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GreenLatinos opposes the EPA's repeal of carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, stating that the rollback prioritizes fossil fuel profits over the health of Latino and working-class communities. The organization notes that the repealed standards were projected to prevent 1,200 premature deaths and 360,000 asthma attacks in 2035. GreenLatinos highlights that Latino households face median energy costs 24% higher than white households and that 1.6 million Hispanics live within a half mile of oil and gas wells.

In Q1 2026, U.S. clean energy investments were heavily influenced by executive branch implementation and policy certainty. While electric power investments increased—driven by a massive nuclear project in Texas—manufacturing investments declined for the sixth consecutive quarter. Federal support strongly favored critical minerals and battery storage, while sectors like hydrogen, solar, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) faced mixed outcomes due to fragile policy support and tightened tax credit eligibility windows.

The guide describes advance market commitments (AMCs) as financial mechanisms where governments or private entities guarantee the purchase of a future product to stimulate development and reduce investor risk. It outlines the essential steps for designing an AMC, including defining market boundaries, identifying eligible suppliers and buyers, and establishing standards and procurement processes. The text highlights the utility of AMCs for sectors like aviation, buildings, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide removal, while noting that they should be complemented by other policies to address infrastructure gaps.

The guide explains the transition of the EU CBAM to its definitive phase in January 2026, emphasizing the financial impact on exporters of steel and aluminum. It highlights that the use of high default values for missing verified emissions data increases costs, while carbon prices paid in the country of origin can be deducted from CBAM liability.

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) transitioned from a reporting-only phase to a definitive period on January 1, 2026, introducing financial liabilities for importers of iron, steel, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, electricity, and hydrogen. Exporters must now provide verified actual emissions data to avoid high default values, which include annual markups of +10% in 2026, +20% in 2027, and +30% from 2028 onward. Financial liability is calculated based on embedded emissions, adjusted by a Free Allocation Adjustment (FAA) that phases out by 2034, and monetized through CBAM certificates linked to EU ETS prices. The guide emphasizes that verified actual emissions and documentation of carbon prices paid in the country of origin are critical for maintaining competitiveness and reducing costs.

In Q4 2025, U.S. clean energy investments were characterized by significant uncertainty driven by a record 43-day government shutdown, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and Department of Energy (DOE) funding cuts. While utility-scale solar and storage remained strong, with $18 billion in actual investments, other sectors like wind, hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) faced substantial project cancellations. Nuclear energy showed signs of growth through large-scale partnerships and DOE loans, while the manufacturing sector saw $8.4 billion in EV supply chain cancellations, partly due to shifting federal incentives and corporate pivots toward gas and hybrid vehicles.

The document argues that heat pumps are a cost-effective alternative to gas heating due to their superior energy efficiency, which allows them to overcome higher electricity costs. In the residential sector, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces for four consecutive years. In the industrial sector, they are particularly viable for low-temperature processes (under 200°C), with the potential to increase U.S. GDP by over $42 billion by 2030. The briefing concludes that other alternatives, such as hydrogen and renewable natural gas, are less scalable and more expensive than heat pumps.

Centrica plc denies allegations from ClientEarth that it is suppressing heat pump adoption, asserting its role as a major UK provider with a target of 20,000 annual sales by 2030. The company defends its historical involvement in hydrogen campaigns and rejects claims of anti-competitive behavior, while highlighting its commitment to net zero targets for operations by 2040 and customers by 2050.

The document outlines outcomes from a May 2025 workshop involving 27 Swedish stakeholders to address vulnerabilities in electric bus fleets. Key challenges identified include grid capacity constraints, the impact of cold weather on battery range, and fragmented data standards. The guide proposes a 'prepare-absorb-recover-adapt' framework and offers specific recommendations, such as conducting depot-grid capacity studies before tenders, establishing reduced-service plans for power outages, and creating a common data standard for monitoring state-of-charge and charger uptime. It further suggests aligning contract terms with the longer lifespan of depot infrastructure and developing decision-support tools for backup power options like battery storage or hybrid generators.

RMI's Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform (SSBP) conducted its first North American request for proposal (RFP), aggregating demand from nine buyers seeking over one million tons of near-zero emission (NZE) steel. The process yielded 13 commercial-scale project proposals targeting production by the early 2030s, featuring a mix of hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI), novel ironmaking pathways (electrochemical, bio-based, and sodium-based), and electric arc furnace (EAF) retrofits. The findings highlight that binding multi-year, take-or-pay agreements and 'book and claim' mechanisms are critical for project bankability and linking buyer premiums to first-of-a-kind projects.

The report provides an extensive archive of advertisements from ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and Chevron, organized into appendices that highlight deceptive themes such as overstating greenhouse gas reductions, exaggerating renewable energy commitments, shifting responsibility to consumers, and promoting natural gas, carbon capture, hydrogen, and algae biofuels as viable climate solutions.

The report analyzes over 300 advertisements from four oil majors, arguing that they used 'paltering'—mixing truth with omissions—to mislead the public about emissions reductions, renewable energy investments, and the viability of technologies like carbon capture and algae biofuels.

The report provides a detailed appendix of advertising campaigns from four major oil companies—BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell—from 2000 to 2025. It identifies the agencies and professionals involved and describes the strategic goals of these campaigns, which often focused on rebranding the companies as environmentally responsible, promoting natural gas as a 'bridge' fuel, and shifting focus toward individual carbon footprints and low-carbon technologies like algae biofuels and carbon capture.

The report proposes a Gas System Analysis (GSA) framework to counter rising consumer costs and risks associated with massive gas infrastructure investments. It outlines a three-part process: depicting current system characteristics, defining future scenarios (including business-as-usual and alternative pathways), and forecasting impacts on costs, emissions, and public health. The framework aims to prevent stranded assets and support the transition to clean heat through electrification and non-pipeline alternatives.

The report argues that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is undermining national energy security and economic competitiveness by canceling billions in congressionally mandated funding for clean energy and industrial innovation. It details the loss of approximately $23 billion in federal funding across 648 projects, affecting sectors such as carbon capture, hydrogen, and grid resiliency. The document highlights that these cuts risk wasting previous federal R&D investments, destroying local jobs, and ceding technological leadership to global competitors like China and Canada.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has cancelled or is considering the cancellation of approximately 650 projects, totaling $23 billion in federal funding. These cuts affect a wide range of sectors, including carbon capture, hydrogen, and industrial manufacturing, and impact nearly every U.S. state. The author contends that these actions negate the goals of bipartisan legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, threatening the energy supplies needed for artificial intelligence and modern manufacturing.

The document outlines three priority areas for the upcoming EU Grid Package to resolve electricity grid bottlenecks in Europe: coordinating planning across borders and time horizons, accelerating permitting processes, and modernising existing infrastructure using grid-enhancing technologies. It highlights that Europe requires approximately half a trillion euros in grid investments by 2030 and notes that over 40% of distribution grids are over 40 years old. The text emphasizes that current fragmented planning and permitting delays, which account for about 25% of total investment time, hinder the integration of renewable capacity. It proposes extending planning horizons from 10 to 20 years and implementing 'one-stop shops' for permitting to improve efficiency. Additionally, it suggests that grid-enhancing technologies could increase network capacity by 20-40%.

Industrial decarbonisation is essential for the global energy transition, as the sector accounts for 37% of total final energy use and one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. While advanced economies have decoupled growth from emissions, emerging economies are seeing surges due to the relocation of heavy industries. The paper highlights that for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), the transition is a business opportunity to leapfrog to sustainable technologies, avoid stranded assets, and enhance competitiveness against mechanisms like the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). However, significant bottlenecks exist, including high capital costs and limited access to critical technologies like hydrogen-based steelmaking and carbon capture. The authors propose a global partnership framework based on four pillars: technology transfer, finance mobilisation, policy alignment, and capacity building, suggesting the Climate Club as a potential governance platform.

The document highlights the role of US states in decarbonizing heavy industry, specifically petroleum refining, chemicals, iron and steel, and cement manufacturing. It outlines various technology pathways—such as CCUS, electrification, and hydrogen—and provides a menu of state policy tools including financial support, demand stimulation, and permitting reform to drive investment and deployment.

The document examines the current state of methane abatement financing and provides guidelines for structuring sustainable debt instruments. It analyzes the transition plans of 20 major companies in the oil and gas and agri-food sectors, highlighting a significant gap between the high potential for impact and the current marginal level of private investment. The report promotes the use of Use-of-Proceeds (UOP) and Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLB) based on new sector-specific criteria from the Climate Bonds Initiative and the Methane Finance Working Group (MFWG) to avoid carbon lock-in and ensure credible decarbonization.