Alberta has long believed its oil would sell forever, but U.S. refineries are signaling they could drop Alberta crude in a heartbeat. Looks like “forever” lasts about as long as a duck on a tailings pond.

Meanwhile, Korea’s $800 billion pension fund is ditching coal, an 8-year-old activist has forced India’s Supreme Court into action, and Brazil wants to reverse deforestation with reforestation.

🔹 Korea’s Pension Fund Ditches Coal – One of the world’s largest pension funds is divesting.

🔹 Trump’s Tariffs Hammer Canadian Oil – Marathon Petroleum plans to drop Alberta crude due to 10% tariffs. Read more.

🔹 8-Year-Old Activist vs. India’s Supreme Court – The court demands ministries collaborate on climate action after this case.

🔹 Brazil’s COP30 Reforestation Push – Brazil seeks funding for tree-planting as a climate fix.

⚡ Erin Brockovich calls for battery storage oversight (Read)
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⚡ Ontario adds 25% tariff on U.S. electricity
⚡ Montana’s power is 90.4% renewable & cheap
⚡ China aims to cut energy use per GDP unit by 3% in 2025
⚡ Texas power grid sets wind, solar & storage records (Read)

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The develping country of Pakistan has a terrible power grid but that's why it is experiencing a massive shift to solar, from the ground, up! With a payback period of just 1.5 years, solar is becoming a necessity for many Pakistanis.

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Also this week:

• Mapping industrial heat pump opportunities

• BYD and forced labor allegations

• Massachusetts launches V2X pilot program – While a great step toward energy resilience, we discuss why it’s time to move beyond pilot programs and into real-world deployment.

• Eagle Cam - Watch live here.

Main Stories:

• Pakistan’s grassroots solar revolution: We examine how businesses and everyday citizens are adapting to an unreliable grid by embracing small-scale solar installations. Even rickshaws and motorcycles are going electric!

  • Listen to the Volts podcast featuring experts Mustafa Amjad and Waqas Moosa discussing Pakistan’s transition.

• Industrial heat pumps in the US: Canary Media has mapped out the best areas to replace industrial boilers with heat pumps to reduce ozone pollution.

• BYD’s Brazil controversy: The Guardian and Reuters have reported on forced labor allegations at a BYD factory construction site in Brazil. Workers were found living in degrading conditions, and labor laws were violated in both Brazil and China.

• Massachusetts' V2X Pilot: Electrek reports on Massachusetts launching a two-year vehicle-to-everything (V2X) pilot program to explore energy-sharing possibilities between EVs and the grid.

The Lightning Round:

• Companies shift to ‘greenhushing’ Bloomberg

• Japan’s worst wildfire in 50 years

• Norway’s zero-emission transport zones – The country allows cities to ban fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Bloomberg

• China’s nuclear fusion timeline – Bloomberg

• A racist oil change sticker leads to a free EV – After an appalling incident in Wisconsin, a Nissan dealership in New York is giving a free Leaf EV to the victim. Electrek

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In this episode of The Clean Energy Show, James and Brian explore a groundbreaking startup backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman that's turning sunlight into heat stored in bricks. These modular containers can be deployed anywhere, potentially revolutionizing data center power supply. They also discuss how heat pumps continue to outsell gas furnaces in the U.S., signaling a major shift in home heating technology. Meanwhile, Japan's largest nuclear reactor remains inactive, stalled by local political resistance even as public opinion on nuclear power shifts.

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The episode also features a humorous story from the Czech Republic, where industrious beavers thwarted plans for a new dam by building their own—completely free of charge. James and Brian explore the implications of these stories for clean energy adoption and environmental conservation.

Brian revisits a classic SNL clip featuring Mike Myers in a climate change-themed Christmas special, while James shares his thoughts on a YouTube video documenting a train journey from Shanghai to Beijing. He humorously contemplates the highs and lows of communist amenities, including squat toilets.

The hosts dive into the cold hard facts about wind turbines and whether they can function effectively at temperatures below -30°C. They also touch on the challenges of grid stability and energy demands during extreme weather conditions.

In The Lightning Round, they cover a range of fast-paced stories including:

• Ram's electric truck with a unique battery reserved just for towing.
• India doubling its rooftop solar subsidies to $2.31 billion.
• Indonesia’s delayed coal peak timeline and its implications for climate goals.
• California’s push towards 100% renewable energy with massive wind energy imports from New Mexico.
• China’s clean energy boom, now accounting for 10% of its GDP.
• Texas gearing up for its windy season, which could significantly boost wind power output.
• A surge in U.S. battery manufacturing, doubling cell production capacity this year.
• Solar and battery combinations becoming cheaper than coal and natural gas in key markets.
• California’s ambitious offshore wind plans moving forward despite political challenges.

This week’s CES FAST FACT™ reveals how Japan’s largest floating solar plant was redesigned after a typhoon-related fire, highlighting the importance of engineering clean energy projects to withstand extreme weather conditions.

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