Sustainability News: 4 July 2025

Green Chemicals Market Booming to $300 Billion – Inside the Eco-Friendly Chemistry Revolution

Introduction: What Are Green Chemicals? Green chemicals – sometimes called bio-based or renewable chemicals – are chemical products designed with sustainability in mind. Unlike conventional petrochemicals derived from oil and gas, green

18 September 2025

Green Hydrogen “Gold Rush”: New Report Reveals $130B Market Boom by 2030

What Is Green Hydrogen and Why It Matters Green hydrogen refers to hydrogen fuel produced using renewable energy (like solar or wind) to split water molecules via electrolysis, yielding hydrogen gas with

18 September 2025

Clean Tech · Green Energy · Hydrogen · Market Trends · Sustainability

Energy Guzzlers: Ranking Countries by Per Capita Energy Use in 2024

Key Facts & Highlights: Global Energy Consumption at a Glance (2024) The world’s energy appetite has never been larger. Global primary energy consumption reached an unprecedented level in 2023–2024, driven by post-pandemic

16 September 2025

Data Analysis · Energy · Environment · Global Rankings · Sustainability

Sky-High Carbon Removal Showdown: Climeworks Gen 2 vs. Heirloom Limestone vs. Carbon Engineering’s AIR2 DAC

Climeworks’ Generation 2 DAC uses modular solid-sorbent containers; the Orca plant in Iceland has operated since 2021 at 4,000 t/yr, and Mammoth is designed for 36,000 t/yr (72 modules), though by May

14 August 2025

Carbon Removal · Climate Tech · Environmental Innovation · Sustainability · Technology Comparison

Inside the Battery Revolution: How Your Smartphone Will Charge Faster, Last Longer, and Save the Planet

Most smartphone batteries retain about 80% of their capacity after 500 complete charge cycles (roughly 1.5–2 years). Xiaomi demonstrated 210W HyperCharge that can fill a 4,000 mAh battery in about 8 minutes.

30 July 2025

Batteries · Future Trends · Smartphones · Sustainability · Technology

World Court Climate Bombshell, Hydrogen Stalls, and EV Breakthroughs – Climate Tech News Roundup (July 23–24, 2025)

The United Nations’ International Court of Justice on July 23 issued an advisory opinion declaring climate change an urgent and existential threat and urged states to cooperate to achieve concrete emission reduction

24 July 2025

Climate Tech · Electric Vehicles · Global News · Hydrogen · Sustainability

EV Battery Economics 2025: Cost-Parity Milestones and Chemistry Breakthroughs

Global EV battery pack prices fell about 20% in 2024, dropping from roughly $149/kWh in 2023 to the low $100s by year-end. In 2024, LFP cell prices were just under $60/kWh, and

13 July 2025

Battery Technology · Cost Analysis · Electric Vehicles · Innovation · Sustainability

Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieved about 29% efficiency on commercial-size cells, exceeding traditional silicon panels. Bifacial solar panels boost energy yields by up to 30% in reflective environments such as snow or

10 July 2025

Green Technology · Renewable Energy · Solar Power · Sustainability · Wind Energy

June–July 2025 Global Green-Building Tech & PropTech Roundup

Rowan University opened the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum in late June 2025, a mass-timber building that runs fossil-fuel-free with geothermal heating and planned solar to achieve net-zero energy, designed

8 July 2025

Global Trends · Green Building · PropTech · Sustainability · Technology

Global Green Data Center Efficiency Developments (June–July 2025)

Deloitte forecasts global data center electricity use will nearly double from about 536 TWh in 2025 to over 1,000 TWh by 2030. S&P Global projects U.S. data center power demand rising about

8 July 2025

Efficiency · Global Trends · Green Data Centers · Sustainability · Technology

Green Energy Goldmine: How to Profit from the Renewable Revolution

In 2024, global clean energy investment was projected to reach $2 trillion, nearly twice the amount spent on fossil fuels. Renewable power, grid upgrades, and storage now attract more capital than oil,

7 July 2025

Green Energy · Investment · Profit Strategies · Renewable Resources · Sustainability

Global Battery Tech and Energy Storage Developments (June–July 2025)

BYD field-tested solid-state EV batteries with nearly 400 Wh/kg energy density, enabling about 1,500 km ranges on a 12-minute (80%) charge, with prototypes in real cars and aims for industrial scale by

4 July 2025

Battery Technology · Energy storage · Global Trends · Innovation · Sustainability

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