Climate and Capital Media
Tracking that intensifying nexus of climate issues, solutions, tech, and policies with public and private finance with independent journalists, climate and finance experts and entrepreneurs.
- Here’s why an #Australia #coal town models #climate *and* #economic progress @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/how-asean-ca...
- “Even as its carbon levels plunged, #Shenzhen’s economy grows by 6% annually” @petermckillop.bsky.social on how #China is accelerating its #greeneconomy transition #Decarbonization #ClimateRisk #NetPositive @barclay2.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/shenzhen-dec...
- “The question is no longer whether to invest in indigenous entrepreneurs, but how” See why #globalmarkets face increased risk if they don’t. @wendychen.bsky.social @sxsw.com @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/where-to-fin...
- “A systemic approach doesn’t just mitigate risks…it provides a material competitive advantage” @Sana Kapadia www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/why-the-futu... @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social
- The @federalreserve.bsky.social claims its #NGFS exit wasn’t political. But quitting the global coalition of central banks addressing #climate change is an “unjustified… abdication of its responsibilities.” See @grahamsteele.bsky.social www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-fed-says... #FedWatch
- #Wisconsin’s Oak Creek plant might end up a #strandedasset as #renewables already cost less. See @christiantfong.bsky.social & @electronecon.bsky.social Joe Daniel on the billions at stake www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/an-object-le... #EnergyTransition #ClimateFinance #Renewables #Decarbonization
- Counterintuitively, the US exit from Just Energy Transition Partnerships might “boost efforts to rapidly scale up renewable energy.” @petermckillop.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/us-exits-asi...
- Why the #EU omnibus #sustainability reporting regulation is “a massive step backward” www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/eu-sustainab... #Climate #ClimateRisk #ESG #SustainableInvesting @moriahcosta.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @greencb.bsky.social
- Here’s how Mark Carney can defend #Canada against #Trump's economic pressures www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/can-mark-car... #MarkCarney #USCanada @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social
- An unlikely alliance: Larry Fink & Donald Trump partner to secure Panama Canal ports for the US www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/larry-fink-a... #BlackRock #Trump #PanamaCanal @petermckillop.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social
- Climate risk shocks could cut Global GDP 50%, IFoA reports. Why? “Climate change assessments…exclude many of the most severe risks we could face” - Tim Lenton @moriahcosta.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk tinyurl.com/532fweet
- The business case can drive electrification of trucks, vans and buses, even if Trump succeeds in stripping the IRA See Emily Chen’s analysis @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- Is “the business case” finally driving the energy transition — in the nick of time, as Trump eliminates #IRA incentives? That might be the next step in #Germany @greencb.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- #Venturecapital & #philanthropy are increasingly partnering to accelerate #climatetech investments See @yunimpact.bsky.social's report @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- After the #US bailed out of the $21.5 billion Just Energy Transition Project, Germany jumped in with Japan. @barclay2.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- “Greta Thunberg… may have found an unlikely ally in Donald Trump” See @petermckillop.bsky.social on “a delicious irony… in this era of #Trump madness” @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- “China is extending its lead in the energy transition,” with solar up 45%, wind up 18%, and solar panel exports up 34% in 2024, Danny Kennedy writes. See Kennedy on the dramatic acceleration of #cleanenergy in #Asia. @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- Antarctica’s fragile #ecosystem is vulnerable to tourism, from foot traffic interrupting habitat, to emissions from cruises increasing rates of melting Read more from #polar explorer and entrepreneur Grace Cordsen here @petermckillop.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- “The time has come to evolve — not with [sustainability] itself but how we articulate it" @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- While the US cuts #renewables funding, #Asia takes a global lead with #climate #investment targets worth $1T @karihuus.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- Sustainability’s problem now isn’t just that some call it “woke.” It’s that it’s “too often seen by many as a standalone initiative rather than an integral part of a company’s business strategy,” says Tony Calandro See his reframing here @blairpalese.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- See the latest in our new Climate Asia series, reporting deals in #geothermal, #biofuel, and other #renewables @karihuus.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- As @gavinnewsom.bsky.social launches #LARises today to “drive a faster recovery,” see @hlovins.bsky.social insights on how LA can rebuild “smart” @barclay2.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social @calfire.bsky.social
- Louisiana voters strengthened coastal protections & restoration, South Dakotans blocked a measure to loosen pipeline regulations See @karihuus.bsky.social on the meaningful #climate protections upheld by red state voters @barclay2.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- “In both Republican and Democratic areas, North and South, coasts and heartland… locals chose a different #climate narrative than the one Trump is committed to at the federal level,” @karihuus.bsky.social writes on states’ newest initiatives @barclay2.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @350.org
- Why might we see more investment in “clean energy” power than in fossil-fuel-based electricity: “When solutions scale, they can spark positive feedback loops” Here’s why: @petermckillop.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- Don’t despair: “Clean power” saw 10 times more investment in 2024 than fossil-fuel-based electrical power, and that’s expected to continue, despite politics Check out the facts here @barclay2.bsky.social @petermckillop.bsky.social @blairpalese.bsky.social @karihuus.bsky.social @iea.org
- Vietnam #climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong is seeking US asylum after release on “politically motivated” charges Hong’s 1 of 5 activists jailed after calling for a transition from #fossilfuels, released just before Vietnam’s President spoke @ UN “Summit of the Future” @climateandcap.bsky.social
- " #Climate change is taking the gloves off.” That’s MunichRe on the #LAfires. @accuweather.com puts LA fires’ #economic losses at $250B+, nearly triple 2023 US losses. See @petermckillop.bsky.social on why the LA fires signal an insurance crisis. @barclay2.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- What if Trump policies “march America backward precisely when China is seizing the green globalized future”? See insights from Stuart PM Mackintosh of the Group Of 30 & "Climate Crisis Economics: A Race of Tipping Points" @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social @climateandcap.bsky.social
- How about a compelling new #climate read for the holidays? Need a case for optimism? Check out What If We Get it Right by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social Want to “zoom out” into space? Read Orbital by @authorharvey.bsky.social See our favorites here. @petermckillop.bsky.social @barclay2.bsky.social
- “Using holistic grazing on ALL the world’s grasslands could return the #earth to ~300 ppm within 60 to 100 years" #HunterLovins reports from #COP16, the U.N.’s Convention to Combat #Desertification. See below.
- “What are states’ obligations under international law to protect the rights of the present and future generations from the adverse impacts of #climatechange?” This is the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, led by Cynthia Houniuhi, has posed to the ICJ. Read the profile here.
- Lucy Lyons, CEO and co-founder of #Kestrix, is bringing a fresh set of eyes, and ideas, to the UK's housing decarbonization challenge. See our profile on the @forbes.com #30Under30 founder here!
- Will Trump "be Elon’s bitch or mistress of the oil industry?Will he protect America’s new green industrial base–mostly in very red states–or transform federal land into hydrocarbon havens while gutting environmental oversight?" @PeterMcKillop www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/a-rapturous-... @barclay2
