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12/13/24: Best Climate News of 2024, But Worsening Weather

Writer's picture: Marshall KirkpatrickMarshall Kirkpatrick

Updated: Dec 15, 2024

Yesterday Rocky Mountain Institute published its Top Ten Climate Developments of 2024: From falling battery prices to methane-detecting satellites, this past year saw historic developments in climate, energy, and more.

 

It was so good we wanted to share it with everyone today, not just the people who received it in their personalized recommendations.

 

Today we considered 172 updates and news stories to come up with your 3 personalized picks below.

 

I'm going to try something special tomorrow - I'm going to send out a "Picks of the Week" - the three very best of all 15 updates we've recommended to your personally this week, in case you missed any of them.

 

After your personal recommendations, a visual of the day and the table of contents of the full collection of stories and updates!

 

Let's go!


-Marshall Kirkpatrick

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  • A digest-style Table of Contents for 170 selected updates from around the green tech and sustainability world

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Today's Full List of Updates


Table of Contents


  • Agriculture (11 stories) - Global drought response platforms and food forest initiatives expand while AquaBounty closes GMO salmon operations; University of Nebraska advances tepary bean genetics as Dutch farmers lead €10,000/hectare biodiversity transformation


  • Carbon (8 stories) - Woodside Energy's controversial gas plant approval, Climeworks partners with Thanks A Ton, Optera's emissions tracking launch, and Microsoft's 1M-ton carbon removal deal with Deep Sky


  • Circular (2 stories) - Leaf-based biodegradable electronics breakthrough and $214M funding for Nexus W2V, Haber, and Planet A Foods' circular innovations


  • Ecosystems (12 stories) - UN COP16 pledges $12B for land restoration as new tech certification launches; global studies track Amazon water levels, African hippos, Darwin wasps, while threats mount to Vietnam mammals, Tennessee River species, and US wolves


  • Efficiency (2 stories) - KETOS real-time water monitoring system and NY's $10M heat pump competition for multi-unit buildings


  • Finance (11 stories) - Climate funds shift to infrastructure as dry powder drops to $86bn; Convergent Energy lands $150M from MUFJ; BlackRock, Microsoft, KKR target AI infrastructure; DOE processes $55bn in loans amid policy uncertainty


  • Grid (16 stories) - Trump tariff threats on Canadian power, Linux Foundation's open-source grid solutions, AI data centers' 128 GW demand forecast, and AtkinsRéalis SMR project, amid record US storage deployments and aging substation modernization challenges


  • Indigenous (11 stories) - Indigenous fire networks expand across California as tribes lead prescribed burn initiatives; EPA grants $20M to Walker River Paiute Tribe; Munduruku secure Amazon territory; Line 5 pipeline faces tribal opposition


  • Industry (14 stories) - GM Ventures, Nanoramic, Electrified Thermal Solutions, and Skyven Technologies lead industrial decarbonization investments, while X-energy partners with Dow for SMR deployment and Rondo Energy demonstrates heat battery viability


  • Policy (52 stories) - UK Clean Power Action Plan targets full decarbonization by 2030; White House doubles Chinese solar tariffs to 50%; EU Deforestation Regulation expands scope; DOE announces $462.2M clean energy funding


  • Renewables (18 stories) - ClearPower's solar windows match panel efficiency, while First Citizens funds 122MW community solar; Meta adds 760MW solar portfolio as Google and Microsoft pledge $45B for renewables amid China's export controls and desert solar expansion


  • Transport (15 stories) - Tesla Model Y proves reliable as Hyundai-Kia leads EV sales; California pledges $1.4B for 17,000 chargers while universal payment protocol launches 2025; Colorado tops EV adoption at 25%; Ford Pro studies fleet charging; Bahamas electrifies marine fleet


Agriculture

Global drought response platforms and food forest initiatives expand while AquaBounty closes GMO salmon operations; University of Nebraska advances tepary bean genetics as Dutch farmers lead €10,000/hectare biodiversity transformation



Carbon

Woodside Energy's controversial gas plant approval, Climeworks partners with Thanks A Ton, Optera's emissions tracking launch, and Microsoft's 1M-ton carbon removal deal with Deep Sky



Circular

Leaf-based biodegradable electronics breakthrough and $214M funding for Nexus W2V, Haber, and Planet A Foods' circular innovations



Ecosystems

UN COP16 pledges $12B for land restoration as new tech certification launches; global studies track Amazon water levels, African hippos, Darwin wasps, while threats mount to Vietnam mammals, Tennessee River species, and US wolves



Efficiency

KETOS real-time water monitoring system and NY's $10M heat pump competition for multi-unit buildings



Finance

Climate funds shift to infrastructure as dry powder drops to $86bn; Convergent Energy lands $150M from MUFJ; BlackRock, Microsoft, KKR target AI infrastructure; DOE processes $55bn in loans amid policy uncertainty



Grid

Trump tariff threats on Canadian power, Linux Foundation's open-source grid solutions, AI data centers' 128 GW demand forecast, and AtkinsRéalis SMR project, amid record US storage deployments and aging substation modernization challenges



Indigenous

Indigenous fire networks expand across California as tribes lead prescribed burn initiatives; EPA grants $20M to Walker River Paiute Tribe; Munduruku secure Amazon territory; Line 5 pipeline faces tribal opposition



Industry

GM Ventures, Nanoramic, Electrified Thermal Solutions, and Skyven Technologies lead industrial decarbonization investments, while X-energy partners with Dow for SMR deployment and Rondo Energy demonstrates heat battery viability



Policy

UK Clean Power Action Plan targets full decarbonization by 2030; White House doubles Chinese solar tariffs to 50%; EU Deforestation Regulation expands scope; DOE announces $462.2M clean energy funding



Renewables

ClearPower's solar windows match panel efficiency, while First Citizens funds 122MW community solar; Meta adds 760MW solar portfolio as Google and Microsoft pledge $45B for renewables amid China's export controls and desert solar expansion



Transport

Tesla Model Y proves reliable as Hyundai-Kia leads EV sales; California pledges $1.4B for 17,000 chargers while universal payment protocol launches 2025; Colorado tops EV adoption at 25%; Ford Pro studies fleet charging; Bahamas electrifies marine fleet


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