Decarbonization Weekly

Decarb Weekly 3/2/23

Decarb Weekly, by Industria Partners, is a collection of articles focusing on trends and transactions in industrial decarbonization and climate tech. 

Chart of the Week: 

US electric generating capacity build, by fuel type – Canary Media

Recent Market News: 

  • Global miners are spending billions on deals and raising budgets for new projects in a bet on the energy transition, changing the course from a decade-long focus on shareholder payouts. – WSJ
  • Fossil-fuel power plants are retiring much faster than renewable sources are getting developed, which could lead to energy “imbalances.” That’s a delicate way of saying that you can expect shortages and blackouts. – WSJ
  • California boosted its renewable energy targets again with a new plan to add 85GW by 2035. The plan calls for 2,000 MW of geothermal power plants, 4,700 MW of offshore floating wind farms and 2,000 MW of long-duration storage resources. – Canary Media

Transactions:

  • 3/1/23: Sesamm, a French startup that helps financial firms and corporates adhere to their ESG goals by using natural language processing (NLP) to generate insights from digital content, has raised €35M ($37M) in a round of funding to expand internationally. – Tech Crunch
  • 3/1/23: NYC-based BlocPower, a software and services business converting residential and commercial buildings to low carbon heating, raised $155M. Goldman Sachs led the financing with $130M in debt. These funds will go to support BlocPower’s business model of using building owners to pay for fossil fuel replacements over time.  – Canary Media

In-Depth Read:
Seizing the momentum to build resilience for a future of sustainable inclusive growth – McKinsey & Company
Media:
Sustainability: Carbon Offsets and the Issue of Greenwashing – Morgan Stanley

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