Climate Tech Newsletter: March 23, 2025

Climate Tech Newsletter: March 23, 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: The EU launched major decarbonization plans for steel and metal industries, over $900 million was committed to the clean energy transition at the SEforALL Global Forum, and Beyond Aero unveiled advancements in hydrogen-electric jet technology.

1. The elephant in the room for energy tech? Uncertainty

   March 20, 2025 - MIT Technology Review

2. 4 technologies that could power the future of energy
   March 19, 2025 - MIT Technology Review

3. UK to invest $260 million on solar panels for schools and hospitals

   March 21, 2025 - Reuters

4. Saudi Aramco launches first direct air capture test unit

   March 20, 2025 - Reuters

5. World's glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, U.N. says

   March 21, 2025 - Reuters

6. Terabase Raises $130 Million for Robotics Technology to Scale Deployment of Solar Power Plants
   March 18, 2025 - ESG Today

7. EU Launches Series of Actions and Investments to Decarbonize Steel, Metal Sectors
   March 20, 2025 - ESG Today

8. Cleantech Startup C1 Raises $22 Million to Replace Fossil Fuels in Shipping, Aviation and Chemicals

   March 21, 2025 - ESG Today

9. Amazon Launches Carbon Credit Investment Service
   March 20, 2025 - ESG Today

10. SBTi releases draft of updated corporate net-zero standard
    March 20, 2025 - ESG Dive

11. BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street seek dismissal of red states’ coal antitrust suit

    March 21, 2025 - ESG Dive

12. How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge

    March 16, 2025 - CNBC

13. Nord Stream 2: Twists and turns of a controversial gas pipeline

    March 18, 2025 - Clean Energy Wire

14. Cricket metaphors and finance talk: Five takeaways from a meeting of developing countries

    March 19, 2025 – Cipher News

15. Three years into the Ukraine war, is Europe’s energy system cleaner?
    March 19, 2025 - Canary Media

16. Debunking the myth of clean energy’s ​‘cost problems’

    March 21, 2025 - Canary Media

17. Nvidia thinks AI can solve electrical grid problems caused by AI

    March 20, 2025 - TechCrunch

18. A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit
    March 17, 2025 - TechCrunch

19. IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam’s Engineering Achievements

    March 20, 2025 - IEEE Spectrum

20. Kazakhstan Looks to Nuclear
    March 20, 2025 - Ignition News

21. From Waste to Food: Research Shows How Feeding the World with Waste Is Possible

    March 07, 2025 – Happy Eco News

22. EU Unveils €4.7 Billion Investment in South Africa for Clean Energy, Trade, and Infrastructure

    March 18, 2025 – ESG News

23. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Raises Record €12 Billion for Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund
    March 17, 2025 - ESG News

24. Why Energy & Transportation Startups Are Attracting Investors

    March 20, 2025 – Climate Insider

25. Beyond Aero refines hydrogen-electric light jet

    March 20, 2025 – Climate Insider

26. Over $900 Million Committed to Clean Energy Transition at the 2025 SEforALL Global Forum

    March 17, 2025 – Climate Insider

27. Carney Scraps Carbon Tax—Can Canada Reduce Emissions Without It?

    March 18, 2025 – Carbon Credits

28. BYD’s 5-Minute EV Charging: A New Era for Electric Cars or Just Hype?

    March 19, 2025 – Carbon Credits