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Google’s AI Energy Accelerator Boosts Clean Tech in Europe and Israel

Georgia’s Vogtle Plant Powers Up First New U.S. Nuclear Reactors in Decades

World’s First Big e-Methanol Plant Kicks Off in Denmark

L’Oréal’s €100M Accelerator Boosts Green Beauty Innovation

NGFS Launches First Short-Term Climate Scenarios for Economic Stress Testing

Breathe Battery Technologies Secures $21M to Revolutionize Battery Innovation

Microsoft Boosts World’s Largest Carbon Removal Deal to 5M Tons

United Airlines Backs Twelve’s CO2-to-Fuel Tech for Greener Skies

Dow and Google’s AI Revolutionizes Soft Plastic Recycling

In a world drowning in plastic waste, soft plastics like films and flexibles pose a stubborn recycling challenge, with only 1.9% of U.S. households able to recycle them curbside. Enter Dow and Google’s X The Moonshot Factory, whose groundbreaking partnership harnesses AI to revolutionize how we sort and recycle these materials. By combining Dow’s materials science expertise with Google’s machine learning and molecular vision, they’re tackling the complex composition of films, aiming to boost circularity and keep plastics out of landfills. Early tests show promise, accurately identifying material components, and the collaboration could transform recycling systems globally. This article dives into their mission, the science behind it, and how businesses and communities can join the fight for a waste-free future. It’s a story of innovation, collaboration, and hope for a circular economy.

Nestlé, ofi Launch Project to Reduce Emissions and Deforestation from Cocoa Supply Chain

Nestlé and ofi have launched a cocoa agroforestry initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and deforestation. By engaging 25,000 farmers across Brazil, the Ivory Coast, and Nigeria, the initiative plans to convert farms to regenerative agriculture practices, including planting over 2.8 million trees and cultivating 72,000 hectares of agroforestry. The project is expected to cut over 1.5 million tons of CO2 over the next 30 years, supporting Nestlé’s net-zero emissions commitment by 2050.

Brazil’s Mombak Raises $30 Million to Scale Amazon Reforestation and Carbon Removal Projects

Mombak, a Brazilian carbon removal startup, has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Union Square Ventures to expand large-scale reforestation in the Amazon. Backed by over $150 million in carbon credit contracts and growing global demand, Mombak is positioning itself as a key player in turning restoration into climate action—though challenges remain in ensuring long-term forest stewardship and equitable benefit sharing.

UNDP launches global sustainable finance office in Dublin with €7.5M Irish support

UNDP and the Irish Government have launched a new Project Office for Sustainable Finance in Dublin with €7.5 million in funding. The office will support over 40 countries by advancing climate, nature, and development-aligned finance, while reinforcing Ireland’s emerging leadership in global sustainable finance.