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Editions from 2026-07-04.

Jul 3, 2026 · 5:02 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Magazine

China imposes mandatory efficiency standards for solar manufacturing effective 2027 — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers achieve 27.3% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells — Researchers in China developed a dual-molecule interfacial layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that locks molecular ordering,…

Carbon Brief

World Bank abandons 45% climate finance target amid US pressure — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Climate Home News

UK stalls on tropical forest protection fund pledge as TFFF falls short on startup capital — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

PV Magazine

New Jersey legislature unanimously passes plug-in solar bill — New Jersey becomes the tenth state to pass a bill enabling citizens to legally use so-called “balcony solar panels.” The bill is set to…

More: PV Tech

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Heatmap News

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances — The Department of Energy proposed sweeping changes to its rules for updating efficiency standards for household appliances on Thursday.

More: Utility Dive

Canary Media

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't. — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News

UN's Green Climate Fund votes to spend more reserves on developing-nation projects — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Heatmap News

Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms — After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy,…

Latitude Media

The rise of hyperscaler efficiency-washing — Google and Amazon are both emitting more than ever, but emphasizing their improving efficiency even as energy use booms.

Heatmap News

Data Centers Are the Election Year Villain — 1. Kansas City, Missouri – Data centers are so toxic that politicians are using them as boogeymen in totally unrelated policy discussions.

Heatmap News

Why Data Center NDAs Are a Big Mistake — This week’s conversation is with Grant Gutierrez, head of community impacts at carbon management company Carbon Direct.

Jul 3, 2026 · 8:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Magazine

China imposes mandatory efficiency standards for solar manufacturing effective 2027 — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers achieve 27.3% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells — Researchers in China developed a dual-molecule interfacial layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that locks molecular ordering,…

Carbon Brief

World Bank abandons 45% climate finance target amid US pressure — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Climate Home News

UK stalls on tropical forest protection fund pledge as TFFF falls short on startup capital — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

PV Magazine

New Jersey legislature unanimously passes plug-in solar bill — New Jersey becomes the tenth state to pass a bill enabling citizens to legally use so-called “balcony solar panels.” The bill is set to…

More: PV Tech

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Heatmap News

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances — The Department of Energy proposed sweeping changes to its rules for updating efficiency standards for household appliances on Thursday.

More: Utility Dive

Canary Media

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't. — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News

UN's Green Climate Fund votes to spend more reserves on developing-nation projects — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Heatmap News

Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms — After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy,…

Latitude Media

The rise of hyperscaler efficiency-washing — Google and Amazon are both emitting more than ever, but emphasizing their improving efficiency even as energy use booms.

Heatmap News

Data Centers Are the Election Year Villain — 1. Kansas City, Missouri – Data centers are so toxic that politicians are using them as boogeymen in totally unrelated policy discussions.

Heatmap News

Why Data Center NDAs Are a Big Mistake — This week’s conversation is with Grant Gutierrez, head of community impacts at carbon management company Carbon Direct.

Jul 3, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Magazine

China imposes mandatory efficiency standards for solar manufacturing effective 2027 — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers achieve 27.3% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells — Researchers in China developed a dual-molecule interfacial layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that locks molecular ordering,…

Carbon Brief

World Bank abandons 45% climate finance target amid US pressure — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Climate Home News

UK stalls on tropical forest protection fund pledge as TFFF falls short on startup capital — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Heatmap News

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances — The Department of Energy proposed sweeping changes to its rules for updating efficiency standards for household appliances on Thursday.

More: Utility Dive

Canary Media

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't. — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News

UN's Green Climate Fund votes to spend more reserves on developing-nation projects — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Heatmap News

Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms — After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy,…

Latitude Media

The rise of hyperscaler efficiency-washing — Google and Amazon are both emitting more than ever, but emphasizing their improving efficiency even as energy use booms.

Heatmap News

Data Centers Are the Election Year Villain — 1. Kansas City, Missouri – Data centers are so toxic that politicians are using them as boogeymen in totally unrelated policy discussions.

Heatmap News

Why Data Center NDAs Are a Big Mistake — This week’s conversation is with Grant Gutierrez, head of community impacts at carbon management company Carbon Direct.

Jul 4, 2026 · 2:02 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Magazine

China imposes mandatory efficiency standards for solar manufacturing effective 2027 — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers achieve 27.3% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells — Researchers in China developed a dual-molecule interfacial layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that locks molecular ordering,…

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Climate Home News

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Carbon Brief

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Heatmap News

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances — The Department of Energy proposed sweeping changes to its rules for updating efficiency standards for household appliances on Thursday.

More: Utility Dive

Canary Media

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't. — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News

UN's Green Climate Fund votes to spend more reserves on developing-nation projects — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Heatmap News

Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms — After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy,…

Latitude Media

The rise of hyperscaler efficiency-washing — Google and Amazon are both emitting more than ever, but emphasizing their improving efficiency even as energy use booms.

Heatmap News

Data Centers Are the Election Year Villain — 1. Kansas City, Missouri – Data centers are so toxic that politicians are using them as boogeymen in totally unrelated policy discussions.

Heatmap News

Why Data Center NDAs Are a Big Mistake — This week’s conversation is with Grant Gutierrez, head of community impacts at carbon management company Carbon Direct.

Jul 4, 2026 · 5:02 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Magazine

China imposes mandatory efficiency standards for solar manufacturing effective 2027 — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers achieve 27.3% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells — Researchers in China developed a dual-molecule interfacial layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that locks molecular ordering,…

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment

Slate Auto launches affordable EV truck as US faces rising vehicle costs — Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars Earlier this month,…

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Guardian Environment

Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures — For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the…

Climate Home News

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Carbon Brief

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Heatmap News

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances — The Department of Energy proposed sweeping changes to its rules for updating efficiency standards for household appliances on Thursday.

More: Utility Dive

Canary Media

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't. — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News

UN's Green Climate Fund votes to spend more reserves on developing-nation projects — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Heatmap News

Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms — After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy,…

Latitude Media

The rise of hyperscaler efficiency-washing — Google and Amazon are both emitting more than ever, but emphasizing their improving efficiency even as energy use booms.

Jul 4, 2026 · 8:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Electrek

CATL-backed swap network deploys 2,000th battery station in June — The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly…

PV Tech

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

CleanTechnica

Agrivoltaics gains traction as dual-use model to address solar-farming land conflict — Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the…

More: CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment

Slate Auto launches affordable EV truck as US faces rising vehicle costs — Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars Earlier this month,…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop mild acid process to recover indium from solar cell waste — A mild oxalic-acid-based hydrometallurgical process enables efficient indium recovery from indium tin oxide in solar cell waste while…

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

PV Magazine

China moves to curb overcapacity in PV industry with mandatory energy consumption standards — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

Climate Home News

Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Guardian Environment

Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures — For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the…

Climate Home News

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Carbon Brief

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Heatmap News

Trump Is Trying to Strangle Money-Saving Standards for Appliances — The Department of Energy proposed sweeping changes to its rules for updating efficiency standards for household appliances on Thursday.

More: Utility Dive

Canary Media

Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ law was supposed to kill clean energy. It didn't. — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

More: CleanTechnica

Jul 4, 2026 · 11:02 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Electrek

CATL-backed swap network deploys 2,000th battery station in June — The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly…

PV Tech

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

CleanTechnica

Agrivoltaics gains traction as dual-use model to address solar-farming land conflict — Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the…

More: CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment

Slate Auto launches affordable EV truck as US faces rising vehicle costs — Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars Earlier this month,…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop mild acid process to recover indium from solar cell waste — A mild oxalic-acid-based hydrometallurgical process enables efficient indium recovery from indium tin oxide in solar cell waste while…

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Inside Climate News

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise? — RICHARDSON, Texas—Jonathan Pace first noticed the noise. But it wasn’t until he bought a Bluetooth-based drone tracker that what seemed…

PV Magazine

China moves to curb overcapacity in PV industry with mandatory energy consumption standards — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

Climate Home News

Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Guardian Environment

Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures — For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the…

Electrek

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 remains a top-selling EV as sales cross 20,000 in the first half of 2026 — The IONIQ 5 is steadily carving out a spot among the most popular EVs in the US. Hyundai moved over 20,000 IONIQ 5s in the first half of…

More: Electrek, Electrek, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

Climate Home News

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Carbon Brief

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Climate Home News

Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

More: Yale Climate Connections

Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment

Wildfires sweep across France – in pictures — Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in south-western France as the country swelters through a record-breaking heatwave.

Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

Jul 4, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Electrek

CATL-backed swap network deploys 2,000th battery station in June — The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly…

PV Tech

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

PV Tech

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

CleanTechnica

Agrivoltaics gains traction as dual-use model to address solar-farming land conflict — Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the…

More: CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News

California's first carbon capture project begins operating at oil field — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

PV Tech

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment

Slate Auto launches affordable EV truck as US faces rising vehicle costs — Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars Earlier this month,…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop mild acid process to recover indium from solar cell waste — A mild oxalic-acid-based hydrometallurgical process enables efficient indium recovery from indium tin oxide in solar cell waste while…

PV Tech

Australia's utility-scale solar output climbs 11% year-over-year in June — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

Inside Climate News

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise? — RICHARDSON, Texas—Jonathan Pace first noticed the noise. But it wasn’t until he bought a Bluetooth-based drone tracker that what seemed…

PV Magazine

China moves to curb overcapacity in PV industry with mandatory energy consumption standards — China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from…

Climate Home News

Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

Electrek

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 remains a top-selling EV as sales cross 20,000 in the first half of 2026 — The IONIQ 5 is steadily carving out a spot among the most popular EVs in the US. Hyundai moved over 20,000 IONIQ 5s in the first half of…

More: Electrek, Electrek, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

Guardian Environment

Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures — For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the…

Guardian Environment

Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging — Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

Climate Home News

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

Carbon Brief

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

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Yale Climate Connections

Super Typhoon Bavi becomes the 3rd Cat 5 of 2026 — Bavi is expected to pass through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands near Tinian and Saipan islands Sunday afternoon (U.S.

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Inside Climate News

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves — In the near future, the Chicago-area electricity grid will meet demand during a heatwave by remotely turning up thermostats by a degree or…

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Canary Media

US data centers consume more electricity than any other nation — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

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