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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.

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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
#Greenhushing won't work. 2026 candidates can win by showing how #climate change is driving #inflation in #energy, #insurance, #food etc, says @claravondrich.bsky.social of @publiccitizen.bsky.social. Show "how the impact and costs accelerate from here." @barclay2.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3uzjwhjz
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Care about affordability? Then care about climate change – cuz you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
Fossil-fueled extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone and everything. We need to start saying so.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Both major U.S. parties are betting on "affordability." They could win if they show how #climate change is jacking up prices of #energy, #food, #insurance etc, says @claravondrich.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social. "Climate pollution is driving the cost-of-living crisis." @barclay2.bsky.social
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Care about affordability? Then care about climate change – cuz you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
Fossil-fueled extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone and everything. We need to start saying so.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
A look back at #TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In May, Ma Jun spoke with C&C’s @petermckillop.bsky.social on how global climate progress can continue even if the US government steps back from #ClimateFinance.
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Moving forward on climate without America - Climate and Capital Media
China’s Ma Jun sees a new path to Net Zero
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In July, we reported that Musk’s xAI facility in Memphis installed 35 gas turbines without permits in 2024 — raising concerns over #AirPollution & unregulated emissions.
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35 gas turbines, no permits: Elon Musk’s dirty xAI secret - Climate and Capital Media
In Memphis, AI’s environmental impact is invisible, until you turn on the camera
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In February, @hlovins.bsky.social announced COPx, a new people‑powered climate network designed as an alternative to traditional #COP summits to mobilise grassroots #ClimateAction. Read more 👇
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Announcing COPx: the people’s climate network - Climate and Capital Media
See Hunter Lovins on a new people's climate network and its mission to help people confront the climate crisis and protect the planet
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Another look at the #TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In April we reported that Asia’s trajectory will shape global climate outcomes — making the region’s #GreenTransition central to solving the #ClimateCrisis.
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The climate crisis will be won or lost in Asia - Climate and Capital Media
Asia's trajectory will shape global climate outcomes
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#TopStories of #2025 from C&C In May, Danny Kennedy argued that Asia’s rooftop solar revolution is gaining momentum — with China leading a regional shift toward massive distributed solar and a #CleanEnergy future
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After America: Asia’s rooftop revolution cometh - Climate and Capital Media
Nations once dependent on fossil fuel imports are starting to trade in technologies that make them energy-independent
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In June, nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen explained why #SMRs won’t save nuclear — saying industry hype overlooks risks, costs & limits as a #ClimateSolution
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The nuclear mirage: why small modular reactors won’t save nuclear power - Climate and Capital Media
Don’t believe the hype, says a 50-year industry veteran
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In March, BlackRock played a key role in the Panama Canal ports deal with President Trump — a rare political win that raised questions about energy priorities.
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Larry Fink and Donald Trump: An unexpected partnership - Climate and Capital Media
The intriguing relationship between Larry Fink and Donald Trump and how Fink brokered a crucial deal for the administration.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
📚 Stellar by James Arbib & @tonyseba.bsky.social lays out a bold vision: a world powered by superabundant clean energy — enough to restore what fossil fuels destroyed. One of our top climate reads of 2025.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. 🇮🇩 Also in September, coal-heavy Indonesia’s Bank Indonesia stood out in the region with a clear climate mandate, earning high marks in @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social & @greencb.bsky.social’s scorecard. Read more 👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/central-bank...
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Central bank in coal-heavy Indonesia has clear marching orders on climate
The country’s transition is a zigzag, but this key institution gets high marks in the region
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
#CCMHolidayReading 📚Here Comes the Sun by @billmckibben.bsky.social — an optimistic read — traces the arrival renewables despite effort of the fossil fuel industry to hold this new power at bay. One of our top climate reads of 2025.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We take a look back at the #TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In September, @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social's East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard ranked China first in the region for its climate & #GreenFinance policies. Read more 👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/in-crucial-c...
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In crucial climate role, China’s central bank ranks first in Asia
Analysis of green financial regulation and monetary policy puts People’s Bank of China above ASEAN, Japan, and Korea
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
#CCMHolidayReading 📚 Stellar by James Arbib & @tonyseba.bsky.social lays out a bold vision: a world powered by superabundant #CleanEnergy — enough to restore what fossil fuels destroyed. One of our top climate reads of 2025.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Underpinned by #GreenFinance, policy, and strong government signals, China’s #EnergyTransition shines the way for the West to follow suit.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
But China continues to evolve and innovate. The plan for Space Based Solar Power marks a revolutionary shift “...from land to space-based solar power” ☀️ www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/china-is-loo...
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Is China winning the solar power space race?
A 1 km-wide solar array in space could collect as much energy in a year as the total amount of oil that can be extracted from Earth
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
From the rollout of green license plates to becoming a country that has made EVs into an industrial opportunity, China’s journey is one to reckon with. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/how-green-li...
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How green license plates helped fuel China’s EV revolution
Incentives, subsidies, and the surprising path to a license plate that helped cities drive out of the smog
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Zheng Ying of @dialogueearth.bsky.social explains how Green Electricity Certificates (GECs) track #RenewableEnergy. ⚡️ GEC trading gives renewable energy generators more income, easing subsidy reliance. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/how-do-china...
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How do China’s Green Electricity Certificates work?
Researcher Zheng Ying explains the mechanism that allows businesses and consumers to prove, and trade, their use of renewable energy.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🇨🇳 China has also issued US$555.5 billion of green, social, and #Sustainability bonds (2024). www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/climate-bond...
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Climate Bonds guru Sean Kidney on what's ahead for China's green finance
CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative Sean Kidney on Beijing’s efforts to internationalize its green finance and expand into funding industrial transition and climate resilience
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The People’s Bank of China's holistic approach to #GreenFinance has reduced green project costs💰 @moriahcosta.bsky.social explores how cheap credit saw $123 billion distributed to low-carbon projects. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/how-chinas-g...
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How China's green ambitions play out in financial practices
China's holistic approach to financing green projects puts Beijing in the lead and sparks action among its Asian neighbors.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Mitigating #ClimateRisk isn’t China’s only goal. #CleanEnergy is a top national objective to insulate the nation from “foreign shocks and geopolitical conflict,” writes @petermckillop.bsky.social. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/clean-energy...
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Clean energy is the cornerstone of Xi Jinping’s five-year plan
National security isn’t just about armies anymore — it’s about gigawatts and grids
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🔋China makes 80-90% of global solar, battery, & #EV supply chain parts. EVs are 40% of domestic sales, slowing oil demand. 🇨🇳China met 2025 wind/solar targets early & may reach 50% EV sales in 2025 writes @moriahcosta.bsky.social. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/how-china-pr...
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How China presses ahead as climate leader, even as the West wobbles
Plotting out long-term goals with policy support has put the country on a steady transition trajectory.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🇨🇳China is the world's largest emitter but also a leader in the #CleanEnergy shift.💡 We examine how China is driving change & why it's where the fight against #ClimateChange will be won or lost 🧵👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-climate-...
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The climate crisis will be won or lost in Asia
Asia's trajectory will shape global climate outcomes
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🇨🇳 Will China’s 15th Five-Year Plan restore its 2030 climate trajectory? The plan must meet binding targets, tackle coal, prevent emissions rebounds, and shape #CleanEnergy growth, writes @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social of @creacleanair.bsky.social. 👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/decoding-chi...
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Decoding China’s five-year plan for climate
The tensions and targets behind the renewables superpower’s roadmap
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
#CCMHolidayReading 📚 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy — highlights the impossible choices we may be making to protect those we love as our world grows more perilous. One of our top climate reads for 2025.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
From 🇵🇰 Pakistan’s solar surge to 🇦🇺 Australia’s rejection of nuclear & 🇨🇳 China’s export momentum, 2025 was transformative — with batteries as the breakout star, even amid 1,891 U.S. power project cancellations. 🔋🌍👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/how-asia-bec...
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How Asia became the center of the 2025 energy transition
Pakistan’s surprise rise, Australia’s vote on the future, China’s momentum and… the really big deal
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New York is entering a moment when two political forces are hurtling toward each other.  With rising utility costs & 2026 elections looming, Gov Kathy Hochul will have to work to prove affordability and #ClimateAction go together. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/as-affordabi...
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
#CCMHolidayReading 📚 Saving Us by @katharinehayhoe.com — blends science, faith & personal stories into a hopeful, practical guide for climate conversations rooted in empathy.  One of our top picks for 2025.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus 2 will burn enough gas to power nearly half of Memphis daily & pump 2,000+ tons of NOx into the air, according to @selc.bsky.social. Residents call it environmental injustice in real time👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/musk-mugs-me... #AI #EnvironmentalJustice
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Musk mugs Memphis again, with xAI’s Colossus 2 data center
World’s largest AI facilities give Boxtown headaches with tons of air pollution, huge water usage, and massive energy demand
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
This week in Climate & Capital: ⚡ AI data centres & backlash to xAI’s Colossus in Memphis 🏙️ Climate trade-offs facing New York’s leaders 📊 What Patagonia vs BlackRock tells us about sustainability choices ✉️ One signup. Two newsletters. Subscribe here:
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New York is entering a moment when two political forces are hurtling toward each other.  With rising utility costs & 2026 elections looming, Gov Kathy Hochul will have to work to prove affordability and #ClimateAction go together. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/as-affordabi...
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus 2 will burn enough gas to power nearly half of Memphis daily & pump 2,000+ tons of NOx into the air, according to @selc.bsky.social. Residents call it environmental injustice in real time 👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/musk-mugs-me... #AI #EnvironmentalJustice
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Musk mugs Memphis again, with xAI’s Colossus 2 data center
World’s largest AI facilities give Boxtown headaches with tons of air pollution, huge water usage, and massive energy demand
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social urges NYC pension funds to dump BlackRock for being “unable” to meet climate expectations, @patagonia.com is doubling down instead of stepping back — recently admitting, “Nothing we do is sustainable.”👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/on-the-two-e...
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On the two extremes of Patagonia and BlackRock — the brave and the craven
BlackRock’s hasty backflip on climate commitments, prompted by shifting political winds, exposes the fragility of corporate promises, and true climate leadership by the brave – like Patagonia.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
New York is entering a moment when two political forces are hurtling toward each other. With rising utility costs & 2026 elections looming, Gov Kathy Hochul will have to work to prove affordability and #ClimateAction go together. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/as-affordabi...
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
While Rep. @repcohen.bsky.social proposes the Clean Cloud Act to set emissions baselines, local nonprofits like MCAP & @ceejhaction.bsky.social are installing their own air monitors & Protect Our Aquifer is pushing for “a fair fee” on xAI’s water use.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“Allowing a business to pollute the air with NOx (nitrogen oxide) and formaldehyde for nearly one year with no permit or regulatory oversight is egregious,” says LaTricea Adams of @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus 2 will burn enough gas to power nearly half of Memphis daily & pump 2,000+ tons of NOx into the air, according to @selc.bsky.social. Residents call it environmental injustice in real time👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/musk-mugs-me... #AI #EnvironmentalJustice
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Musk mugs Memphis again, with xAI’s Colossus 2 data center
World’s largest AI facilities give Boxtown headaches with tons of air pollution, huge water usage, and massive energy demand
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social urges NYC pension funds to dump BlackRock for being “unable” to meet climate expectations, @patagonia.com is doubling down instead of stepping back — recently admitting, “Nothing we do is sustainable.”👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/on-the-two-e...
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On the two extremes of Patagonia and BlackRock – the brave and the craven
BlackRock’s hasty backflip on climate commitments, prompted by shifting political winds, exposes the fragility of corporate promises, and true climate leadership by the brave – like Patagonia.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A new AIGCC & MSCI Institute report reveals a stark reality for Asia’s power sector: #ClimateChange is already costing utilities $6.3B annually and could hit 33% by 2050 without resilience — writes @karihuus.bsky.social 👇
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Asia’s $6.3 billion climate blind spot - Climate and Capital Media
Why utilities and Investors can’t afford to ignore physical risk
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social urges NYC pension funds to dump BlackRock for being “unable” to meet climate expectations, @patagonia.com is doubling down instead of stepping back — recently admitting, “Nothing we do is sustainable.”👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/on-the-two-e...
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On the two extremes of Patagonia and BlackRock – the brave and the craven
BlackRock’s hasty backflip on climate commitments, prompted by shifting political winds, exposes the fragility of corporate promises, and true climate leadership by the brave – like Patagonia.
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
A new AIGCC & MSCI Institute report reveals a stark reality for Asia’s power sector: #ClimateChange is already costing utilities $6.3B annually and could hit 33% by 2050 without resilience — writes @karihuus.bsky.social 👇
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Asia’s $6.3 billion climate blind spot - Climate and Capital Media
Why utilities and Investors can’t afford to ignore physical risk
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
As energy demand surges, solar is stepping up — fast, cheap and scalable. ☀️🔋 Nexamp is scaling solar + storage & reinventing energy access with community solar — like SaaS, but for electricity. The #CleanEnergy future is accelerating. 📈 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/why-solar-is...
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Indonesia has pledged to hit 100% #RenewableEnergy by 2035. But its coal use is still growing—& fast. The reason? Captive coal. Read as @nithincoca.com breaks down what & who is behind the climbing coal use
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What, and who, is behind Indonesia’s climbing coal use? - Climate and Capital Media
How a renewables superpower, lack of transparency, and international financing have created a gaping fossil fuel loophole
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
As energy demand surges, solar is stepping up — fast, cheap and scalable. ☀️🔋 Nexamp is scaling solar + storage & reinventing energy access with community solar — like SaaS, but for electricity. The #CleanEnergy future is accelerating. 📈 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/why-solar-is...
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Why solar is key to AI’s energy arms race
Who would have thought private equity would suddenly be so excited about solar?
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This week in Climate & Capital Asia: ⚠️ Insurers are calling climate events a “structural risk driver” 🇮🇩 Indonesia’s rising coal use 🇨🇳 China’s opaque mining practices 💰 A $6.3B climate blind spot for utilities 🇻🇳 Vietnam’s adaptation needs Subscribe:
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A new AIGCC & MSCI Institute report reveals a stark reality for Asia’s power sector: #ClimateChange is already costing utilities $6.3B annually and could hit 33% by 2050 without resilience — writes @karihuus.bsky.social 👇
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Asia’s $6.3 billion climate blind spot - Climate and Capital Media
Why utilities and Investors can’t afford to ignore physical risk
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Transition minerals are vital to #CleanEnergy — but their extraction can be resource-intensive, polluting & ecologically destructive. ⚠️🌱 Chinese firms sit at the heart of the global transition mineral supply chain, writes Chen Yu of @globalwitness.org www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/china-needs-...
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China needs to clean up its clean energy supply chain
What mining companies are doing — and not — to ensure a just transition in overseas operations
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
5️⃣ Reporting from COP30 in Belém, @hlovins.bsky.social captures the heat — political and literal — as global climate negotiations unfold in the heart of the Amazon. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/dispatch-fro...
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Dispatch from COP: Hunter Lovins arrives at COP30 in sweltering ‘Belhell’ Belém
‘30 Years of climate talks, emissions doubled, but I’m still fighting’
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
4️⃣ @cathmckenna.bsky.social spotlights the leadership of women in climate — from activism to policy — and calls for deeper structural change to support inclusive action. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/women-are-ta...
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Women are taking the lead on climate action
As many countries are backtracking on climate commitments, women’s leadership is more crucial than ever
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Climate and Capital Media @climateandcap.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
3️⃣ In a first-of-its-kind deal, Singapore-backed funding will support a major solar project in the Philippines. Teymoor Nabili reports on what this FAST-P loan signals for clean energy finance in Asia. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/here-comes-t...
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Here comes the sun: Philippines project lands first Singapore-backed FAST-P green loan
Inaugural deal in blended-finance scheme backs major solar push
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