The latest verified reporting and analysis across climate.
The COP31 presidency wants electricity to supply 35% of global final energy by 2035, up from about 24% in 2023. Independent analysis says that requires nearly four times the historical pace—and that electrification without clean power could preserve fossil generation rather than displace it.
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UCLA’s analysis of public Carbon Mapper data found 70 methane plumes across Turkey’s 10 highest-observed waste sites, led by an Istanbul landfill averaging about 7.4 tonnes per hour when detected. The measurements expose repair targets but cannot be treated as continuous annual emissions.
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A new destination-level analysis finds that exported solar panels, batteries, wind turbines and electric vehicles could cut annual emissions outside China by nearly 2%. The estimate is consequential—but it is a projection, not a measured global inventory.
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Rivan has deployed a modular 1-megawatt synthetic-methane system and opened a London production base designed to build 50 units a year. The present system uses biogenic carbon dioxide, however, while direct-air capture remains a scale-up target.
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Google and Voltus plan to aggregate batteries, smart thermostats and flexible commercial and industrial loads across the PJM region. The gigawatt-scale agreement could help manage peaks faster than new power plants can be built, but its value will depend on real enrollment and verified performance.
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The 33-megawatt unit in Utah reached contractual commercial operation after a 23-month build, moving enhanced geothermal from small demonstrations toward repeatable utility-scale deployment.
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Hertha Metals plans a 10,000-tonne plant for the high-purity iron used in rare-earth permanent magnets. A $65 million U.S. government equity investment makes the project an unusually direct industrial-policy bet, but commercial qualification and scale-up remain ahead.
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The startup says its first spiral superconducting coil is nearly complete and initial electrical tests could begin in 2027. HARUKA is a systems-integration step—not yet a net-power reactor—and its larger successor remains a 2030s ambition.
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Prysmian and Rio Tinto will use ELYSIS metal in Ohio, connecting cleaner smelting technology with fast-growing digital infrastructure.
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