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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features special guest Alex Kaufman, who wrote for the The Atlantic about how Trump’s administration is fast-tracking domestic mining projects, pushing executive orders and green-lighting new rare earth and mineral ventures to reduce reliance on foreign sources like China.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Meredith Connolly, who shared a story from her first road trip in an electric vehicle. Charging her car cost just $22, but the station was in front of a Target so she ended up spending more inside the store than she did on charging. Her point: businesses should want EV chargers, because they bring in more customers.

This Week in Cleantech — May 6, 2025

1. Why Going Nuclear Is the Only Good Choice: Merryn Talks Money — Bloomberg
2. Republicans say EVs don’t pay their fair share. Here’s the math. — The Washington Post
3. India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World — The New York Times
4. United Bets on Photosynthesis and Limestone to Fuel Net-Zero Flight Path — The Wall Street Journal
5. The Missing Part of Trump’s Minerals Math — The Atlantic

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features special guest Molly Taft from WIRED, who wrote about how several states and startups are suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), arguing its strict, slow regulations stifle innovation in small nuclear reactor development.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Maddy Mowrey, Event Specialist at National Grid Renewables. She was the point person for the National Grid Executive Parnter Summit event in Nashville last week. Congratulations Maddy!

This Week in Cleantech — May 2, 2025 

1. U.S. Needs More Power for AI—but Critical Equipment Is Pricey and Scarce — The Wall Street Journal
2. Video: Underwater windmills could revolutionize our energy systems — CNN Business
3. How a Carbon Pipeline Is Turning Iowa Against Wind — Heatmap News
4. Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy — Grist
5. States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission — WIRED

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features MIT Technology Review's Casey Crownhart, who wrote about how $8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far this year. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Rev. Nate Pyle, senior pastor at Christ’s Community Church in Fishers, Indiana for supporting rooftop solar on his church and helping show the community how caring for the planet is part of their faith.

This Week in Cleantech — April 25, 2025

1. US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521% on Asian Solar Imports — Bloomberg News
2. The Heat Coming Out of Your Car’s Tailpipe? Some Can Be Turned Into Electricity — The Wall Street Journal
3. Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming — The Washington Post
4. As Tesla Falters, These New EVs Are Picking Up the Pace – Bloomberg
5. $8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025 — MIT Technology Review

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features Jake Spring from The Washington Post, who wrote about how the Trump administration ordered an immediate halt to construction on the Empire Wind project, a major offshore wind development off the coast of New York. 

This week's "Cleantechers of the Week" are Andrea Giampoli & Alyssa Edwards who were Chairs for the (sold out!) ACP Siting + Permitting Conference in Seattle this week. Congratulations Andrea and Alyssa!

This Week in Cleantech — April 18, 2025

1. This Massive Hydrogen Project Could Hurt the Climate More Than It Helps — Heatmap News
2. Google’s geothermal energy ambitions are growing — The Verge
3. New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice — Grist
4. Bringing back evaporative cooling for data centers — Latitude Media
5. Trump administration halts New York offshore wind project — The Washington Post

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This week’s episode features Akshat Rathi from Bloomberg, who wrote about Trump's new tariffs will affect the U.S. clean energy industry.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Charles Bolden who leads SEIA’s energy and carbon portfolio. He has previously helped lead an Energy and Commerce Committee round table on diversity in the energy industry. Charles has played an important role in industry lobbying days on Capitol Hill. Congratulations, Charles!

This Week in Cleantech — April 11, 2025 

1. 'States are not powerless' against federal clean energy pushback. It's community solar's time to shine — Factor This
2. Key EU lawmaker says 90% emissions cut too ambitious for 2040 climate goal — Reuters
3. Trump’s new goal: Revive a major climate pollutant that power markets have turned against — POLITICO
4. Scoop: DOE proposes shutting down clean energy office — Axios
5. Clean Energy Already Has Big Trade Barriers. Now Comes Trump — Bloomberg

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Decarbonizing the power sector attracts most of the energy transition’s attention. While replacing fossil fuel generation with solar, wind, and battery storage is a critical step to combating climate change, it only addresses a piece of the challenge. Modernizing the power grid from interconnected poles and wires to an intelligent and dynamic machine is paramount to meeting the moment.

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This week’s episode features Cat Clifford from Cipher News, who write about how geothermal has emerged as the only renewable energy source seen favorably by the Trump administration. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Tom Weirich at EDP Renewables for hosting a terrific Transformers Summit. He’s put on this summit for 3 years in a row. Congratulations, Tom! 

This Week in Cleantech — April 4, 2025

1. US electricity prices are surging. These Louisiana companies want out – Floodlight News
2. The Trump administration could green-light deep-sea mining for the first time – The Verge
3. Dow drops 1,400 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock – AP News
4. Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash – New York Times
5. Geothermal is the rare renewable energy winning favor in Trump’s America – Cipher News

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This week’s episode features Seth Borenstein from the Associated Press, who wrote about how worldwide installations of renewable energy hit a new high last year, driven largely by China. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Andrew Reagan, President of Clean Energy for America, who is one of the many clean energy advocates on Capitol Hill pushing the Trump administration to keep the energy tax credits that create good-paying jobs, lower energy bills, and strengthen domestic manufacturing. Congratulations, Andrew!

This Week in Cleantech — March 28, 2025 

1. DOE axes 4 major efficiency rules — E&E News
2. Startups That Set Out to Fix the Climate Are Now Talking About Jet Fighters — WSJ
3. The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use — The New York Times
4. Climate groups could beat Trump in fight for $20B. It may be too late. — POLITICO
5. Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom — AP News

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This week’s episode features Aaron Clark from Bloomberg, who wrote about efforts to reduce "forever chemicals" in semiconductor production. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Gregor Hintler. He shared that we should not be fooled by the negative rhetoric about renewables from the current administration, since clean energy is growing exponential in the US, and globally. Gregor shared some images of solar growth in certain regions. Congratulations, Gregor!

This Week in Cleantech — March 21, 2025 

1. BYD charging breakthrough is another sign of China's EV lead over Tesla — Axios
2. Big gas turbine manufacturers aren’t ready to bet on the AI boom — Semafor
3. The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits — The New York Times
4. Solar Generation Surge Sends European Power Prices Below Zero — Bloomberg
5. As Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them — Bloomberg

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This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Elliot Coad, founder of 30x30 United Kingdom and Ecologi, who shared research that stated the world is losing 4-14% of its staple crops due to microplastics, since they are hindering plant photosynthesis. Researchers say this problem could increase the number of people at risk of starvation by 400M in the next two decades. Thanks to Elliot Coad for sharing this new information, and kudos to Damian Carrington at The Guardian for reporting on the research. 

This Week in Cleantech — March 14, 2025 

1. The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero — WIRED
2. This Startup Has A Way To Make Cheap, Clean Hydrogen–Without Federal Subsidies — Forbes
3. Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024 — The New York Times
4. Khosla Backs Startup Aiming to Pull Carbon From Air in New Mexico — Bloomberg
5. US Considers Emergency Powers to Restart Closed Coal Plants, Doug Burgum Says — Bloomberg

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This week’s episode features Lisa Martine Jenkins from Latitude Media, who wrote about how Trump's tariffs will complicate the U.S. energy supply chain.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Dhruv Patel, COO of Renewable Energy at McCarthy. He celebrated National Energy Efficiency Day with his team at McCarthy on Wednesday and shared his experience on LinkedIn with the quote, “But what really sticks with me isn’t just the megawatts we build—it’s the impact we leave behind.”

This Week in Cleantech — March 7, 2025 

1. Justin Peterson, The D.C. Power Broker Embroiled in a Global Hacking Scandal — The Wall Street Journal
2. Tumbling Tesla Shares Leave Investors Bracing for More Losses — Bloomberg
3. Column: Time for California to get serious about cheaper, cleaner energy — LA Times
4. Zero: Why (Almost) Everyone Hates ESG Right Now — Bloomberg
5. Tariff havoc begins, complicating energy supply chains — Latitude Media

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This week’s episode features Kate Yoder from Grist, who wrote about how the solar industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance" to survive a second Trump term.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is  Daniela V. Fernandez, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Daniela shared a Consumer Reports study on LinkedIn about the chemicals and microplastics found in our food, and how it is impacting our health. She shares a petition for a strong global plastics treaty. Congratulations, Daniela!

This Week in Cleantech — February 28, 2025 

1. Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects — The New York Times
2. Trump Paralyzes the U.S. Wind Power Industry — The Wall Street Journal
3. AI giants learn to share Trump’s zeal for fossil fuels — The Washington Post
4. How Tariffs Could Shock America’s Power System — The Wall Street Journal
5. Can solar power avoid Trump’s culture wars? — Grist

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This week’s episode features Jennifer McDermott from the Associated Press, who wrote about how enhanced geothermal company Eavor is starting up their first commercial power plant in Germany using techniques from the oil and gas industry to drill deep and extract heat from hot rock. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Johanna Anderson, who shared her experience as one of the Federal employees terminated last Friday. Despite this setback, she remains deeply committed to climate action and making a difference. Her resilience is a testament to the passion and perseverance driving the clean energy transition forward. Congratulations, Johanna!

This Week in Cleantech — February 21, 2025

1. You already know Elon Musk. You need to know Harold Hamm. — HEATED
2. White House Starts Unwinding Environmental Permitting Rules — Bloomberg Law
3. California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump — The New York Times
4. The False AI Energy Crisis — The Atlantic
5. Major test case for new geothermal technology launches in small German town — AP News

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The energy industry loves a shiny new object.

Distributed energy resource management systems, or DERMS, land squarely in that bucket. The software’s ability to autonomously control and communicate with millions of potential devices, while facilitating power market participation, could be the Swiss Army Knife the energy transition so desperately needs. It's also a key enabler of virtual power plants, which have received a fair amount of hype on their own. 

But this rapidly growing market has created an environment of ambiguity. Even the acronym, DERMS, doesn’t have a clear industry definition, creating an opportunity for half-baked solutions to cash in on the optimism. So what's real?

In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Linda Stevens, the chief strategy officer for smart grids and smart cities at OATI, joins me to demystify DERMS. 

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This week’s episode features Tim McDonnell from Semmafor, who wrote about how Trump's return could freeze clean energy investments by rejecting or clawing back DOE’s $400B Loan Programs Office (LPO) funding.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Peter Roy, International Consultant for Soluz Honduras. Peter recently took a trip to Honduras to witness the company’s operations in Yoro, where solar energy was brought to a remote, off-grid community that used to rely on wood sap for light. 

This Week in Cleantech — February 14, 2025

1. Record-breaking growth in renewable energy in US threatened by Trump — The Guardian
2. How China Became The World's New Nuclear Energy Superstar — HuffPost
3. Trump Sets 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs, Widening Trade War — Bloomberg
4. Green Energy Ambitions of European Companies Take a Beating — The New York Times
5. Trump’s unpredictability scares energy investors, Biden’s green banker says — Semafor

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This week’s episode features Matthew Zeitlin from Heatmap News, who wrote about how how huge load growth in Georgia, partially from its green manufacturing boom, is keeping coal plants open.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Liz Burdock, CEO of Oceantic Network. Liz was open about the tough road ahead for offshore wind, but reminds us that despite the obstacles, we must stay united and keep fighting for our future as a community. Congratulations, Liz!

This Week in Cleantech — February 7, 2025 

1. Trump Has Paralyzed Renewables Permitting, Leaked Memo Reveals — Heatmap News
2. Boiling Point: Farewell to Ivanpah, the world's ugliest solar plant — LA Times
3. $100 Billion Stargate AI Venture Touted by Trump to Depend Partly on Solar Power — Bloomberg
4. Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair — AP News
5. Georgia’s Green Manufacturing Boom Is Keeping Coal Plants Open — Heatmap News

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This week’s episode features Alexander Kaufmann from HuffPost, who wrote about President Trump declaring an “energy emergency” in his inaugural speech to boost oil drilling, weaken environmental protections, and cut gasoline and electricity prices in half.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Adrien Lelièvre, CEO of Pi POP, a French company that has designed the first e-bike that uses supercapacitors instead of heavy lithium-ion batteries. It works by storing energy while braking or coasting downhill and releases it for acceleration or climbing. Congratulations Adrien!


This Week in Cleantech — January 24, 2025 

1. Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects — AP News
2. Trump plots a return to fossil fuel expansionism — Semafor
3. Trump Orders Agencies to Halt Spending From Biden’s Climate Law — Bloomberg
4. Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality — AP News
5. Energy Production Is At A Record, But Trump Declares An Emergency — HuffPost

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This week’s episode features Brendan Koerner from WIRED Magazine, who wrote about the lives of young men recruited by door-to-door solar sales companies.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Will Heegaard, CEO of Footprint Power. Footprint Power’s South California team are bringing mobile solar power and other renewable energy resources to base camps and distribution sites, and supporting 92,000 displaced people due to the LA wildfires.

This Week in Cleantech — January 17, 2025 

1. The Insurance Crisis That Will Follow the California Fires — The New Yorker
2. Los Angeles Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized – The New York Times
3. This group says natural gas bans hurt minorities. It has gas industry ties. — The Washington Post
4.  REC Silicon pulls the plug on polysilicon production at Moses Lake plant — Renewable Energy World
5. The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman — WIRED Magazine

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This week’s episode features Rachel Frazin from The Hill, who wrote about how the Biden administration finalized fairly strict climate rules for the nascent hydrogen energy industry, that determine which facilities can qualify for hydrogen tax credits.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Aaron Nichols from Exact Solar, who reminds us that solar in the U.S. continued to expand during Trump’s first term. Shout out to Aaron for bolstering our determination as we face this unprecedented time. Congratulations Aaron!

This Week in Cleantech — January 10, 2025

1. EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025 — Bloomberg 
2. Banks Celebrate the New Year by Quitting Their Climate Pledges — The New Republic
3. Trump Says He Wants No Wind Farms Built During Presidency — Bloomberg
4. Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024 — AP News
5. Biden administration adds exemptions into new climate rules for hydrogen energy — The Hill

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This week’s episode features Dana Clare Redden, from our “Cleantecher of the Year” committee, who has picked our Cleantecher of the Year!


This Week in Cleantech — December 20, 2024 

1. Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous — The New York Times
2. Cipher analysis: Emerging clean technologies see sharp drop in investments this year — Cipher News
3. The Age of Electrons Has Arrived, but Maybe Not for the Right Reasons — Heatmap News
4. PG&E Secures $15 Billion Loan From U.S. Energy Department — The New York Times

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Cleantechers of the Year

Most Impactful - Bill Weihl - Climatevoice

Bill Weihl, transitioned from ClimateVoice’s Co-Executive Director to the role of Founder & Chief Strategic Advisor. ClimateVoice leverages corporate influence from climate-positive companies to win policy battles.

Most Entrepreneurial - Emilie Oxel O'Leary - Green Clean Wind LLC

Emilie is actively urging her LinkedIn followers to reach out for their solar recycling needs, highlighting the growing concern over solar components ending up in landfills. She’s asking for every steel pile, aluminum racking component, nut, and bolt, so she can help clean up your site. 

Most Disruptive - Michael Tekabe/Hayat Bedene - Kübik

Michael Tekabe, Chief Operating Officer, and Hayat Bedane, Engineering Lead at Kubik, an Africa-based startup, make building materials out of recycled plastic for affordable, sustainable, and easy-to-deploy homes, clinics, and warehouses. Their construction materials reduce 5x less carbon pollution than traditional materials.

Most Innovative - Gregg Patterson- Origami Solar

Gregg is leading the effort to reframe the global solar industry with recycled steel, replacing aluminum solar module frames. This entire effort is designed to lower the carbon pollution footprint of the global solar industry. 

Cleantecher of the Year - Jonathan Foley - Drawdown

Jonathan Foley, climatologist and Project Drawdown Executive Director, wrote a piece that shares the impact of agricultural pollution, and how we need to prioritize sustainable agricultural practices. Jonathan shared that total carbon pollution from the food system, including food waste, transport, packaging and refrigeration sits at 34%, making food the single largest polluting economic sector — more than power generation or industry, which both sit at roughly 23%. 

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This week’s episode features Camila Domonoske from NPR, who wrote about how under a second Trump administration, an "all-of-the-above" energy policy is likely to return, meaning support for oil, gas, and renewable energy sources together.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Kevin Minton, Vice President of Spruce Power, who represented the company on a mission to a small village in Kenya. Over the course of three days, they installed two solar arrays, inverters, and batteries to power facilities, including a schoolhouse, a dispensary, and a small hospital room. These systems also supported laptops for children to learn and televisions for instructional videos. Congratulations, Kevin!

This Week in Cleantech — December 13, 2024 

1. The Israeli Investigator Who Delivered Dirt on Exxon’s Enemies — The Wall Street Journal
2. Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat? — Grist
3. What 4 Years of Delay Means to an Offshore Wind Project — Heatmap News
4. Chinese Carmakers Are Taking Mexico by Storm While Eyeing U.S. — The New York Times
5. Under Trump, an 'all of the above' energy policy is poised for a comeback — NPR

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This week’s episode features Izzy Ross from Grist, who wrote about how Michigan's fast-tracking of renewable energy projects under a new law, Public Act 233, is facing legal pushback from about 80 townships and counties.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week” is Robert Wilson and Louisa Ziane, Co-Founders of Toast Brewing, which brews beer with the surplus of fresh bread from bakeries, reducing agricultural demand for barley and food waste. Every second loaf of bread is wasted in the UK, but since 2016, Toast Brewing has saved enough bread to stack more than four times the height of Mount Everest. Congratulations Robert and Louisa!

This Week in Cleantech — December 6, 2024 

1. Utilities build flow batteries big enough to oust coal, gas power plants — The Washington Post
2. Northvolt, Europe’s Hope for a Battery Champion, Files for Bankruptcy — The New York Times
3. US Solar Installs Facing Flat Growth — and That’s Before Trump — Bloomberg
4. A strange new climate era is beginning to take hold — The Washington Post
5. Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing — Grist

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This week’s episode features Amanda Chu from the Financial Times, who wrote about how Albemarle, the largest lithium producer in the world, said it is not economically viable to build a lithium supply chain in North America or Europe. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week” is Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun. Mary just was named to the 2024 TIME100 Climate List of Most Influential Leaders In Climate. TIME recognized Mary for her climate leadership, advancing residential clean energy adoption to strengthen the nation’s energy grid. Congratulations, Mary!

This Week in Cleantech — November 22, 2024

1. The hidden emissions impact of grid congestion is bigger than you think — Latitude Media
2. Trump picks fracking CEO Chris Wright to be energy secretary — The Washington Post
3. This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves — The Washington Post
4. A Court Just Broke America’s Most Divisive Environmental Law. Here’s What Happens Next. — Heatmap News
5. Lithium producer says west cannot end reliance on China in critical minerals — The Financial Times

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This week’s episode features Katie Brigham from Heatmap, who wrote about how climate tech companies are uncertain, but hopeful, of their future under a Trump presidency.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week” is Sara Samanieg, Latin America’s first recycling influencer. She has taught people how to sort recyclables and brought attention to Bogotá’s often-overlooked community of recyclers. Congratulations, Sara!

This Week in Cleantech — November 15, 2024 

1. What Trump means for Tesla — Fast Company
2. Exxon’s chief has a warning for Republicans — POLITICO
3. US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars — Bloomberg
4. COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defense of oil and gas — Reuters
5. Climate Tech Companies Plan For Survival Under Trump – Heatmap

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