Headline News:

• “Meet The Athletes Calling Out The 2026 Winter Olympics’ Polluting Sponsors” • The 2026 Winter Olympics faces growing pressure over a trio of polluting sponsors. Scientists and athletes have joined forces ahead of the Games, which will be held in Italy, to highlight how deals with huge corporations are making its carbon footprint unacceptable. [Euronews]

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• “Geoengineering The Ocean: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” • In a study published in the journal Advancing Earth And Space Sciences on January 14, a team of researchers examined all of the current geoengineering proposal to assess what their impact on the ocean would be. Every strategy has risks and rewards, and they have to be understood. [CleanTechnica]
• “Netherlands Plans 1-GW Offshore Wind Tender” • The Dutch government is preparing a 1-GW offshore wind tender in 2026 in response to mounting cost pressures and stalled progress in the country’s wider rollout of sea-based projects, a ministerial letter says. The cabinet said that only 1 GW can be opened within the available budget. [reNews]
• “China Starts Assembling Its ‘Great Wall Of Energy’ In The Desert” • China is breaking barriers in the world’s installed renewable capacity, especially with solar. It has started assembly of the ‘Great Wall of Energy,’ which will consist of eight million panels and 100 GW of capacity in the desert. The GWE will bring new life into the land. [Energies Media]
• “EV Sales Drop 2% in 2025, But Up 162% From 2021” • As we expected, 4th quarter US EV sales don’t look great. Sales dropped a ton in the 4th quarter after Republicans killed the $7,500 US EV tax credit. However, the 3rd quarter was a blockbuster quarter for sales as people rushed to buy EVs before the tax credit was eliminated. [CleanTechnica]

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