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Adaptation Can Protect Hotel Revenues From Heat, Fire and Flood

Théophile Bellouard of AXA Climate's Altitude explains how site-level data, flood mapping and adaptation can protect hotel revenues from climate risk.

COP31 Puts Landfill Methane at the Centre of the Climate Agenda

Türkiye has made waste and methane a top COP31 priority. Satellites now expose the worst landfill methane leaks, and start-ups are building fixes.

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COP31’s 35 by 35 Electrification Pledge Hinges on Cleaner Grids, Greenly Finds

Greenly's study of the 35 by 35 electrification pledge finds the climate gain depends on clean grids: France keeps 92% of the CO2 saving, Poland 3%.

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COP31 Antalya: $15bn China Deal Tops a Wave of Clean Energy Finance

China's $15bn wind and solar deal, a $6bn EBRD pledge and a catalytic capital directory lead the latest clean energy finance news from COP31 Antalya.

Climate Finance Pledges From Rich Nations Fall More Than 70% as COP31 Gets Under Way

Public climate finance pledges from developed countries have fallen 71% to about $11.7bn a year, with only five nations making new multi-year commitments.

COP31 Presidency and IRENA Unveil Global Geothermal Ambition for 2050

The COP31 Presidency and IRENA have announced the Global Geothermal Ambition, a voluntary goal to raise geothermal capacity from 15.6 GW to 193 GW by 2050.

Technologies

Animal-free camembert made with precision-fermented casein

Formo and Those Vegan Cowboys Win FDA Letter for Animal-Free Casein

Formo and Those Vegan Cowboys have an FDA no-questions letter for animal-free casein, covering cheese analogues at up to 25 grams per 100 grams.

Aquarry's mine remediation pilot pit in Wyoming

Aquarry Launches First Mine Remediation Pilot in Wyoming

Aquarry has started a mine remediation pilot in Wyoming, testing carbon removal in a pit lake before a planned 2028 demonstration in Newfoundland.

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ETH Zurich Chemists Turn Plastic Waste Into Industrial Adhesive

ETH Zurich chemists have patented a one-step plastic waste adhesive process that grafts new polymer chains on to bags and bottles using light.

ETH Zurich Chemists Halve the Heat Needed for Acrylic Glass Recycling

ETH Zurich chemists use one cheap reagent and no solvent to make acrylic glass recycling work at just over 200C, recovering up to 98 per cent of the monomer.

Pulpex Opens First Commercial-Scale Paper Bottle Plant Near Glasgow

Pulpex has opened a paper bottle plant near Glasgow that can make up to 40 million fibre bottles a year, with most first-year capacity sold.

Sectors

Fervo’s Geothermal Order Book Climbs to $11.9bn

Fervo Energy's geothermal order book has reached $11.9bn in contracted revenue, helped by a 396 MW Google plant it says will cost $5,500 per kilowatt.

Plug to Supply 280MW of Electrolysers for Arcadia eFuels’ Danish e-SAF Project

Plug will supply 280MW of electrolysers for Arcadia eFuels' ENDOR e-SAF project in Denmark and is preferred supplier for over 1GW more capacity.

Gotion to Supply 6GWh for Saudi Arabia’s First Battery Storage Tender

Gotion will supply 6GWh across three 500MW/2GWh sites in Saudi Arabia's first utility-scale battery storage tender, about 75% of its capacity.

Europe Heads for 80% Zero-Carbon Generation by 2030 but Misses Renewables Goals

Wood Mackenzie expects Europe to pass 80% zero-carbon generation by 2030, while the EU27 renewables share of 63.7% misses its 65% and 69% goals.

Norway Solar Capacity Passes 1GW as Annual Growth Slows

Norway solar capacity has passed 1GW at 1,003MW, yet annual additions are heading for their weakest year since 2021 as large solar parks stay unbuilt.

Spotlight

China Connects World’s Largest Liquid Air Energy Storage Plant to the Grid

A 60MW, 600MWh liquid air energy storage plant in Golmud, Qinghai, is now on the grid and can discharge for 10 hours, the largest of its kind.

Endurance Energy’s Subsea Geothermal Plant Makes Net Power for Nine Seconds

Seattle start-up Endurance Energy ran a subsea geothermal plant off Oregon that made net power for 8.7 seconds before a battery trip ended the run.

China’s 700MW Jintan Compressed Air Energy Storage Plant Completes Full-System Startup

Both 350MW units at China's Jintan salt-cavern compressed air energy storage plant have completed full-system startup, ahead of grid connection tests.

Germany Publishes Fossil Fuel Roadmap to End Coal, Oil and Gas in Energy by 2045

Germany's fossil fuel roadmap sets out how it will end coal, oil and gas use in energy by 2045, making it the third European country to publish such a plan.