – Canary Media

15. Campaign Pushes for Use of Home Tax Credits Before Expiration
    September 2, 2025 – Canary Media

16. Conservatives Oppose Government Restrictions on Renewables
    September 4, 2025 – Canary Media

17. Venture Capitalists Band Together in New Bid to Back Climate Tech
    September 3, 2025 – Bloomberg

18. TED Leaders’ $300M “Valley of Death” Fund Could Help Later-Stage Climate Tech
    September 4, 2025 – TechCrunch

19. SAF Investment Trends Report
    September 1, 2025 – Net Zero Insights

20. Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste Into Tritium
    September 1, 2025 – Interesting Engineering

21. Spain, Portugal Wildfires Linked to Global Warming
    September 4, 2025 – Inside Climate News

22. Spain Makes Carbon Reporting Mandatory in New Climate Emergency Plan
    September 3, 2025 – ESG News

23. Microsoft Joins World Nuclear Association to Advance Carbon-Free Energy Strategy
    September 5, 2025 – ESG News

24. A Greener Way to 3D-Print Stronger Stuff
    September 4, 2025 – MIT Climate

25. The AI Energy War: How China’s Solar and Nuclear Outshine the U.S.
    September 5, 2025 – Carbon Credits

26. Netflix Partners With American Forest Foundation on Carbon Credits in Step Toward Net Zero
    September 5, 2025 – Carbon Credits