Climate Tech Newsletter: February 22, 2025

Climate Tech Newsletter: February 22, 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: Clean energy investments, carbon reduction tech, nuclear & renewables expansion, policy uncertainties

1. What's driving electricity demand? It isn't just AI and data centers

   February 20, 2025 - MIT Technology Review

2. Texas power system set for new clean milestone as winds pick up
   February 20, 2025 - Reuters

3. South Korea plans two new large nuclear reactors, more renewables in energy mix

   February 21, 2025 - Reuters

4. Repsol cuts green hydrogen target by as much as 63%

   February 20, 2025 - Reuters

5. Vema Hydrogen Raises $13 Million for Solution to Produce Clean Hydrogen Underground at Under $1/KG

   February 19, 2025 - ESG Today

6. Mast Reforestation Raises $25 Million to Remove Carbon Emissions After Wildfires
   February 18, 2025 - ESG Today

7. ICAO Launches Platform to Connect Aviation Decarbonization Projects with Investors and Financing
   February 17, 2025 - ESG Today

8. In rural India, a clean energy project is displacing families

   February 19, 2025 - Cipher

9. Climatetech 'free store' opens to support hurricane-hit North Carolina
   February 21, 2025 - Canary Media

10. Chart: GOP districts to lose big if Trump halts clean energy factories
    February 21, 2025 - Canary Media

11. Marketers: The key to unlocking circular economy competitive advantage

    February 20, 2025 – Trellis

12. Industrial AI: Augury helps factories run smoothly with $75M investment to fuel innovation
    February 20, 2025 - Tech Funding News

13. The real reason why oil and gas companies are bullish on carbon capture

    February 21, 2025 - TechCrunch

14. Valar Atomics comes out of stealth with $19M and a pilot reactor site

    February 20, 2025 - TechCrunch

15. Solar crushed 2024, but emissions were up as industry used more natural gas
    February 20, 2025 - TechCrunch

16. ElectronX is building a market for electricity trading

    February 19, 2025 - TechCrunch

17. Amazon, Microsoft, and Exxon want to make scandal-plagued carbon markets more trustworthy
    February 18, 2025 - TechCrunch

18. Northvolt sells industrial battery business to Scania

    February 18, 2025 - Sifted

19. Bureau of Land Management Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale

    February 20, 2025 - Inside Climate News

20. Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders

    February 16, 2025 - Inside Climate News

21. Survey Highlights Climate Fund Managers' Challenges and Target Investment Sectors
    February 21, 2025 - Climate Insider

22. Green Climate Fund Approves $686 Million for 11 Projects in 42 Countries

    February 21, 2025 – Climate Insider

23. PATRIZIA and Mitsui Invest $250 Million into Green Parking Company Parkwise

    February 20, 2025 – Climate Insider

24. Last Energy Enters Nuclear Site Licensing in United Kingdom
    February 19, 2025 - Climate Insider

25. HSBC Scales Back Net Zero Plans by 20 Years: A Climate Setback or Realistic Strategy?
    February 20, 2025 - Carbon Credits

26. Carbon Credits Surge: $16B Fuels 2024’s Race for High-Quality Offsets
    February 18, 2025 - Carbon Credits