Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Blackrock makes a half-a-bill bet on Oxy’s DAC plant, Stratos, in a bid to capitalize on IRA’s shiny new credits and put DAC on the fast track.   In other news, project cancellation woes abound with NuScale canceling its first-of-a-kind SMR project. Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Embattled government confirms remit of new three-month review on the UK's net zero strategy, which is to by led by Chris Skidmore, MP. The UK government has today officially launched its independent review of how the country can meet its net zero emissions target by 2050 in a way that is "pro-business and pro-growth".

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

As had been widely trailed , Sunak confirmed the government's new National Infrastructure Bank is to be backed by £12bn in initial capital and £10bn in government guarantees, in a bid to unlock as much as £40bn of private finance in support of Downing Street's 'levelling up' agenda and net zero emission goals.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With the focus now turning to implementing the new rules in the EU’s 27 member states, campaigners fear the industrial farming lobby will push back against legally mandated reductions in antibiotic use, by deploying “narratives of delay“, which were identified in an investigation also published today by DeSmog.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

The sweeping plan features a raft of new policies and spending commitments designed to mobilise multibillion pound investment in new carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, renewables, nuclear, and energy efficiency projects, among other areas.

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Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

EPA issued a new policy: Levels of the two PFAS in drinking water, the agency said in a national health advisory , should not exceed 70 ppt. This story was co-published with Fast Company. David Peters’s nightmare began on a Monday in the spring of 2016, just before the end of the work day. The chemicals were at dangerously high levels.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Chinese government, which maintains that the self-ruling island is Chinese territory, branded the move as "vicious and provocative" and this week conducted a series of military drills in the South China Sea in response. China halts climate talks with US in response to Pelosi Taiwan visit.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 8, 2024

  …We hope you didn’t miss our tax credit coverage ;) New year, new IRA guidance on hydrogen, domestic manufacturing, and SAFs. In other news, a major $11bn HVDC line between New Mexico and Arizona, new EV battery sourcing rules reduce eligible models, and BYD surpasses Tesla in EV sales. 

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Elemental Excelerator

AUGUST 12, 2022

Below, you can find insights from entrepreneurs in Elemental’s portfolio about how this funding will help unlock a new era of climate innovation. Boosting shared solar installations through the 10-year extension of the 30% Investment Tax Credit, which is now technology neutral and covers energy storage, clean hydrogen, and more.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What few may realize, however, is that Al Jaber’s ascent to the highest levels of climate diplomacy began 16 years ago, and Edelman , the largest public relations firm in the world, played a crucial role. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reviewed by DeSmog show that from 2007 to 2009, Edelman carried out a $6.4 Under the U.S.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Prepping for grant proposals Our guide to winning government grants includes steps to set you up for success the rest of this year and into 2024 as funding opportunities from climate legislation in the US begin rolling out and companies line up to snag this source of additive, non-dilutive capital.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 1, 2023

Thankfully, there’s good news to keep us all motivated, and plenty of opportunities for further progress. And a new report from EDF finds that states with climate commitments can shrink the remaining emissions gap to the U.S. Private-sector investment in clean energy is soaring , driven by the Inflation Reduction Act.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

During the same year that Last Generation was blocking roads in Germany, farmers used the exact same tactic , blocking roads with their tractors to protest a renewable energy policy that they don’t feel provides enough incentives for biogas. Not a single farmer was punched in the face or dragged off the road by their hair.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

This week brings two great examples with LanzaJet’s new SAF facility in Georgia and H2 Green Steel’s plant in Sweden, both layering different kinds of capital, each derisking the next to build their first commercial facilities.  tons of H2’s steel for 5-7 years, setting the stage for future investments.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 7, 2023

The US grid got its first new nuclear power in nearly seven years last week. Plant Vogtle began commercial operations from the first of two new reactors, but the over-budget and years-delayed project could be the last hurrah for big nuclear construction in America. Not a subscriber yet?

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

They were headed for the massive floating construction site of an offshore wind farm 35 miles from the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. But no matter—video of Morano’s boat protest landed on Fox News and spread like a ripple through the social media groups that have sprouted to oppose offshore wind.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Broadly similar to the UK's Climate Change Act, the bill requires the adoption of a series of five year carbon budgets and a regime of annual progress reports. Broadly similar to the UK's Climate Change Act, the bill requires the adoption of a series of five year carbon budgets and a regime of annual progress reports.

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