Daily Summary of Climate & Energy · Live edition, updated continuouslyTuesday 10 November 2026 · UTC
Latest Climate & Energy News Today: 10 November 2026
CalPERS climate investments reach $71 billion as Humble Robotics raises over $75 million
CalPERS reported its climate-solutions investments reached $71 billion, while Sierra Club urged the fund to stop financing fossil fuel expansion. Humble Robotics raised more than $75 million to move its cab-less autonomous trailer from prototype to preproduction. In Connecticut, groups protested Eversource's proposed pipeline under the Connecticut River.
CalPERS climate investments reach $71 billion as Sierra Club urges fossil fuel policy
CalPERS reported its climate-solutions investments reached $71 billion, up from $59.7 billion a year earlier, moving closer to a $100 billion goal by 2030. Sierra Club welcomed the progress but urged the fund to adopt stronger standards, prioritize emissions reductions, and stop financing fossil fuel expansion. CalPERS said the $11.3 billion increase came from new investments and asset gains, while financed emissions rose about 6 percent.
Connecticut groups walk to stop Eversource river pipeline
Sierra Club Connecticut and partner groups walked seven miles on Saturday to protest Eversource's proposed Southeast Resilience Pipeline, which would run under the Connecticut River if approved. Fifty people attended the event, and 37 completed the four-hour walk from Hurd State Park to Eversource headquarters in East Hampton. Organizers called the pipeline SERPent, saying it threatens public health, energy affordability, climate, and the river.
Humble Robotics secures more than $75 million for cab-less autonomous trailer
Humble Robotics secured more than $75 million after a $51 million Series A round led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Eclipse and Energy Impact Partners. The truckless trucking startup will use the funding for customer pilots, testing, and early manufacturing of its driverless, cab-less, battery-electric freight platform. The platform is intended for dock-to-dock containerized cargo and is said to improve payload efficiency.
PlugShare adds dark mode and trip planner distances to EV charging app
PlugShare released version 8.0 for iPhone on November 10, adding dark mode, a trip planner that shows distances between charging stops, and a rebuilt Apple Watch app. The update loads saved locations, trips, and profile, opens station photos from thumbnails, and adapts to iPhone Duo screens. The Watch app lists nearby chargers with distances, directions, and plug types; Android users will get dark mode and a redesign in early 2027.
Alabama Power lawyer calls landowner's stance ridiculous in transmission line case
Alabama Power's attorney called property owner Fenn Church's statements and stance 'ridiculous stuff' in a Shelby County hearing over a major transmission line across his rural land. Church, 60, has fought the utility for months, saying the line should be routed where owners agreed and that it may support data center infrastructure. The judge had previously ruled the line's location across his wooded property was likely arbitrary and capricious.
