Europe’s €800bn defence push is fuelling emissions that don’t appear in climate targets. A new report by Greenly estimates NATO’s footprint at 256 million tonnes of CO₂e in 2024 alone.

Our interview with Greenly’s CEO explores how military spending risks undermining net-zero goals.

Read: https://climatesolutions.news/spotlight/europes-defence-buildup-could-blow-a-hole-in-climate-goals

#ClimatePolicy #MilitaryEmissions #CarbonFootprint #Greenly #ReArmEurope

Lafarge Africa introduces EcoPlanet Elephant cement, reducing carbon emissions by 30%. An impactful shift towards sustainable construction practices.

Read more: https://climatesolutions.news/sectors/lafarge-africa-introduces-ecoplanet-elephant-to-cut-cement-carbon-emissions-by-30

#ClimateSolutions #Sustainable #CleanTech #Cement

Aircela’s compact system captures CO₂ from the air and converts it into synthetic liquid fuel, powered by clean electricity.

It’s now running at pilot scale in New Mexico and could offer decentralised, fossil-free fuels for transport.

🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/technologies/turning-air-into-gas-aircelas-fossil-free-fuel-breakthrough

#ClimateSolutions #CleanFuel #DirectAirCapture #SyntheticFuels

Engineers in Germany are trialling innovative drilling techniques to make deep geothermal energy viable across Europe.

If successful, it could deliver round-the-clock clean power in more places.

🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/technologies/revolutionising-geothermal-energy-with-innovative-drilling-techniques-in-germany

#GeothermalEnergy #CleanTech #ClimateSolutions #BaseloadRenewables

MIT researchers have built a bubble wrap-insulated system that passively extracts clean water from desert air.

Tested in Death Valley, it works without electricity or moving parts, using only sunlight.

More here:
🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/technologies/mits-bubble-wrap-innovation-harvests-safe-drinking-water-in-death-valley

#ClimateSolutions #WaterAccess #CleanTech #PassiveSystems

A research team from MIT has developed a way to make clean hydrogen using seawater and recycled aluminium—no electricity required.

It’s cheap, decentralised, and 100% carbon-free.

More on this low-tech hydrogen breakthrough:
🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/technologies/recycled-cans-and-seawater-unlocks-low-carbon-hydrogen-potential

#ClimateSolutions #GreenHydrogen #CleanTech #HydrogenFuel

India’s Aloe E-Cell has launched a world first: a biodegradable, non-toxic battery made using aloe vera.

It’s safe for home use and composts within months, offering a solution to battery waste in low-infrastructure settings.

More here:
🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/news/aloe-e-cell-launches-worlds-first-biodegradable-aloe-vera-battery

#BatteryInnovation #ClimateSolutions #BiodegradableTech #AloeECell

Germany’s StEnSea project is exploring gravity-based energy storage on the ocean floor.
Their method: pump water in and out of large hollow concrete spheres, using seawater pressure to generate electricity.

It’s clean, quiet, and coastal.

🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/technologies/concrete-spheres-revolutionise-offshore-energy-storage-with-stensea-project

#ClimateSolutions #EnergyStorage #OffshoreRenewables #StEnSea

Insect protein just got a €26M boost. Finnish company Volare uses food waste to grow black soldier fly larvae, producing protein and fat for pet food and aquaculture.

It’s a circular, low-emissions model now heading for industrial scale.

🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/business/volare-gets-e26m-to-scale-up-insect-protein-production

#InsectProtein #ClimateSolutions #CircularEconomy #CleanTech

At ETH Zurich, researchers are developing photosynthetic building materials that absorb CO₂ and mineralise it into solid stone.

The system uses cyanobacteria, sunlight, and recycled construction materials to turn walls into carbon sinks.

🔗 https://climatesolutions.news/technologies/living-photosynthetic-buildings-absorb-carbon-dioxide-and-mineralise-stone

#CarbonCapture #GreenBuilding #ClimateSolutions #BioArchitecture