Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
Nov 7, 2026 · 4:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Senate advances bipartisan permitting bill with last-minute changes to address environmental concerns — We now have the updated final text of the bipartisan Senate permitting deal. Will it be enough to get the bill across the finish line?
More: Heatmap News, MIT Technology Review · Climate, CleanTechnica
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
IEA projects India's solar capacity to exceed 350 GW by 2030 — Growth will be supported by utility-scale projects, rooftop solar and corporate procurement, although grid and storage investments remain…
Grist · Emily Jones
Democrats gain control of Georgia Public Service Commission
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
Solar and battery makers face margin pressure despite market growth — Solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) have scaled dramatically since 2015, but demand growth is not necessarily translating into…
The Crucial Years · Bill McKibben
Permitting reform debate continues amid policy uncertainty — Permitting reform in the froth of the tsunami
More: via Bluesky
Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz, Lauren Dalban
Oklahoma senator pushes pipeline permitting reform after leading natural gas operator — Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma entered the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy in March with a clear priority: pass permitting reform that he argued…
Inside Climate News · Phil McKenna
Germany launches international push to cut SF6 emissions — The German government has launched an international initiative to curb emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, an exceptionally potent greenhouse…
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
California regulators face implementation of new DER law to expand virtual power plant market — California’s new DER law opened a market. Now regulators have to implement it. The post What will it take to open California’s market to…
Utility Dive · Seyed Madaeni
Data centers should compete for grid access on demand flexibility, not exemptions — Projects that make their demand more predictable, controllable and financially secure should have a clearer path to service, writes Seyed…
PV Tech · Ben Willis
Democrats gain control of Senate as solar industry eyes permitting relief — PV Tech spoke with many industry experts about the midterm election results, covering topics such as permitting, state-level impact and…
Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez
Over 100 countries push ocean protections plan at COP31 amid record heat — A block of over 100 countries has pushed for a plan on ocean measures at COP31, as an extreme El Niño breaks temperature records at sea The…
Guardian Environment · Stephanie Gravalese
Alaska's Juneau relies on water, air and community sharing for food security — Juneau has little arable land, a short growing season and few farmers – and deep traditions of residents and the land feeding each other…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Pentagon approves $250M loan to 6K for U.S. battery material factory — The Pentagon has conditionally approved a $250 million loan to help 6K scale up its microwave-plasma battery material manufacturing process.
Utility Dive · Ethan Howland
Eversource's Q3 income falls 22% as Revolution Wind reaches full operations — Eversource Energy’s third-quarter income fell 22% year over year to $346 million, partly driven by a lack of income from Aquarion, a water…
Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts
Volts podcast releases October 2026 episode highlights — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.
Utility Dive · Robert Walton
DTE expands investment plan 30% with $3B unregulated unit sale — After the $3 billion sale of DTE Vantage, DTE “becomes a higher growth premium utility” and “a simpler business,” CEO Joi Harris told…
PV Tech · JP Casey
China curtails record amount of solar and wind power amid grid constraints — In H1 2026, China rejected enough solar and wind to supply Mexico for a year. Carrie Xiao looks at the country’s curtailment problem.
Guardian Environment · Jess Harwood
Australia's coal and gas approvals draw criticism ahead of COP31 — What happened to climate injustice? Continue reading...
EIA Today in Energy
U.S. crude imports from Venezuela reach 9-year high in July — In July 2026, U.S. imports of crude oil from Venezuela averaged 701,000 barrels per day (b/d), the most since May 2017, before decreasing…
Nov 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
Australia's climate minister leads COP31 talks amid country's major fossil fuel exports — Ahead of Cop31, climate change minister dismisses concerns about whether Australia as a major producer can keep the world moving away from…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Senate advances bipartisan permitting bill with last-minute changes to address environmental concerns — We now have the updated final text of the bipartisan Senate permitting deal. Will it be enough to get the bill across the finish line?
More: Heatmap News, MIT Technology Review · Climate, CleanTechnica
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
IEA projects India's solar capacity to exceed 350 GW by 2030 — Growth will be supported by utility-scale projects, rooftop solar and corporate procurement, although grid and storage investments remain…
Grist · Emily Jones
Democrats gain control of Georgia Public Service Commission
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
Solar and battery makers face margin pressure despite market growth — Solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) have scaled dramatically since 2015, but demand growth is not necessarily translating into…
The Crucial Years · Bill McKibben
Permitting reform debate continues amid policy uncertainty — Permitting reform in the froth of the tsunami
More: via Bluesky
Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz, Lauren Dalban
Oklahoma senator pushes pipeline permitting reform after leading natural gas operator — Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma entered the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy in March with a clear priority: pass permitting reform that he argued…
Inside Climate News · Phil McKenna
Germany launches international push to cut SF6 emissions — The German government has launched an international initiative to curb emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, an exceptionally potent greenhouse…
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
California regulators face implementation of new DER law to expand virtual power plant market — California’s new DER law opened a market. Now regulators have to implement it. The post What will it take to open California’s market to…
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
Sempra plans 20% capex increase for Oncor to handle Texas load growth — “It's too soon to tell exactly” how the results of the midterm elections will impact Oncor, said CEO Allen Nye.
Utility Dive · Seyed Madaeni
Data centers should compete for grid access on demand flexibility, not exemptions — Projects that make their demand more predictable, controllable and financially secure should have a clearer path to service, writes Seyed…
PV Tech · Ben Willis
Democrats gain control of Senate as solar industry eyes permitting relief — PV Tech spoke with many industry experts about the midterm election results, covering topics such as permitting, state-level impact and…
Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez
Over 100 countries push ocean protections plan at COP31 amid record heat — A block of over 100 countries has pushed for a plan on ocean measures at COP31, as an extreme El Niño breaks temperature records at sea The…
Guardian Environment · Stephanie Gravalese
Alaska's Juneau relies on water, air and community sharing for food security — Juneau has little arable land, a short growing season and few farmers – and deep traditions of residents and the land feeding each other…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Pentagon approves $250M loan to 6K for U.S. battery material factory — The Pentagon has conditionally approved a $250 million loan to help 6K scale up its microwave-plasma battery material manufacturing process.
Utility Dive · Ethan Howland
Eversource's Q3 income falls 22% as Revolution Wind reaches full operations — Eversource Energy’s third-quarter income fell 22% year over year to $346 million, partly driven by a lack of income from Aquarion, a water…
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Voters reject data center sprawl as Democrats sweep energy-focused midterm races — Beyond the repudiation of Donald Trump, if there was one message voters sent on election night, it was that they really don’t like data…
More: Heatmap News, Canary Media, Heatmap News, Canary Media, Heatmap News, Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News, via Bluesky, CleanTechnica
Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts
Volts podcast releases October 2026 episode highlights — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.
PV Tech · JP Casey
China curtails record amount of solar and wind power amid grid constraints — In H1 2026, China rejected enough solar and wind to supply Mexico for a year. Carrie Xiao looks at the country’s curtailment problem.
EIA Today in Energy
U.S. crude imports from Venezuela reach 9-year high in July — In July 2026, U.S. imports of crude oil from Venezuela averaged 701,000 barrels per day (b/d), the most since May 2017, before decreasing…
Nov 8, 2026 · 1:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Researchers identify cause of coordinated power grid disturbances worldwide — Mystery solved: Coordinated power drops have been haunting power grid worldwide, but a team of researchers in Germany found the culprit.
Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor
UK Labour government expected to weaken EV sales mandate — Exclusive: Louise Haigh likely to weaken mandate for sales that forms key part of emission reduction plan Analysis: Climate always comes…
CleanTechnica · José Pontes
Global EV registrations hit 2.16M in September, BEVs grow 8% as PHEVs decline — BEVs Up, PHEVs Down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 3% year over year (YoY) globally in September, ending the month at around 2.16…
Guardian Environment · Tom Perkins
Datacenter boom drives new fossil fuel pipeline projects amid deregulation — Trump administration has gutted regulations that protect lives and natural resources as pipeline build-out continues Datacenters are…
Grist · Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360
As Colorado River shrinks, calls to drain Lake Powell gain traction
PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy
Solar developers alter sourcing as Section 232 trade policy deadline looms — With national inventory surging 126% in the second quarter of 2026 ahead of shifting trade cutoffs, utility-scale developers are altering…
Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent
Australia's climate minister leads COP31 talks amid country's major fossil fuel exports — Ahead of Cop31, climate change minister dismisses concerns about whether Australia as a major producer can keep the world moving away from…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Senate releases revised permitting and transmission bill text ahead of floor vote — We now have the updated final text of the bipartisan Senate permitting deal. Will it be enough to get the bill across the finish line?
More: Heatmap News, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica
Guardian Environment
Nearly 190 nations begin climate talks in Turkey as US absent under Trump — High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels The Cop31 summit must…
More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Heatmap News, via Bluesky
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
IEA projects India's solar capacity to exceed 350 GW by 2030 — Growth will be supported by utility-scale projects, rooftop solar and corporate procurement, although grid and storage investments remain…
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
Solar and battery makers face margin pressure despite market growth — Solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) have scaled dramatically since 2015, but demand growth is not necessarily translating into…
The Crucial Years · Bill McKibben
Permitting reform debate continues amid policy uncertainty — Permitting reform in the froth of the tsunami
More: via Bluesky
Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz, Lauren Dalban
Oklahoma senator pushes pipeline permitting reform after leading natural gas operator — Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma entered the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy in March with a clear priority: pass permitting reform that he argued…
Inside Climate News · Phil McKenna
Germany launches international push to cut SF6 emissions — The German government has launched an international initiative to curb emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, an exceptionally potent greenhouse…
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Jane Kim wins California insurance commissioner race, signaling push for wildfire coverage overhaul — Few political wonks outside of California were likely paying much attention to the Golden State on Tuesday night, as Democrats’ anticipated…
More: Heatmap News
via Bluesky
A decade after Paris accord, climate talks show mixed progress on warming goals — Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progress
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Utility Dive · Emma Penrod
Duke Energy holds course on 15.4 GW data center pipeline, $103B spending plan — The company’s large-load pipeline of 15.4 GW has remained virtually unchanged since the first quarter of 2026 as it pursues a $103 billion…
Inside Climate News · Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago sewage overflow into river after heavy rain — This article originally appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. It has been republished with permission.
Grist · Emily Jones
Democrats gain control of Georgia Public Service Commission
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup