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EMISSIONS

• Carbon levels in the atmosphere jumped by a record amount last year due to fossil fuel burning and wildfires, according to the United Nations’ weather agency. (Associated Press)

• The Trump administration expands its fight against a United Nations push to tax shipping emissions as most other countries move to approve it. (E&E News)

NUCLEAR

• Google’s DeepMind AI research arm partners with Commonwealth Fusion Systems in an attempt to use AI to speed fusion development. (Axios)

• Amazon triples plans for its small modular reactor facility in Washington, unveiling renderings of a 960 MW site. (Latitude Media)

• Clean Air Task Force rolls out a roadmap for states to accelerate fusion energy development and attract the industry. (news release)

• Shares of small reactor developer NuScale rise after the U.S. Army announces a program to build micro nuclear reactors in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit. (CNBC)

GRID

• The Loan Programs Office closes a $1.6 billion loan guarantee for an AEP subsidiary to reconductor and rebuild around 5,000 miles of transmission lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. (news release)

POLITICS

• The Trump administration’s anti-renewables agenda largely stems from its desire to cut off Chinese suppliers, a senior White House energy official says. (Semafor)

• New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich says he will get his state’s attorney general involved in challenging the U.S. Energy Department’s rollback of clean energy project funding. (E&E News)

AVIATION

• In North Carolina, Honda’s business jet subsidiary completes a test flight of its HondaJet using a blend of 100% sustainable aviation fuel. (Nikkei Asia)

• The Loan Programs Office is still negotiating with biofuel company Gevo to provide a $1.5 billion loan to produce aviation fuel; the company received a conditional commitment from the Biden administration. (E&E News)

SOLAR

• Qcells’ recycling arm partners with solar equipment distributor Greentech Renewables to build out a nationwide network for solar panel recycling. (news release)

NEW FROM CANARY

• This startup’s electric roasters cut carbon and costs from coffee-making — Jeff St. John

• Trump admin complicates New York’s clean-energy plans — Lauren Dalban