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There was plenty of doom and gloom in 2025 — but why focus on that?
@kbrigham.bsky.social rounded up some of the most out-there, most forward- looking, and wackiest climate tech investments of the year:
@kbrigham.bsky.social rounded up some of the most out-there, most forward- looking, and wackiest climate tech investments of the year:
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December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There was plenty of doom and gloom in 2025 — but why focus on that?
@kbrigham.bsky.social rounded up some of the most out-there, most forward- looking, and wackiest climate tech investments of the year:
@kbrigham.bsky.social rounded up some of the most out-there, most forward- looking, and wackiest climate tech investments of the year:
2025 was a rollercoaster.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
2025 was a rollercoaster.
To help you ride the waves of 2026, we’re extending our holiday flash sale through the end of the year.
Get 20% off with code GLOWUP2026 when you upgrade or become a new subscriber.
To help you ride the waves of 2026, we’re extending our holiday flash sale through the end of the year.
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2025 was a slowdown year for carbon removal in the U.S. — and one dominated by a single carbon buyer: Microsoft.
What will 2026 bring? @emilypont.bsky.social has the story:
What will 2026 bring? @emilypont.bsky.social has the story:
heatmap.news
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
2025 was a slowdown year for carbon removal in the U.S. — and one dominated by a single carbon buyer: Microsoft.
What will 2026 bring? @emilypont.bsky.social has the story:
What will 2026 bring? @emilypont.bsky.social has the story:
What happens when natural gas gets more expensive?
Maybe not what you think. Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that might spell better news for coal than renewables:
Maybe not what you think. Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that might spell better news for coal than renewables:
heatmap.news
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What happens when natural gas gets more expensive?
Maybe not what you think. Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that might spell better news for coal than renewables:
Maybe not what you think. Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that might spell better news for coal than renewables:
NEW on SHIFT KEY:
2025 isn't quite over yet, but we've already moved on to 2026!
On this week's episode, Heatmap's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @emilypont.bsky.social, @zeitlin.bsky.social, and @goodjillian.bsky.social share their predictions for next year:
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2025 isn't quite over yet, but we've already moved on to 2026!
On this week's episode, Heatmap's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @emilypont.bsky.social, @zeitlin.bsky.social, and @goodjillian.bsky.social share their predictions for next year:
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The Biggest Energy and Climate Stories of 2026
Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 12/23/2025 · 45m
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December 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW on SHIFT KEY:
2025 isn't quite over yet, but we've already moved on to 2026!
On this week's episode, Heatmap's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @emilypont.bsky.social, @zeitlin.bsky.social, and @goodjillian.bsky.social share their predictions for next year:
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2025 isn't quite over yet, but we've already moved on to 2026!
On this week's episode, Heatmap's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, @emilypont.bsky.social, @zeitlin.bsky.social, and @goodjillian.bsky.social share their predictions for next year:
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To anyone worried about a national energy wonk shortage: rest assured, there are still many brilliant experts available, Google just took the ones who chatter the most 😂
Google is gobbling up some of the most prominent voices on energy policy, including @tnorris.bsky.social, @douglewin.bsky.social, and Nathan Iyer.
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Google Is Cornering the Market on Energy Wonks
The hyperscaler is going big on human intelligence to help power its artificial intelligence.
heatmap.news
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
To anyone worried about a national energy wonk shortage: rest assured, there are still many brilliant experts available, Google just took the ones who chatter the most 😂
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Google is eating all the energy wonks & it’s a big deal
Google is gobbling up some of the most prominent voices on energy policy, including @tnorris.bsky.social, @douglewin.bsky.social, and Nathan Iyer.
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Google Is Cornering the Market on Energy Wonks
The hyperscaler is going big on human intelligence to help power its artificial intelligence.
heatmap.news
December 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Google is eating all the energy wonks & it’s a big deal
Google is gobbling up some of the most prominent voices on energy policy, including @tnorris.bsky.social, @douglewin.bsky.social, and Nathan Iyer.
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Google Is Cornering the Market on Energy Wonks
The hyperscaler is going big on human intelligence to help power its artificial intelligence.
heatmap.news
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google is gobbling up some of the most prominent voices on energy policy, including @tnorris.bsky.social, @douglewin.bsky.social, and Nathan Iyer.
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social on why that makes sense for Google's goals on both AI and emissions reduction:
heatmap.news/energy/googl...
NEW in Heatmap AM:
🚫 Trump orders pause on all offshore wind construction
🔋 Feds green light 217-mile transmission line
💸 Google buys energy infrastructure developer intersect for $5B
Catch up on the latest with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-off...
🚫 Trump orders pause on all offshore wind construction
🔋 Feds green light 217-mile transmission line
💸 Google buys energy infrastructure developer intersect for $5B
Catch up on the latest with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-off...
Trump Halts Construction on All Offshore Wind Projects
On Google’s energy glow up, transmission progress, and South American oil
heatmap.news
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NEW in Heatmap AM:
🚫 Trump orders pause on all offshore wind construction
🔋 Feds green light 217-mile transmission line
💸 Google buys energy infrastructure developer intersect for $5B
Catch up on the latest with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-off...
🚫 Trump orders pause on all offshore wind construction
🔋 Feds green light 217-mile transmission line
💸 Google buys energy infrastructure developer intersect for $5B
Catch up on the latest with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-off...
The American West is about to see a huge jump in electricity costs — and not because of AI.
As @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes, the costs of hardening the grid against wildfires "reflect one more building cost pressure in the electricity system":
heatmap.news/energy/wildf...
As @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes, the costs of hardening the grid against wildfires "reflect one more building cost pressure in the electricity system":
heatmap.news/energy/wildf...
A Wildfire Is Coming for Electricity Bills
Forget data centers. Fire is going to make electricity much more expensive in the western United States.
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The American West is about to see a huge jump in electricity costs — and not because of AI.
As @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes, the costs of hardening the grid against wildfires "reflect one more building cost pressure in the electricity system":
heatmap.news/energy/wildf...
As @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes, the costs of hardening the grid against wildfires "reflect one more building cost pressure in the electricity system":
heatmap.news/energy/wildf...
🎁 The holidays are upon us, and Heatmap is here to help you check that final gift off your list.
We’re offering 20% off Heatmap subscriptions through Christmas. Give one to your boss, your colleagues, your friends — whoever!
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December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work
The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
BREAKING:
The Trump administration is using "national security concerns" to halt all offshore wind construction.
Here's @jael.bsky.social with what's going on — and what happened last time they tried this argument:
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The Trump administration is using "national security concerns" to halt all offshore wind construction.
Here's @jael.bsky.social with what's going on — and what happened last time they tried this argument:
heatmap.news/sparks/trump...
Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work
The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
BREAKING:
The Trump administration is using "national security concerns" to halt all offshore wind construction.
Here's @jael.bsky.social with what's going on — and what happened last time they tried this argument:
heatmap.news/sparks/trump...
The Trump administration is using "national security concerns" to halt all offshore wind construction.
Here's @jael.bsky.social with what's going on — and what happened last time they tried this argument:
heatmap.news/sparks/trump...
In today’s Heatmap AM:
🤝 New York and Ontario sign advanced nuclear partnership
♻️ Redwood Materials brings battery recycling online
🪨 13 states start geothermal power alliance
Start your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
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🤝 New York and Ontario sign advanced nuclear partnership
♻️ Redwood Materials brings battery recycling online
🪨 13 states start geothermal power alliance
Start your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/new-york-...
New York Partners With Ontario on Advanced Nuclear
On Redwood Materials’ milestone, states welcome geothermal, and Indian nuclear
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In today’s Heatmap AM:
🤝 New York and Ontario sign advanced nuclear partnership
♻️ Redwood Materials brings battery recycling online
🪨 13 states start geothermal power alliance
Start your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/new-york-...
🤝 New York and Ontario sign advanced nuclear partnership
♻️ Redwood Materials brings battery recycling online
🪨 13 states start geothermal power alliance
Start your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/new-york-...
EXCLUSIVE:
Japan's legacy next-generation nuclear company Zettajoule is bringing gas-cooled microreactors to a university in Texas.
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the story:
heatmap.news/energy/zetta...
Japan's legacy next-generation nuclear company Zettajoule is bringing gas-cooled microreactors to a university in Texas.
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the story:
heatmap.news/energy/zetta...
Exclusive: Japan’s Tiny Nuclear Reactors Are Headed to Texas
The fourth-generation gas-cooled reactor company ZettaJoule is setting up shop at an unnamed university.
heatmap.news
December 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
EXCLUSIVE:
Japan's legacy next-generation nuclear company Zettajoule is bringing gas-cooled microreactors to a university in Texas.
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the story:
heatmap.news/energy/zetta...
Japan's legacy next-generation nuclear company Zettajoule is bringing gas-cooled microreactors to a university in Texas.
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the story:
heatmap.news/energy/zetta...
In this week's edition of The Fight — our last for 2025! — @jael.bsky.social delivers her predictions for the fights to come:
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The 5 Fights to Watch in 2026
Spoiler: A lot of them are about data centers.
heatmap.news
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In this week's edition of The Fight — our last for 2025! — @jael.bsky.social delivers her predictions for the fights to come:
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
In Heatmap AM’s Friday edition:
🧑💻 Trump’s social media company merges with fusion energy business
✅ House passes NEPA reform with anti-wind energy provisions
🕵️♀️ Energy Department watchdog opens investigation
Wrap up your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-med...
🧑💻 Trump’s social media company merges with fusion energy business
✅ House passes NEPA reform with anti-wind energy provisions
🕵️♀️ Energy Department watchdog opens investigation
Wrap up your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-med...
Trump’s Media Company Strikes ‘Flabbergasting’ Fusion Deal
On permitting reform passing, Oklo’s Swedish bet, and GM’s heir apparent
heatmap.news
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Heatmap AM’s Friday edition:
🧑💻 Trump’s social media company merges with fusion energy business
✅ House passes NEPA reform with anti-wind energy provisions
🕵️♀️ Energy Department watchdog opens investigation
Wrap up your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-med...
🧑💻 Trump’s social media company merges with fusion energy business
✅ House passes NEPA reform with anti-wind energy provisions
🕵️♀️ Energy Department watchdog opens investigation
Wrap up your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-med...
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The SPEED Act passed the House with a bipartisan 221 to 196 margin, but don't let that fool you: the attempt at permitting reform now faces serious opposition in the Senate.
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the update:
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Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the update:
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The House Just Passed Permitting Reform. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The SPEED Act faces near-certain opposition in the Senate.
heatmap.news
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The SPEED Act passed the House with a bipartisan 221 to 196 margin, but don't let that fool you: the attempt at permitting reform now faces serious opposition in the Senate.
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the update:
heatmap.news/sparks/speed...
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the update:
heatmap.news/sparks/speed...
Federal energy regulators order the country's largest grid to make its rules make sense.
Read more from @zeitlin.bsky.social:
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Read more from @zeitlin.bsky.social:
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Let’s Make It Easier To Plug Data Centers Into Power Plants, FERC Says
Federal energy regulators directed the country’s largest grid to make its rules make sense.
heatmap.news
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Federal energy regulators order the country's largest grid to make its rules make sense.
Read more from @zeitlin.bsky.social:
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Read more from @zeitlin.bsky.social:
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Today in Heatmap AM:
🌦️ Trump to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research
💰 PJM capacity auction ends at maximum price
🪨 Global coal demand will start falling in the next few years
Catch up on the news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-col...
🌦️ Trump to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research
💰 PJM capacity auction ends at maximum price
🪨 Global coal demand will start falling in the next few years
Catch up on the news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-col...
Trump Is Dismantling a World-Leading Earth Science Center
On PJM’s auction, coal’s demise, and a murder at MIT
heatmap.news
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today in Heatmap AM:
🌦️ Trump to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research
💰 PJM capacity auction ends at maximum price
🪨 Global coal demand will start falling in the next few years
Catch up on the news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-col...
🌦️ Trump to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research
💰 PJM capacity auction ends at maximum price
🪨 Global coal demand will start falling in the next few years
Catch up on the news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-col...
NEW SHIFT KEY:
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech — but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
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It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech — but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
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Say ‘Guten Tag!’ to This New Kind of Geothermal Tech
Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 12/17/2025 · 44m
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December 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NEW SHIFT KEY:
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech — but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech — but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald.
Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
With U.S. investors retreating and new corporate emissions restrictions about to kick, Japanese investors are seeing big opportunities in one of the trickiest climate tech sectors: direct air capture.
Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social with the full story:
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Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social with the full story:
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DAC Is Struggling in America, But It’s Big in Japan
With new corporate emissions restrictions looming, Japanese investors are betting on carbon removal.
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
With U.S. investors retreating and new corporate emissions restrictions about to kick, Japanese investors are seeing big opportunities in one of the trickiest climate tech sectors: direct air capture.
Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social with the full story:
heatmap.news/carbon-remov...
Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social with the full story:
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“Today’s environmental leaders can drive innovation forward, or they can stand in its way.”
Read more from Elemental Impact’s Dawn Lippert:
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Read more from Elemental Impact’s Dawn Lippert:
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Climate Innovation Calls for a New Kind of Environmentalism
Why America’s environmental institutions should embrace a solutions mindset
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Today’s environmental leaders can drive innovation forward, or they can stand in its way.”
Read more from Elemental Impact’s Dawn Lippert:
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Read more from Elemental Impact’s Dawn Lippert:
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NEW in Heatmap AM:
🔎 3 Senate Dems open inquiry into data centers’ impact on power bills
💨 The SPEED Act, a permitting reform bill, passes in the House
🔌 The transformer shortage is getting worse
Dig into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/data-cent...
🔎 3 Senate Dems open inquiry into data centers’ impact on power bills
💨 The SPEED Act, a permitting reform bill, passes in the House
🔌 The transformer shortage is getting worse
Dig into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/data-cent...
Top Senate Democrats Open Probe Into Data Centers’ Effect on Power Prices
On permitting reform hangups, transformers, and Last Energy’s big fundraise
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW in Heatmap AM:
🔎 3 Senate Dems open inquiry into data centers’ impact on power bills
💨 The SPEED Act, a permitting reform bill, passes in the House
🔌 The transformer shortage is getting worse
Dig into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/data-cent...
🔎 3 Senate Dems open inquiry into data centers’ impact on power bills
💨 The SPEED Act, a permitting reform bill, passes in the House
🔌 The transformer shortage is getting worse
Dig into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/data-cent...