In brief | 10 July '24

Bloomberg: Germany to prevent China control of wind-turbine data, Habeck says

“It is possible that wind energy parts are from China, I cannot exclude that — hopefully not in the digital control parts,” he told citizens at a town hall event.

Bloomberg: The coal industry is wiping a historic German village off the map

As a country’s shift toward clean energy hits challenges, 200 villagers say goodbye to Mühlrose.

Carbon Brief: Q&A: How Denmark plans to tax agriculture emissions to meet climate goals

Denmark is on its way to introducing a world-first tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in 2030.

Sifted: Europe’s fastest growing climate tech startups

Europe's fastest growing climate tech companies are all hardware or infrastructure focused

Bloomberg: €130 billion nuclear dream in Europe meets financial reality

Eastern European governments from Prague to Sofia have grand plans to build new plants, but the question is who will pay for them

Euractiv: EU socialists: Ban on petrol cars ‘key demand’ for next Commission

The ban on internal combustion engines for new cars from 2035 is a “key demand” of the EU’s social democrats for the next European Commission, according to their official document of ‘key demands’, as seen by Euractiv.

Roberg Höglund (CDR.fyi): Biggest Direct Air Capture credit sale so far, Microsoft buys 500,000 tonnes

CDR is more and more becoming a story about Microsoft. They have now has purchased 75% of all durable CDR tonnes.

Colin Mckerracher (Bloomberg New Energy Finance): What’s going on with lithium-ion battery prices?

In short, they’re plummeting, and the implications are just starting to ripple out across the automotive and power sectors.

New Scientist: 'Butter' made from CO2 could pave the way for food without farming

US start-up Savor says its synthetic vegan fat, made without livestock or the crops needed for margarine, could cut carbon emissions and save rainforests.