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Tthe United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) signed a Joint Declaration establishing a framework for cooperation on the circular economy, advanced batteries and green industrial development.

India is allocating 30 KTPA of green hydrogen production capacity across four major oil refineries, signaling a more targeted effort to move hydrogen from policy ambition into industrial applications where demand already exists.

General Motors is reducing its exposure to large scale EV battery manufacturing, selling its 49.99% stake in a $3.5 billion battery joint venture with Samsung SDI as slower US electric vehicle growth forces automakers to reassess capacity, chemistry and capital allocation.

Cardinal Glass Industries plans to install a carbon capture system capable of removing approximately 130,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually from its float glass manufacturing operations in Winlock, Washington, with commissioning targeted for the first quarter of 2029.

Smoltek Hydrogen and Heraeus Precious Metals are preparing a 3,000 hour durability test of a porous transport electrode designed to operate with less than 0.1 mg of iridium per square centimeter.

A proposed 100 MWe sodium cooled fast reactor is moving into a more detailed development phase in the United States, as ARC Clean Technology and Battelle Energy Alliance, the operator of Idaho National Laboratory, establish a framework covering the engineering, testing and potential first of a kind deployment of ARC’s ARC-100 reactor.

Brazil’s first dedicated battery energy storage auction has drawn 6,091 registered projects totaling 296,807 MW, highlighting unprecedented investor interest in grid scale storage as the country seeks to strengthen power system flexibility amid rapid renewable energy expansion.

China’s investment in the hydrogen sector increased by more than 160% year over year during the first half of 2026, reinforcing Beijing’s strategy of building a large domestic hydrogen economy centered on industrial decarbonization and energy security rather than relying solely on equipment exports.

Indonesia is moving closer to developing its first landfill gas to hydrogen project, with a feasibility study concluding that the proposed pilot at the Sarimukti landfill in West Java could serve as a foundation for broader low carbon hydrogen deployment if key regulatory, commercial, and technical barriers are addressed.

Improving waste management has become an increasingly urgent priority for Lebanon as years of open dumping, uncontrolled waste burning, and damaged infrastructure continue to drive environmental degradation and public health risks.