EU tells Big Tech to align AI data centres with climate goals or stay away
EU tells Big Tech to align AI data centres with climate goals or stay away

The European Union’s energy chief has told the AI industry it is welcome in Europe, but only on the bloc’s terms. In an interview with Politico, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said companies must demonstrate commitment to the EU’s energy, climate, a…

France breaks EDF’s grip on hydropower with law to auction 6 GW a year
France breaks EDF’s grip on hydropower with law to auction 6 GW a year

France’s Parliament adopted a bill on Tuesday that dismantles the monopoly Électricité de France has held over the country’s hydropower market for decades, according to Bloomberg. The law converts EDF’s hydropower concessions into permits and requires …

The bottleneck in geothermal moved from the drill to the turbine. This SpaceX alum raised $22M to fix it
The bottleneck in geothermal moved from the drill to the turbine. This SpaceX alum raised $22M to fix it

The race to power artificial intelligence has a problem that solar panels and wind turbines cannot fix on their own: the electricity has to be there at 3am, in still air, under cloud. Critical Energy, a Los Angeles startup founded by a former SpaceX en…

More Locally Led Climate Change Adaptation Needed, Study Finds

The report by the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance warns adaptation and disaster risk reduction efforts are often too disconnected from communities.

Helion just got the world’s first licences to run a fusion power plant
Helion just got the world’s first licences to run a fusion power plant

Helion has become the first company in the world licensed to operate a fusion power plant. On 16 June, the Washington-based firm said it had received two licences from the state’s Department of Health, clearing a regulatory bar no fusion company has re…

Lower-Cost Desalination May Be On The Way

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at GM’s push to develop data center batteries and turning to street lights to boost EV charging options.

Forget Elon’s Data Centers In Space. This Startup Wants To Float Them At Sea

Panthalassa sees data centers powered and cooled by the ocean as a cheaper alternative to the orbiting server farms Musk is pitching to SpaceX investors.

How Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Shaping AI And Global Growth

Sovereign wealth funds like Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala are quietly becoming the architects of AI and energy infrastructure—and reshaping global economic power.

Pulse Check: Living Soils 2026

The World Living Soils Forum meeting in Provence this month found winemakers and agriculture in general struggling to define and meet the expectations of regenerative agriculture.