Defense Firms Are Asking EIB for Help Navigating Energy Crisis Defense firms are increasingly turning to the European Investment Bank for help to shift to alternative energy sources, as the Iran war drives up the price of oil.

SCOOP(let): In Europe, defense companies are increasingly asking the EIB for help to boost renewable energy sources, increase the energy efficiency of facilities and products and invest in nascent technologies like small nuclear

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What a Clean Cookstove Company’s Bankruptcy Means for Carbon Markets Prices on Corsia, a marketplace for airlines, have fallen in the months following Koko’s collapse.

Prices on Corsia, a carbon offset marketplace for airlines, have fallen in the months following Koko’s collapse. @lauramillan.bsky.social
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How a Company Collapse Is Denting Trust in Carbon Markets – Again This year was supposed to be a turning point for carbon markets, with the United Nations’ long-delayed country-to-country trading system coming into force and airlines preparing to enter a mandatory p...

2026 was going to be a turning point for carbon markets. Then Koko collapsed. The bankruptcy delivered a blow to confidence in carbon markets, battered by credibility issues and a retreat on climate goals
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How a Company Collapse Is Denting Trust in Carbon Markets – Again This year was supposed to be a turning point for carbon markets, with the United Nations’ long-delayed country-to-country trading system coming into force and airlines preparing to enter a mandatory p...

The high-profile collapse of a World Bank-backed clean-cooking company has delivered another blow to confidence in the carbon-credit market
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The US Data Center Boom Is Hitting a Transformer Crunch More than half the US data centers planned for this year are expected to be delayed.

The US economy is increasingly tied to data centers and the AI boom. But there’s one problem. Read today’s Green Daily to know more

Trump’s God Squad Exempts Gulf Drilling from Endangered Species Protections The Endangered Species Committee, a little-used panel of US senior federal agency leaders, on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from sweeping endangered species protections, ...

The Endangered Species Committee, a little-used panel of US senior federal agency leaders, on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from sweeping endangered species protections, citing reasons of national security.

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Join us TODAY at noon for a Rapid Readout about the consequences of the repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding. @zhirji.bsky.social, reporter at @bloomberg.com, will outline projected ripple effects on the U.S. economy, as well as identify possible paths forward.

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Middle East War Spurs Emissions From Oil and Gas Sites, Satellites Show Experts have detected increased flaring at some facilities, highlighting the increase in greenhouse gases from the conflict.

How does war impact greenhouse gas emissions and planetary warming? Check our latest story on @bloomberg.com featuring exclusive data on gas flaring in the Middle East since the conflict started.

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EVs Avoided the Use of 2.3 Million Barrels of Oil Per Day in 2025 With gas prices climbing due to the Iran War, interest in electrified transportation is on the rise.

EV NEWS: Growing global adoption of electric vehicles helped avoid the consumption of 2.3 million barrels of oil per day last year, according to BloombergNEF.

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Electric Speed Boat Maker Expands to Defense With New Funding Arc received backing from a16z, Lowercarbon Capital and other venture firms in its latest fundraising round.

New: Two years ago I took a ride on an electric powerboat made by LA's Arc Boat Company. The startup just raised $50m to expand into commercial and defense vessels in a sign that electrification of the carbon-intensive marine industry is accelerating. Free Link.
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Geothermal Escapes Trump’s Renewable Crackdown, Boosts Fervo’s IPO Bid Fervo Energy is also benefiting from AI’s ravenous electricity needs as it aims to go public later this year.

Fervo Energy might be the one clean tech startup having a good time in Donald Trump's America.

The company's commercial geothermal pilot came online in 2023, just as ChatGPT became a household name and the AI race took off in earnest. And geothermal tax credits have remained intact.

Record March Heat to Scorch Los Angeles, US Southwest An unusually early heat wave is set to grip Los Angeles and much of the Southwest, putting California’s already fragile snowpack, and therefore its water supplies, at risk.

Record heat will bake Los Angeles and the Southwest melting precious snow and setting the stage for a fire summer. CA measures its snow on April 1 to set supplies for the coming year. We will see what is left. #climate #water #california

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Global daily temperatures plotted on a wheel showing increasing red for hot boreal months and decreasing blue for cold ones. It looks like a special edition multicolor vinyl LP.

Climate models are good at projecting things that haven't happened yet.

AI is only good at things that have happened.

So what's the use? A lot!
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Toxic Pollution From Iran War Will Spread and Last for Decades Exploding fuel infrastructure and missiles have released contaminants that put the health of millions of people at risk.

NEW: Fossil fuel pollution and other toxic chemicals from the war in Iran will spread across the region and last for decades just as smoke from burning oil wells went as far as the Himalayas following the Gulf War 35 years ago

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War Is Pushing Iran’s Water Supply to the Brink of Collapse Climate-fueled drought and mismanagement have left the country with a severe water shortage, and war only adds to the strain.

NEW: War is pushing Iran deeper into a water crisis, compounding the effects of climate change and decades of mismanagement

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Extreme Heat Is Making Life Increasingly Unlivable The number of hours where it’s too hot for everyday activities has doubled since 1950, a new study found.

New: The number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled since 1950. Older people experience a month a year when heat prevents them from routine activities. Free link.
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Earth Is Warming Faster Than Previously Estimated, New Study Shows Researchers found the first statistically significant evidence that global warming is accelerating.

It's confirmed: Planetary warming has significantly accelerated over the past 10 years. This is the first statistically significant evidence of an acceleration of global warming that many had been warning about.

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“Poble d’ocells” és un d’aquells llibres diferents, agradables de gaudir poc a poc, sense pressa, un dia ennuvolat com avui.

Tot seguit us en faig cinc cèntims.

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As Iran Crisis Upends Oil and Gas, Clean Energy Gets Complicated Higher fossil fuel prices could make green alternatives more attractive, but harder to deploy.

NEW: Here's what the crisis in the Middle East and turmoil in energy markets mean for renewable energy and the clean transition

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Why California is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban The state is one of several looking into allowing new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals as AI power demand surges.

New: Cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on new nuclear power plants as artificial intelligence spikes electricity demand and the state struggles to meet its climate goals. With @willwwade.bsky.social. Free link.
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Inquilinos que no pueden pagar el alquiler, pequeños propietarios que no llegan a final de mes, fondos buitre al acecho, un gobierno desbordado y un sistema roto. Este es el lado oscuro de la vivienda en España. Reportaje para
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Spain’s Housing Chaos Pits Squatters Against Stranded Owners Tens of thousands of occupied homes are for sale as Spain’s housing market reaches a boiling point.

NEW: Spain's housing market is broken. On one side are thousands of people are squatting, unable to pay rent or mortgage. On the other, stranded owners face an overwhelmed legal system, or companies who say can evict tenants for a few thousand euros

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Climate Change Made Deadly Valencia Floods More Intense Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages ($34 bi...

Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages

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Clean-Cooking Company’s Collapse Touches World Bank and Beyond The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks Ltd. will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used to be one of the industry’s leading businesses.

The collapse of Kenyan clean stove company Koko wiped out $300 million and uncovered a bigger problem in a market that was once among Africa's more promising for clean cooking carbon credits.

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Clean-Cooking Company’s Collapse Touches World Bank and Beyond The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks Ltd. will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used to be one of the industry’s leading businesses.

The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used to be one of the industry’s leading businesses. The World Bank insured them and RMB lent them money @lauramillan.bsky.social
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Trump’s EPA to Scrap Landmark Emissions Policy in Major Rollback The US Environmental Protection Agency plans this week to repeal a policy that provides the legal foundation for a raft of rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions, marking President Donald Trump’s m...

From late last night: The EPA plans this week to repeal a policy that provides the legal foundation for a raft of rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions, marking Trump’s most consequential retreat from the fight against climate change.

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Winter Olympics Faces New Climate Reality Unpredictable conditions are limiting where it’s physically and financially possible to host the Winter Olympics.

What happens when the Winter Olympics can't rely on winter?

For one, all the cities that staged the Winter Games since 1950 have heated up in the years since by an average of 2.7C.

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FEMA Halts Terminations as Massive Storm About to Hit US The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted planned terminations of some temporary disaster relief workers just as a major winter storm moves across the country, according to people familiar wi...

New with @bloomberg.com's Gregory Korte: FEMA Halts Terminations as Massive Storm About to Hit US

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Water ‘Bankruptcy’ Era Has Begun for Billions, Scientists Say Stress and scarcity aren’t strong enough terms to capture the water crisis facing much of the world, according to a new UN report.

An era of 'global water bankruptcy' has begun, says a new UN report. Humans are squandering and mismanaging freshwater resources -- even as climate change drives up demand and makes the availability of fresh water less predictable. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...