January 2025
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NEED TO KNOW –? Antenna’s CEO Discusses Sustainability’s Staying Power
NUCLEAR ENERGY – Will Nuclear Take Off in 2025?
STATE SPACES POLICY– A New Approach to Housing in NYC
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – A Roundup of Other Relevant News
Antenna's CEO Discusses Sustainability's Staying Power
What’s happening:?Many in sustainability fear a second Trump administration will reverse environmental progress. However, the recent integration of clean energy into the domestic economy, particularly in states that voted for incoming President Donald Trump, should quell concerns.
What it means:?Keith Zakheim, Antenna’s CEO, explains in The Hill that economic imperatives will drive continued climate progress despite politics. Particularly, AI’s massive energy demands, corporate climate commitments, and the buildout of domestic clean energy manufacturers will further sustain climate investments as an economic necessity.
Read the full article - 8-minute read: Why the climate and sustainability economy will thrive in a Trump presidency (The Hill)
Nuclear Energy to Generate Record Electricity in 2025
What’s happening:?Nuclear energy will fuel a record level of electricity generation just when we need it most, per a new IEA report. Over 70 GW of new capacity is under construction worldwide - the most in 30 years – but significant challenges remain.
What it means:?More energy to help power electricity-hungry data centers through the growth of SMRs, a potential game-changer as a scalable solution. But the U.S. needs to step up its game. Nuclear’s global comeback is heavily reliant on Chinese and Russian technologies.
Read more - 5-minute read: Nuclear energy to generate record levels of electricity in 2025: IEA (Semafor)
NYC's Answer to Housing Crisis - Will it Succeed?
What’s happening:?‘City of Yes’ is NYC’s largest rezoning plan in over 60 years, and will redefine large-scale housing development. The City is addressing its largest crisis by adopting creative ways to add housing stock, increasing zoning flexibility, and investing $5 billion in infrastructure modernization.
What it means:?This successful rezoning in one of the U.S.’s tightest housing markets serves as a blueprint for other major cities facing housing shortages and is prompting broader discussions on balancing urban growth with community preservation.
Read more - 5-minute read:?N.Y.C. Housing Plan Moves Forward With an Unexpected $5 Billion Boost (NY Times)
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In case you missed it?
1. The Importance of Messaging: Green Firms Pitch to Trump: WSJ
2. How Cities Will Lead on Building Efficiency Policy: Canary Media
3. Hydrogen Policy Released, but Growth Up in the Air: H2 Views
4. Trump’s Energy Approach - Release the Red Tape: Reuters
Antenna Group’s November Edition of the Climate Policy Newsletter
November’s edition covered important topics following the U.S. Presidential Election, including states’ role in climate action, how transportation policy is shifting, the Trump effect on the climate space, and more. Catch these stories and more here.
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