The European Commission is aiming to launch a €40 billion Just Transition Fund, to help launch a green economic recovery to Covid-19. All member states agreed last week that the new fund should exclude nuclear and fossil fuels projects, including natural gas projects – a position also shared by the EU Commission – but under current proposals for finance rules it is likely that some gas projects could find loopholes to receive just transition funding. The full assembly will vote in September on whether or not to approve the rules. A Japanese start-up, spawned from former Nissan employees, claims that it can make “all-polymer batteries” that can cut manufacturing costs by 90%. APB Corp received backing from a group of…