Climate Tech Newsletter: February 15, 2025

Climate Tech Newsletter: February 15, 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: Climate policy rollbacks, EV infrastructure shifts, and clean energy trade conflicts

1. What a major battery fire means for the future of energy storage

   February 13, 2025 - MIT Technology Review

2. UK energy regulator plans faster grid tie-ups for new projects
   February 14, 2025 - Reuters

3. Trump hostility to US offshore wind reverberates through supply chain

   February 13, 2025 - Reuters

4. Ramboll, IBM Partner to Offer Sustainability Strategy and Reporting Solutions

   February 13, 2025 - ESG Today

5. ACCURE Raises $16 Million to Scale AI-based Platform to Make Batteries Safer and More Reliable

   February 13, 2025 - ESG Today

6. 22 States Sue to Block New York Law Charging Oil Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Climate Adaptation
   February 11, 2025 - ESG Today

7. Miles high in the Andes, a lot depends on this lithium partnership
   February 10, 2025 - Cipher News

8. Illinois’ largest utility unveils $100M to spur EV adoption

   February 11, 2025 - Canary Media

9. Trump EPA aims to claw back $20B in ‘green bank’ funds
   February 13, 2025 - Canary Media

10. The clean energy metals caught in the crosshairs of US
    February 11, 2025 - Canary Media

11. Trump’s tariffs deepen America’s need for domestic circular economy

    February 13, 2025 – Trellis

12. Carbon recycling firm LanzaTech is spinning out synthetic biology tech
    February 12, 2025 - Trellis

13. Junction closes its first Article 9 fund at €115M to bridge European green tech scale-up gap

    February 11, 2025 - Tech Funding News

14. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team steers toward nature-based carbon credits

    February 13, 2025 - TechCrunch

15. Chestnut Carbon gets $160M to turn old farms into forests
    February 12, 2025 - TechCrunch

16. Microsoft powers AI ambitions with 400 MW solar purchase

    February 11, 2025 - TechCrunch

17. Mast Reforestation hatched a plan to restore wildfire-ravaged forests. Investors took notice
    February 11, 2025 - TechCrunch

18. Northvolt extends runway but says it needs more capital to survive
    February 12, 2025 - Sifted

19. Why I sold my climate tech startup to an oil and gas giant

    February 13, 2025 - Sifted

20. Trump Has Thrown a Wrench Into a National EV Charging Program. Can He Make It Disappear?

    February 13, 2025 - Inside Climate News

21. Pennsylvania Climate Programs Hit by Federal Spending Cuts, Governor Says in Lawsuit vs. Trump
    February 13, 2025 - Inside Climate News

22. Hydrostor Announces $200 Million in Funding for Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Projects

    February 14, 2025 – Climate Insider

23. German Green Jet Fuel Startup Announces €2.3 Million in Pre-Seed Round

    February 13, 2025 – Climate Insider

24. Nickel Prices Plunge in 2025: Can Demand Revive the Market by 2030?
    February 11, 2025 - Carbon Credits

25. Microsoft Leads as Carbon Removal Credits Hit 8 Million Tonnes in 2024
    February 10, 2025 - Carbon Credits