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��� State Grid Reportedly Plans RMB6.8B Robot Procurement, Pushing Embodied AI Into Power Operations (Source: Jiemian and media reports)

��� U.S. Takes Equity Stakes in Quantum Firms, With IBM and GF Receiving Top Awards (Source: Reuters)

��� Japan’s Transition Bonds Fund Gas Projects, Raising Transition-Washing Risks (Source: Green Central Banking / ESI)

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��� Anthropic Talks With Microsoft Over Maia Chips as AI Compute Moves Multi-Cloud and Multi-Chip (Source: CNBC / Reuters)

��� Four Bank-Backed AICs Appear Among Shareholders of China’s Memory Chip Giants (Source: Securities Daily)

��� Microsoft Buys 650,000 Tonnes of CO₂ Reductions From Biocirc, Boosting Danish Biogas CCS (Source: Børsen)

��� Modal Valued at $4.65B as AI Coding Drives Inference Demand (Source: Reuters)

�� Nebius and Bloom Sign $2.6B Deal as AI Data Centers Turn to On-Site Fuel Cells (Source: CNBC)

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[No.159 Episode originated by Weekly ESG News]

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[Timeline]

Top3 news

01:03��️ Trump Delays HFC Refrigeration Rule, Pushing Supermarket Transition to 2032 (Source: Politico)

02:30�� SBTi’s 2026–2030 Strategy Shifts From Target Validation to Transition Delivery (Source: SBTi)

03:55�� OECD Launches Climate Policy Database to Compare 1,600 Mitigation Tools (Source: OECD)

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05:12 �️ UN Backs ICJ Climate Opinion in 141–8 Vote, Strengthening State Climate Obligations (Source: Reuters / The Guardian)

06:33��� Peking University and DAMO Use AI to Map China’s Wind and Solar Assets at Facility Level (Source: Nature / Xinhua)

08:09�� Google DeepMind Launches Asia-Pacific Climate AI Accelerator, With Singapore as First Stop

09:11��� Japan Launches Low-Carbon Data Centre Programme as AI Power Demand Surges (Source: Eco-Business)

10:34��� Microsoft Buys 650,000 Tonnes of CO₂ Reductions From Biocirc, Boosting Danish Biogas CCS (Source: Børsen)

12:00��� Singapore and World Bank Launch Programme to Build High-Integrity Carbon Market Infrastructure (Source: NCCS / World Bank)

13:18��� Doi Tung Turns Community Forests Into Biodiversity Data Infrastructure (Source: Mae Fah Luang Foundation)

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[No.158 Episode originated by Weekly ESG News]

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Top3 news

01:01 ��� Tesla Brings FSD Supervised to China as Local Smart-Driving Rivals Race Ahead (Source: CNBC)

02:15 ��� China Orders NEV Safety Checks, Covering Batteries and Driver Assistance Systems (Source: MIIT Equipment Industry Development Center)

03:40�� China Expands Green Power Direct Supply to Multi-User Parks (Source: NDRC / NEA)

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04:37 ��� Sodium-Ion Batteries Target LFP Storage Market in Q4 Scale-Up (Source: Global Times)

05:55�� Hong Kong Plans HK$20M Fast-Charging Scheme to Support Commercial EVs (Source: Zhitong Finance)

07:19��� Japan’s Transition Bonds Fund Gas Projects, Raising Transition-Washing Risks (Source: Green Central Banking / ESI)

08:34��� Duke’s 1.5MW Data Center Puts AI Compute Against Campus Climate Goals (Source: Inside Climate News)

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[No.157 Episode originated by Weekly ESG News]

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Top3 news

00:58����� US-China Summit Puts AI Chips and Rare Earth Leverage in Focus (Source: CNBC)

01:40�� Compute-Power Coordination Enters China’s New Infrastructure Agenda (Source: Communications Industry Network)

02:25 ��� Canada Opens 49,000-EV Quota as Dealers Line Up for Chinese Brands (Source: CNBC)

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03:10 ���️ Canada-Alberta Deal Trades Stronger Carbon Pricing for Export Access (Source: Government of Canada)

03:56 ��� Detroit Three Cut 20,000 White-Collar Jobs as AI Reshapes Auto Work (Source: CNBC)

04:40 ��� G7 Finance Ministers Focus on Hormuz as Energy and Food Risks Rise (Source: AFP)

05:25 ��� ECB Pushes Banks to Strengthen Climate and Nature Risk Management (Source: ESG News / ECB)

06:06 ��� Germany Replaces Green Heating Law as Building Decarbonization Turns More Flexible (Source: Reuters)

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00:55���EU Divided on 2040 Climate Target as COP30 Looms

01:41��️UK Govt Publishes "Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan”

02:10���New Zealand Eases Climate-Reporting Rules to "Revive Capital Markets”

02:47��️Morocco Pledges 2040s Coal Phase-Out, Triples Renewable Target

03:31���China 2024 Climate Report: Renewables Top 50% of Capacity, "Carbon Dual Control" Slated

04:22���China Delivers 2 LNG Ships, Secures 70% of Global Green Vessel Orders

05:04��️Chinese Scientists Achieve "Zero CO2" in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Breakthrough

05:44���Arca and Microsoft Sign Major 300,000-Tonne Carbon Removal Deal

06:18���TCS and Tata Motors Partner to Automate ESG Reporting with AI

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01:13���EU Solar Lobby Reinstates Huawei After Legal Threats

01:48���China to Implement New National Standard for Li-ion Battery Coding

02:37��️China's NEA Clarifies "Negative Prices" Don't Mean "Negative Bills”

03:17��️Beijing Drafts 2026 Power Plan: Mandates C&I Market Entry, Sets 31.6% RPS

03:562025 International Energy Transition Forum Held in Suzhou, Releasing "Suzhou Vision 2030”

04:34Solid Power, Samsung SDI, & BMW Partner for All-Solid-State Batteries

05:12Li Auto Recalls 11.4K MEGAs Over Thermal Runaway Risk

05:56Altilium & JLR Show UK's First Recycled EV Battery, Cuts Emissions 32%

06:40���GM Slashes EV Production and Jobs Citing Slowing Demand

07:25���Apple Adds 650 MW of New Renewables in Europe to Cover "Product Use" Emissions

08:00���NextEra & Google Partner to Restart Iowa Nuclear Plant for AI Demand

08:40���Heineken to Deploy 100 MWh Thermal Battery, World's Largest in Beverage Sector

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���US Packaging Policy 2025: CA Vetoes PFAS Ban Expansion, EPR Covers 7 States

������US and Qatar Warn EU That CSDDD Threatens Energy Security

���European Parliament Rejects Mandate to Simplify Sustainability Rules

���EU Proposes EUDR Delay for "Small & Micro" Businesses Only

���UK Packaging EPR: Large Producers Must Pay Fees and Buy PRNs from 2025

���️UN Chief: 1.5°C Goal Has "Failed," Overshoot is "Inevitable”

���️New Zealand Guts "World-Leading" Climate Disclosure Law

��️WMO Pledges "Early Warnings for All" by 2027, as 50% of Nations Still Lack "Basic" Capacity

��GRI and CDP Launch New Mapping to Streamline Climate & Energy Reporting

��GHG Protocol Consults on Scope 2 Update, Proposes "Hourly Matching”

���Highlights of the CPC 20th Central Committee's 4th Plenary Session

���China-SAE Releases Top 10 Auto Tech Trends for 2026

���Beijing Issues 6 Low-Carbon Standards, Regulating Industrial Park CO2

���China's SIC Proposes Unified National Computing Power Monitoring Grid

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��Global Alliance "Carbon Measures" Launches to Build Accurate Carbon Accounting

���5 New Green Shipping Corridors Launched at Shanghai Forum

��ISS STOXX Launches Integrated Real Asset Climate Solutions

���Gotion Hi-Tech Launches World's First Zero-Carbon Anode Factory

���Clean Iron Startup Electra Secures $50M Grant, Signs Offtake Deals

���Microsoft Buys 28,900 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from UNDO

��️Google Announces First CCS Project, Buying Power from Gas Plant Capturing 90% of CO2

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00:48��️Brazil Approves Amazon Estuary Oil Drilling, Undermining COP30 Host Image

01:23��️China NEA to Accelerate Gobi/Desert Wind and Solar Bases

01:54���China's First Sludge Power Plant CCUS Demo Launches in Yangzhou

02:27�️TotalEnergies and Colas Renew Partnership to Decarbonize Construction

03:01️️Airbus and Cathay Group to Co-Invest $70M to Accelerate SAF

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���China's NDRC Issues Investment Rules for Energy Saving, Sets Funding Ratios and "Red Lines”

���China MEE Seeks Comment on Marine Microplastic Monitoring Standards

���China's MOT Announces 28 New Zero-Carbon Transport Pilot Projects

��️Anhui Province Solicits Entries for 2025 Green Low-Carbon Technology Directory

��CATL and JD.com Announce Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation

�️Siemens to Lead Decarbonization of Four Airbus Sites in US and UK

��WMO Report: 2024 Sees Record Greenhouse Gas Surge, Alarming Carbon Sink Failure

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