Alphabet Inc is buying solar producer Intersect Power making it the 1st tech giant to supply its own power. Google's data centers will now be fast-tracked and it'll cover all the energy costs, warding off political pushback. The Revolution must be renewable. www.theinformation.com/articles/goo...

CA-based startup OceanWell is making desalination greener. Instead of land facilities the co created a system of modular pods deployed underwater where naturally occuring water pressure handles the load. The process uses 40% less energy and protects marine life. cleantechnica.com/2026/01/17/y...

Built by UAE's ADNOC Distribution Co, a 60-stall DC fast-charging station—situated on 1 of Dubai's main highways—is part of a larger plan to electrify nearly all of the UAE’s highway network by the end of 2027. It's now the world’s 6th-largest, superfast EV charging hub. electrek.co/2026/01/18/e...

Extreme weather is impacting bottom lines. Spillover effects are impacting earnings, capex and corp creditworthiness. Global natural disasters caused about $224bn in losses, with insurers covering $108bn, exceeding the $100bn insured-loss threshold. #climatecost www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...

In Arcata, CA wetlands treat wastewater while harboring wildlife. In Silver City, NM solar increasingly powers the infrastructure. And, in Lander, WY eroded trails are restored while habitats are protected. Sustainability can also be found in smaller communities. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology's S2000—a helium-lifted platform that delivers electricity directly into the grid—rose to about 6560ft and generated power during a recent flight test in southwest China. It's capacity is 3MW supported by a volume of nearly 20000m³. www.techradar.com/pro/its-like...

From 1/25-9/25, about 36280 hectares (89650 acres) of forest were lost in Colombia—a 25% yoy drop. It comes from collaboration between the nat'l gov't and communities. The nation has reduced cattle ranching and illicit crops like coca, cocaine's primary ingredient. news.mongabay.com/2026/01/colo...

A bill introduced in the AK legislature proposes a 20¢ surcharge on every barrel of AK-produced oil to fund disaster recovery and climate resilience. About $30mn/yr would be raised. An existing fund is already backed by a per-barrel fee for oil produced in the state. alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/16/p...

Canadian co TransAlta’s coal-burning power plant in Centralia, WA—the Pacific NW's largest polluter—shut down 12/19/25. But, a 12/16/25 emergency order from the DOE mandated its restart. A statute ('19) prohibits utilities from selling coal-based power in WA after 2025. www.kuow.org/stories/wash...

Sustainable farming could slash up to 3bn tons of CO₂ annually. About 8000tn liters of freshwater could be conserved with nature-based methods. Rice paddies could cut methane emissions 70% with sustainable techniques. Farmers need seats at the COP and G20 tables. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

The Nile, Amazon, Ganges and other river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising. Subsidence has become the main driver of land loss and coastal floods. The world’s biggest cities are now at greater risk of catastrophic flooding. #climatecliff www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

TX got more electricity from solar than it did from coal in '25. Now nearly 14% of ERCOT’s electricity is from solar—up from 2% in '20—while just under 13% comes from coal. ERCOT’s competitive markets and fast interconnection processes appeal to solar developers. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind will resume construction after a fed judge on 1/16 temporarily lifted the Administration’s suspension of the project. It’s the largest offshore wind project under construction in the U.S. It will power 600000 homes by the end of March 2026. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/b...

Thousands of workers across FEMA will lose their jobs in 2026, including those on active recovery efforts. They help families access immediate funds and stay with them during years-long rebuilds. Layoffs will delay recoveries in CA; FL; HI; KY; NC; TX; and VT. www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...

Canada is now open to Chinese EVs. Prime Minister Carney has permitted an annual quota of 49000 Chinese EVs into the country at the tariff rate of 6.1%. In turn, China agreed to lower canola-oil tariffs to 15% while removing lobster and crab restrictions. electrek.co/2026/01/16/c...

Over $10 in benefits were yielded for every $1 invested in climate resilience over the last 10 yr. The U.S.'s climate investment abroad also generates benefits at home. Investments through the now-gutted USAID has maintained supply chains and valuable markets. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

A fed judge is allowing Empire Wind—an offshore wind project off the coast of NY's Long Island—to resume construction after the Administration suspended work in late Dec. Empire Wind is about 60% complete, has cost $4bn to date and will power 500000 homes. insideclimatenews.org/news/1501202...

Follow This—a climate activist shareholder group—and more than 20 other investors have filed resolutions to force BP to disclose strategic plans for declining oil and gas demand. Along with other producers, BP and Shell scaled back renewable-energy pledges. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Since '20, the avg home-insurance premium in CO has risen 65%. Since '07, rates have skyrocketed 233%—due to climate disasters. CO has among the highest insurance rates. Insurers are withdrawing refusing to write policies in certain areas. Other states face the same fate. www.cpr.org/2026/01/15/c...

Work on Empire Wind, an in-progress project in NY has been on hold since offshore wind leases were paused in late-Dec. It faces cancellation if construction won't resume by 1/16. A vessel can only be at the site til 2/1. More delays leads to cost overruns. #greenbloc www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/14/w...

Ocean damage from climate chaos—the "blue" social cost of carbon—causes the global cost of CO₂ emissions to nearly double. Experts calculated $97.2/ton of CO₂. Global CO₂ emissions reached 41.6bn tons in '24 totaling almost $2tn in ocean-related damages in just 1 yr. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/damag...

The Administration’s budget sought to eliminate all of NOAA’s research labs—including those for improving weather forecasts—along with climate satellite programs. But, the House passed a bill funding science at NOAA and NASA. The Senate is likely to pass it this week. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/c...

Gov Newsom’s '26 CA budget grants $200mn to an incentive program for EV buyers, replacing the $7500 fed tax credit eliminated in '25. CA's emissions rule—requiring a rising proportion of EV sales each year—miffed some automakers, but this may get them back on board. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The warming rate may have been seriously underestimated and Earth is facing “planetary insolvency”—dire ecological and economic damage. Global GDP could decline 25% at 2°C warming by 2050, amounting to $25tn in economic losses yearly from climate-related impacts. www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

The Administration proposed a new rule aimed at expediting permitting and revising the Clean Water Act—the primary statute regulating water pollution. For decades, sec 401 granted states and tribes the authority to reject projects that will damage local waterways. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

After a fed judge in Missoula, MT dismissed the climate case Lighthiser v. Trump the plaintiffs have appealed to the 9th Circuit Court. Though cogent evidence was presented, Judge Christensen said injunctions against fed agencies exceeded the court’s authority. dailymontanan.com/2026/01/13/y...

At today’s emissions' rate, Earth will hit the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit, permanently, by 2030. '25 stayed near or above the 1.5°C threshold even after the warming '23-'24 El Niño eased. The next El Niño could push global warming to about 1.7°C in 2027. insideclimatenews.org/news/1301202...

The Energize NY Development initiative intends to make it more predictable for corps to connect to the grid while protecting ratepayers. Translation: tech co's pay data centers' energy costs. Energize NY was announced during Gov Hochul's 2026 State of the State Address. www.axios.com/2026/01/12/n...

The EPA plans to weaken the rule requiring corps to disclose PFAS amounts manufactured or imported; but, NC is fighting back. NC AG Jackson joined over 12 other AGs in opposing the proposal. The state dealt with PFAS pollution after illicit dumping in Cape Fear. #resist www.wral.com/news/state/n...

A fed judge ordered the DOE on 1/12 to restore nearly $28mn in environmental project grants for recipients located in states Donald Trump lost in the '24 presidential election. These were among the $7.56bn canceled in Oct '25, at the start of the gov't shutdown. www.eenews.net/articles/jud...

Proposed bills In OK and UT would ban most climate lawsuits against oil companies. In '25, 16 Republican state attorneys general urged the DOJ to provide a liability shield for oil companies while ConocoPhillips and the API lobbied for limits to climate liability. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A fed judge ruled on 1/12 that work on Revolution Wind, for RI Island and CT, can resume. The gov't provided insufficient evidence. Revolution Wind has received all of its fed permits and is nearly 90% complete. It'll provide 704MW and power over 350000 homes. #ruleoflaw www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g...

In '25, courts ruled on climate change. Before the Int'l Court of Justice, 1.5C was made legally binding for climate action. The Inter American Court of Human Rights held climate change impacts human rights and must be combatted. Soon, corps and govts may have to pay. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

NY attorney general James sued the Administration on 1/9 over its decision to halt 2 major offshore wind projects expected to power over 1mn homes in the state. The Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind projects had already cleared more than 10 yr of reviews by authorities. apnews.com/article/new-...

As soon as 1/16, the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line could begin providing 1.2GW of hydropower to MA. The 145-mi project extends from the Canadian border to Lewiston, ME. The line is expected to move MA closer to its 2050 net-zero goal. www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...

By seizing control in Caracas President Trump is placing a huge bet on fossil fuels' dominance, despite green energy's sustained growth. But, US corps are reluctant to invest billions needed to transform Venezuela's oil industry. They know green's where the money is. www.politico.eu/article/vene...

President Trump’s decision to pull the US from the UNFCC may in fact be illegal. The UN climate body requires 1 yr’s notice. Plus, as the US entered the UNFCCC with Senate approval in 1992, it's questionable whether a president can unilaterally exit the accord. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The richest 1% exhausted their annual carbon budget just 10 days into 2026. This is where CO₂ emissions exceed limits to keep the world within 1.5°C of warming. The .01% took 72 hr. The uber wealthy must cut their emissions 97% by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement. www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...

Sudden Stratospheric Warming—rapid warming over either pole—brought southerly then westerly winds to Australia's Dolphin Islands, sparking raging fires in Dec '25. Then Cyclone Koji brought intense rain and wind to Queensland on 1/11. These will be more frequent. theconversation.com/rain-one-min...

Canada's Ksi Lisims LNG project was approved despite threats to the British Columbia coastal ecosystem and climate concerns. Of the 10 Indigenous nations consulted for the environmental assessment, only 2—Gitga’at First Nation and Kitselas First Nation—consented. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/canad...

By November '25, the value of clean-energy project cancellations stood at $32bn and the number of clean-energy jobs lost was 40000 in the US. And as the US pushes its brightest minds away, China doubles down on research investment, dominating in EVs and clean tech. english.elpais.com/climate/2026...

Bushfires are raging across the states of Victoria and New South Wales in southeast Australia. About 350000 hectares had been scorched as of 08:00 local time on 1/11 (23:00 GMT on 1/10). The fires are the worst since the '19-'20 blazes that killed 33. One person is dead. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Climate change has cut US incomes by about 12% since '00. Previous research had estimated the impact to be 1%. But, new analysis—which captures how warming unfolds over time, and across the whole country—makes that figure markedly higher. It's hitting all of us. www.sciencefocus.com/news/climate...

The Port Everglades Navigation Improvements Project led by the Army Corps of Engineers is aiming to deepen and widen the FL port's channels to allow newer cargo ships and carriers. Staghorn corals that survived a wave of heatwaves are endangered by the project. insideclimatenews.org/news/0401202...

DE issued its Climate Action Plan including cutting traffic and protecting wetlands. Sea levels are expected to rise another 9-23" by 2050. Experts project the number of days reaching over 95F to rise 200%, going from an avg of 5 to 10 days yearly within 20 yr. spotlightdelaware.org/2026/01/09/d...

A bill proposed by AZ State Senator Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills) would make it a felony to try to affect the climate or weather. But, the bill won't apply to anyone burning greenhouse gases or to firefighters using chemicals to fight fires. Fines could reach $100,000. www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

The Administration halted the NOAA's tracking of climate disasters in May '25. The data set enabled the public to objectively assess the impact of fossil fuels on climate events. Now, Climate Central has assumed the mantle, providing this critical information. #resist www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/c...

Oceans are likely at their hottest in at least 1000 yr, heating faster than at any time in the past 2000 yr. Over 90% of carbon emissions are absorbed by oceans. The extra heat makes hurricanes and typhoons more intense causing heavier rain and greater flooding. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meta is coordinating with Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo for its nuclear-powered Prometheus supercluster computing system currently underway in New Albany, OH. Though nuclear energy doesn't release greenhouse gases, its finite uranium fuel requires extraction. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/m...