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Energy
Trump to reimburse French energy giant $1B to cancel wind project, invest in fossil fuels

In an about face, France’s TotalEnergies says wind energy “is not in the country’s interest” and fossil fuels is “a more efficient use of capital”

Leadership
The U.K. Green Party’s having a moment 

New leader Zack Polanski is succeeding in broadening the message of the U.K. Greens and making inroads with Labour Party voters

Transportation
EV manufacturing is collapsing in the U.S. thanks to Trump

In 2025, companies said they were cancelling $22 billion in previously announced EV or battery manufacturing projects in the United States

Ann Arbor is building its own tandem power grid
Leadership
A Michigan city is building its own parallel grid for clean energy

To reduce emissions as power demand surges, Ann Arbor found an innovative solution: a city-owned utility that runs on low-carbon energy

Energy
As darkness falls on Cuba, solar provides a lifeline

As U.S. sanctions have left much of the island in darkness, Cuba turns to solar – though panels remain out of reach for most

offshore wind turbine installation vessel
Energy
Trump’s war on wind is pushing investment north to Canada

U.S. hostility for renewables is making Canada more attractive for investment, but can Ottawa and the provinces work together?

CommentLeadership
What does climate change progress look like?

OPINION | Of course we need to hit net-zero by 2050. In the meantime, the Canadian Climate Institute will track other indicators of progress, like EV sales.

Fluence is a grid-level battery maker
2026 USA 25
How big business is rewriting the U.S. sustainability story

The top 25 corporate sustainability leaders in the United States are forging ahead despite Washington backlash

Energy
Spike in oil prices with Iran war shows the cost of not diversifying beyond fossil fuels

Brent crude oil, the benchmark for a majority of the world, surged to nearly $120 per barrel, the highest it had been since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine

A reactor for magnetized target fusion uses large pistons are used to pump liquid metal to compress the plasma. (2014)
Energy
With investment flowing, fusion energy’s long shot has become a gold rush

Big money has followed the siren call of technological advances in fusion power and its promise of clean, limitless energy

Supply Chain
How Trump’s rush to secure critical minerals for war could (eventually) help the green transition

President Donald Trump is on a year-long blitz to break China’s dominance over the critical-minerals and rare-earths market

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) is ranked first
2026 APAC 50
Asia Pacific’s green champions step into the spotlight

The new Asia Pacific 50 Most Sustainable Corporations ranking is a who’s-who of climate-aligned heavyweights in the region

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