Shellworks raises $15M to scale sustainable plastic alternative Vivomer

London-basedbiomaterials company Shellworks has raised $15 million in a Series A fundinground led by Paris-based impact investment fund alter equity. The round alsoincluded participation from Nat Frie…

Small Island States Locked Out Of Climate Finance, Study Finds

A new report by the ocean research initiative Back to Blue claims SIDS are receiving just a fraction of the climate finance they need.

Elon Musk’s xAI is undoing Tesla’s climate work all in the name of AI slop
Elon Musk’s xAI is undoing Tesla’s climate work all in the name of AI slop

Elon Musk’s xAI is now operating 62 unpermitted methane gas turbines across two data centers in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi. According to xAI’s own permit application, the facilities could emit more than 6 million tons of greenhouse …

baCta secures €7M to advance programmable microbial factories

Paris-based baCta, an industrial biotechstartup developing an AI-powered bioproduction platform for industrialingredients, has closed a €7 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe andDaphni, with …

Data Center Batteries Enter The Iron Age

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how Red Texas is turning green when it comes to energy and building up U.S. supply chains for a better electric grid

Power Hungry: How The AI Boom Is Forcing A Clean Energy Reckoning

Surging electricity demand from AI data centers is colliding with a federal energy policy that favors slow-build fossil fuels over fast-deploy renewables. Price impact?

How NOAA Is Using Drones To Track Whales

Drones are helping U.S. scientists drop suction cup telemetry devices onto marine mammals to enhance rescues and research.

U.S. Developing Fusion Energy Regulations To Advance Nuclear Power

The U.S. government has launched the process to develop a regulatory framework to develop fusion machines as emerging nuclear technologies.

Declining Aerosol Pollution Linked To Increased Solar Radiation, Study Finds

A combination of reduced aerosol pollution and global warming have resulted in increasing levels of solar radiation across Europe, according to a new analysis.

Organisms Are The Hidden Network Running Earth’s Sustainability

Animals and microbes sustain ecosystems, food systems and climate stability. Their decline threatens global resilience and demands urgent human alignment with nature.