Every Dollar Spent On Climate And Clean Air Returns $15, UN Report Finds
UNEP's Hidden Assets report finds integrated climate and clean air action returns $15 per dollar, with delay costing more than $1.5 trillion a year.
China’s Cleantech Exports Hit $140 Billion As Coal Generation Flattens At Home
Ember puts China's cleantech exports at $140 billion in the first half of 2026 as coal generation flattens across most provinces and US investment turns negative.
Where the Energy Transition Is Working and Where It Has Stalled
The Energy Transitions Commission’s annual monitor finds clean electrification racing ahead in power and road transport, while coal, methane, forests and heat go unaddressed. Lord Adair Turner calls parts of the decade “a disaster”.Global clean energy investment...
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China’s CO2 Emissions Fall In Q2 2026 As Oil Use Plummets
China CO2 emissions fell 1% in Q2 2026 as oil use dropped 9% during the Hormuz crisis, the first decline driven by oil demand alone, analysis finds.
Global Emissions Hit Record 54 Billion Tonnes As US Rise Outweighs Cuts Elsewhere
EDGAR data shows global emissions reached a record 54 gigatonnes in 2025, up 0.7 per cent, as a US rise outweighed cuts in six of the 16 largest emitters.
UK Launches AI For Clean Energy Vision And Independent Review Of Grid Networks
The UK has launched an AI for clean energy vision and an independent review of AI in electricity networks, ahead of a full AI in Energy Strategy next year.
Technologies
Green Carbon And New Forests Weigh Vietnam Rice Methane Expansion
Green Carbon and New Forests will assess rice methane projects across up to 180,000 hectares of Vietnam paddy, using alternate wetting and drying.
Canada Breaks Ground on Its Largest Carbon Storage Hub in Alberta
Enhance Energy's Origins carbon capture and storage hub near Clive will store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year from January 2027.
Clean Hydrogen Investment Passes $130 Billion as Capacity Nearly Doubles
Clean hydrogen investment has passed $130 billion across 570 projects, with nine in ten under construction or running, says the Hydrogen Council.
Aberdeen to Host Scotland’s First Electrolyser Assembly Plant
Hydrasun will build Scotland's first electrolyser assembly facility in Aberdeen with Nel, backed by £1.9m from the Scottish Just Transition Fund.
Carbfix Captures 99.6% of CO2 at Iceland’s Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant
Carbfix says its Hellisheiði plant captured 99.6% of incoming CO2 and all hydrogen sulphide over a year, a strong result for geothermal carbon capture.
Sectors
Australia Awards A$32.6m to Carbon Management Projects
Australia has awarded A$32.6m to carbon management projects, backing enhanced rock weathering, direct air capture and mineral carbonation.
Africa’s Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity Set To Quadruple To 3.5 GW This Year
Africa's solar panel manufacturing capacity will quadruple to 3.5 GW in 2026, led by new plants in Egypt and Tanzania geared to US export.
Alstom Wins €1.2 Billion Deal for Britain’s First Mainline Battery Trains
Alstom will build 29 battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express, with charging at Hull, Scarborough and Saltburn and delivery from 2032.
Heineken’s Manchester Brewery Cuts Emissions Intensity by 42 Per Cent
An industrial heat pump network at Heineken UK's Manchester brewery has cut on-site gas use by a third and emissions intensity by 42 per cent.
ScottishPower Reports 99.9% Recycling And Reuse In Hagshaw Hill Decommissioning
ScottishPower says 99.9% of materials from Hagshaw Hill wind farm decommissioning were recycled or reused.
Spotlight
Climeworks Doubles Capture Rate at Its Mammoth Plant in Iceland
Climeworks says direct air capture costs per tonne at its Mammoth plant have halved while capture throughput more than doubled over eighteen months.
Earthshot Prize And Exeter Map 51 Positive Tipping Points For Environmental Repair
The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter have mapped 51 positive tipping points across nature, air, oceans, waste and climate, led by cheap clean power.
Spotlight on Spark Cleantech: Splitting Methane Into Hydrogen and Solid Carbon
Patrick Peters, CEO and Co-Founder of Spark Cleantech, explains how pulsed plasma can strip carbon from natural gas before it reaches an industrial burner.
Hemp-Derived Graphene: The Future of Sustainable Materials?
Uncover the advantages of hemp-derived graphene in construction, bioplastics, and renewable energy for a greener future.
North Star Green Impact 2025: Driving a Decade of Innovation Into a Sustainable Future
Join us at North Star Green Impact 2025 to see how sustainability shapes the future of global innovation and collaboration.
Opinion
Digital Growth Meets Planetary Limits: The Data Center Dilemma
Exploring the factors behind Data Center growth in the Middle East and its impact on the global digital infrastructure.
AI-Driven Efficiency Can Improve APEC Grid Resilience
Delve into the factors influencing grid resilience and how they contribute to achieving renewable energy targets in the APEC region.
Business
Aligned Climate Capital Targets $500m For Distributed Solar Fund
Aligned Climate Capital has held a first close on a $500m distributed solar fund targeting construction-ready projects across ten US states.
Bluecore Energy Raises $50 Million Seed Round To Build Floating Nuclear Plants
Bluecore Energy has raised $50 million in seed funding led by Silverton Partners to build floating nuclear power plants for ports and data centres.
Masdar and Luxcara Plan €5 Billion Push Into German Storage and Wind
Masdar and Luxcara have signed a memorandum covering more than €5 billion of investment in German battery storage and offshore wind projects.