Renewables and sustainability newsletters: the definitive list (updated for 2025)

The Shortlist is our own industry newsletter covering the essential news from the key renewable energy sectors – wind energy, solar and storage, and green hydrogen. As a global partner to the world’s leading clean energy companies, The Shortlist is the go-to source for the latest and most sought-after global renewables vacancies. You’ll also be able to tap into employment trends, with special features on everything from employment legislation like IR35 to business intelligence and global mobility to scale your team across continents.

In 2024, we launched the LinkedIn version of The Shortlist – with weekly news, highlights, and career insights delivered straight to your feed.

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Now part of TGS, the 4C Offshore platform is a comprehensive data source for the offshore wind industry, providing information on wind farms, turbines, vessels, and the supply chain.

A freemium version offers access to essential analysis and updates.

BloombergNEF’s Month in Review newsletter is the on-ramp to the latest research reports, data and perspectives from BNEF, a research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Provides pertinent decision-making data points for commodity trading, corporate strategy, finance and policy professionals.

Free subscription. Delivered monthly.

Carbon Brief is an independent UK-based publisher covering developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy. There’s a family of four free newsletters, each with a different cadence and spotlight.

Daily briefing collects the world’s climate news from the past 24 hours, mixed with some editorial comment and peer-reviewed science stories.

DeBriefed is a weekly newsletter sharing the latest science, talking points, statistics, charts, and reports.

Cropped covers the intersection between food systems, land use, nature and climate change. delivered every fortnight.

China Briefing covers China’s latest developments and news tories relating to climate change.

Clean Energy Wire (CLEW) is a non-profit journalism initiative focused on the German and European energy transitions. Their newsletter is a go-to source for journalists, analysts, and policymakers looking to understand the latest in energy and climate policy from one of the world’s most ambitious clean energy regions.

Free subscription. Delivered daily or weekly.

CleanTechnica is a dedicated news outlet for clean technology commentary and insights, providing daily information on renewable energy technology, clean energy initiatives, and sustainability.

Free subscription, with daily and weekly newsletter options.

The New York Times’ climate-focused newsletter is exclusive to subscribers of the Grey Lady, but its mix of in-depth news, insight and analysis and commitment to objective fact is worth paying for. Its focus is mostly on US issues, and it also covers all of the world’s major economies: recent editions have examined the states of play in the UK, China and India. Its expert writers also look at the intersection of climate change and the lives of people around the globe, and answer questions sent in by readers on more niche subjects.

Subscriber only. Delivered twice a week

Global data is a data platform that also publishes Decoded, a constellation of daily newsletters for corporate executives, financial institutions and professional across 20+ industries, with options to customise your areas of interest. Naturally the Power and Technology verticals are the topics we’re most interested in at TH, but if you have more diverse interests (like healthcare, banking & payments, medical devices and more) Global Data probably has a publication to match. Issues are a brief digest of curated industry news, intelligence reports, and events.

Free subscription. Delivered daily

DG Energy monthly newsletter is part of a family of newsletters related to energy policy from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy, providing a policy-level overview of EU Energy. Subscription preferences provide options for key areas of energy, including energy security, strategy, efficiency, infrastructure, as well as industry sectors like nuclear, renewables, and oil, coal and gas.

Free subscription. Delivered monthly.

Down to Earth covers the good, the bad and the essential of “the planet’s most important stories”. A roundup of the Guardian’s latest environment news.

Free subscription. Delivered every Tuesday.

EnergyTech provides coverage of the infrastructure, innovation and resilience strategies underpinning the energy grid. With topics like distributed energy resources (DER), smart grids, cybersecurity, and energy storage, their newsletter is tailored for decision-makers in utilities, government, and industrial sectors.

Free subscription. Delivered weekly.

The Energy + Environment Leader newsletter provides corporate executives with updates on energy management. Mostly focused on US news, columns, videos, white papers, and job listings. Subscribers can customise their newsletter by selecting from over 25 topics of interest including energy management, distributed energy, energy storage, demand response, Solar & Renewable energy.

Free subscription. Delivered weekly.

Wind power market updates, events, and intelligence reports from GWEC. The Global Wind Energy Council is a trade association working across the world to bring together industry, governments and institutions together to deliver wind energy as a key climate solution.

Free subscription. Delivered Weekly.

Inside Clean Energy is a weekly newsletter offering insightful analysis and in-depth reporting on the most important trends in the U.S. clean energy landscape. Covering policy, markets, and innovation, this is a trusted source for staying ahead in the fast-moving world of energy transition.

Free subscription. Delivered weekly.

Nature Energy is a highly respected scientific journal in the clean energy space, offering a free newsletter that highlights cutting-edge research in renewable energy technologies, energy policy, and energy systems. Ideal for professionals and academics wanting to stay on top of peer-reviewed science and breakthroughs powering the global energy transition.

Free subscription. Delivered monthly.

The newsletter from the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the UK’s leading technology and research centre for offshore renewable energy, covering fixed and floating wind, wave, and tidal power.

Free subscription. Delivered monthly.

Power Switch from Politico is “your daily guide to the political forces shaping the energy transformation, both in the United States and around the world.” Every evening, you’ll receive a smart wrap of the most important energy and climate stories of the day and a breakdown of why they matter. You’ll hear from the experts, the decision-makers and the reporters who cover them.

Free subscription. Published weekdays.

Related Politico newsletters that might be of interest to energy professionals…

California Climate

How the politics of climate change are shaping the future of California

Weekly New York & New Jersey Energy

Delivered every Monday by 10 a.m., New York & New Jersey Energy is a guide to the week’s top energy news and policy in Albany and Trenton.

Recharge provides global news and intelligence for the energy transition, covering renewables, traditional energy, energy policies, and technological developments.

Paid subscription.

Renewable Energy Magazine and Energías Renovables produce English and Spanish language newsletters covering renewable energy technologies with subscription options for wind, bioenergy, and solar. Written by international journalists with a global focus. Energías Renovables focuses on the whole Americas continent and is published in Spanish.

Free subscription.

Renewable Energy World has been a staple news source since 1999, providing breaking news and analysis across wind, solar, hydro, storage and grid innovations. Their newsletter ‘Factor This’ delivers expert insight and project updates for utilities, developers, and energy professionals around the world.

Free subscription. Delivered weekly.

reNEWS has been publishing renewable energy news since 2002 and has been a Taylor Hopkinson go-to for industry news including what deals have been won and how essential projects are progressing. There’s a twice-a-month premium pdf subscription and the free daily newsletters have options for location-based news (UK, Europe, Americas) and renewables verticals (onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, energy storage, finance, wave & tidal).

Free subscription. Delivered daily.

Reuters Power Up newsletter is for executives, policy makers and decision makers in the global energy industry, with options covering dozens of energy related topics such as renewables, hydro, solar, wind, storage, hydrogen and more. Reuters is the source of truth for much of the world’s impartial news and journalism.

Free subscription. Delivered twice weekly.

Tamarindo promotes decarbonisation and the global energy transition through community, events, and business intelligence for clean tech leaders. This includes three intelligence intelligence briefings delivered as free email newsletters…

A Word About Wind

Delivers news, insights and opportunities surrounding the global wind industry. The Taylor Hopkinson team have long used AWAW to get deep into the financial side of wind energy.

Energy Storage Report

Provides weekly analysis of the technologies, trends and issues in the energy storage space.

Power-to-X

Makes sense of key challenges, issues and developments in the green hydrogen market. Twice monthly.

The Inside Track is the free weekly newsletter from global analytics and data provider, Wood MacKenzie. Each issue covers energy and natural resources includes industry insights, news and analysis designed to drive business performance.

The Inside Track includes Energy Pulse by Ed Crooks, with global coverage and comprehensive content, subscribers can stay ahead in the dynamic world of energy and natural resources.

Free subscription. Published weekly.

Trellis Briefing is a concise, weekday morning email curated for sustainability leaders seeking actionable insights across climate tech, decarbonisation strategies, and corporate sustainability trends. Developed by the team behind GreenBiz, Trellis Briefing highlights real case studies, expert commentary, upcoming webinars and events—all with the goal of equipping professionals to tackle the climate crisis effectively. Join over 50,000 peers in staying informed without the fluff.

Free subscription. Delivered Monday–Thursday.

Part of the Industry Dive family of newsletters, Utility Dive delivers the latest intel to the inboxes of influential industry executives.

In-depth journalism and insight into the most impactful news and trends shaping the electric power sector. The daily email newsletter and website cover topics such as smart grid, energy efficiency, regulation and policy, grid security, distributed generation, storage, renewables, and more.

The free subscription options include…

Daily Dive

Covers Smart grid technology, clean energy, regulations, generation, storage. Delivered Monday to Friday.

Storage Weekly

Covers utility-scale storage, distributed storage, storage technologies, policy and regulations. Delivered weekly.

Renewable Energy weekly

Covers solar PV technology, business models, regulations and policy, distributed solar, utility solar.