Axios

Meta Platforms is planning to build a multibillion-dollar data center in northern Louisiana, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Louisiana has emerged as an attractive area for data center campuses as Big Tech searches for new regions outside of energy-constrained hubs.

Trump 2.0's Transportation Department probably won't share Biden officials' focus on EVs, mass transit and other climate-related efforts.

Catch up quick: Trump will nominate Fox Business host and former Wisconsin GOP House member Sean Duffy for the post.

Recycling can hugely reduce mining needed for low-carbon tech, but for now it's not keeping pace with rising mineral use, new analysis shows.

Why it matters: EVs, renewables and grid expansions demand growing amounts of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt and more.

With mere months until President-elect Trump's inauguration, Biden administration officials are in a race against time to safeguard their goals and achievements.

Why it matters: For President Biden — who sought to secure a legacy as the most progressive president since FDR — Trump's second term in the White House threatens to undermine many of his signature achievements.

Negotiations at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, enter their second week today with a slew of unfinished agenda items.

Why it matters: A failure to arrive at a new and far-reaching annual funding target for climate funding directed at the developing world — which climate impacts are hitting the hardest — could have knock-on effects for years.

We've learned a lot more about Trump 2.0's energy orbit, so let's explore what it all means.

Catch up quick: Over the weekend Trump tapped Chris Wright, founder of oilfield services firm Liberty Energy, for energy secretary.

President Biden, as he became the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, touted leaving President-elect Trump the "most significant climate change law."

Why it matters: Biden appeared to acknowledge Trump's pledge to roll back some of his climate initiatives, saying: "I will leave my successor and my country with a strong foundation to build on if they choose to do so. It's true, some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody, nobody can reverse it."