Amrith Ramkumar
Wall Street Journal
New York, NY, United States
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Joe Biden’s $400 Billion Man
Jigar Shah, who runs the Energy Department’s loan program, is trying to hand out a lot of money for green-technology projects, while navigating an unforgiving political environment. → Read More
PG&E Seeks Roughly $7 Billion Federal Loan to Reduce California Wildfire Risk
The utility is applying for cash from an Energy Department program that funds critical projects. → Read More
The Race to Build a Better Air Conditioner
Cooling is the fastest-growing use of energy in buildings. And as ACs make more people cooler, they are also making the world hotter. A slew of startups want to solve this conundrum. → Read More
Tesla Leads Surge in Battered Clean-Energy Stocks
The rally could sustain cash-burning companies until climate-law subsidies kick in. → Read More
Ford Venture Gets Record $9.2 Billion Government Loan for EV Batteries
The commitment for three plants in the South’s battery belt is the largest in the history of the DOE Loan Programs Office. → Read More
Company Insiders Made Billions Before SPAC Bust
Executives and early investors sold shares worth $22 billion through well-timed trades, profiting before share prices collapsed. → Read More
JPMorgan Makes One of the Biggest Bets Ever on Carbon Removal
The bank will invest more than $200 million to purchase credits from several companies, boosting an industry that has removed only small amounts of carbon. → Read More
Climate startup captures carbon straight from the air in industry first
One of the most vital technologies to address climate change got a boost when a startup said it pulled carbon dioxide from the air and stored it underground. → Read More
Trump-Linked Digital World Acquisition SPAC Surges After Reports of Presidential Run
Shares of the SPAC attempting to take former President Trump's social-media company public rose more than 35% to about $22 Monday following reports that he is preparing to announce a comeback White House campai → Read More
Blackstone Invests $400 Million in Environmental Commodity Exchange Xpansiv
The platform lets companies trade offsets and oil contracts that account for fossil fuels’ carbon footprint, in an effort to meet green goals. → Read More
Private Sector’s Role in Climate Fight Grows During War in Ukraine
Funding is strong for businesses pursuing green projects despite market turbulence. → Read More
Mining Firms’ Cautious Spending Threatens Shift to Green Energy
Rio Tinto, BHP and other big miners are giving priority to investor payouts instead of funding for new projects. → Read More
Carbon-Removal Industry Draws Billions to Fight Climate Change
Funding is picking up for the nascent industry of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to help limit climate change. → Read More
Good News on Tariffs Won’t Solve Challenges for Solar Stocks
Rising borrowing costs and supply shortages remain as obstacles even after a pause in new solar tariffs. → Read More
SeatGeek and Forbes Nix SPAC Deals During Market Pullback
Souring investor sentiment has many would-be public firms reconsidering plans to list via blank-check companies. → Read More
Stock Selloff Crunches SPAC Creators as They Race to Find Deals
An investor stampede out of risky trades is squeezing special-purpose acquisition companies that are running out of time to find businesses to take public. → Read More
Russian Media Mogul’s SPACs Avoid U.S. Trading Suspensions
When Russia invaded Ukraine, U.S. stock exchanges suspended trading in most Russian stocks listed in New York. They skipped two companies launched by a Russian media mogul, which are still trading. → Read More
Silicon Battery Maker Amprius to Go Public in $1.3 Billion SPAC Merger
The company, a battery supplier to Airbus and the U.S. Army, is combining with a transportation-focused SPAC. → Read More
Climate-Data Startup Arcadia Raises $200 Million
Provider of aggregated data on energy usage and pricing is now privately valued at roughly $1.5 billion. → Read More
Record Fertilizer Prices Drive Investors, Farmers to Microbes
Startups are pitching alternative fertilizers for crops as a cheaper and more environmentally friendly option amid rising costs for farmers. → Read More