Amazon and Google pre-purchase nuclear energy to kickstart ‘small modular reactors’
Big Tech is going all-in on nuclear power. This week, Amazon inked new agreements to build small-scale nuclear reactors known as SMRs to …
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Private equity, like banks, pours money into fossil fuel companies
It’s not just global banks doubling down on carbon-emitting fuels. Private equity, an opaque corner of the financial industry that oversees more than …
How the shipping industry can set sail toward a low-carbon future
Each year, the shipping industry is responsible for roughly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. While the industry has been making strides toward …
Rather than only punishing emissions, why not reward solutions and systems-level climate impact?
A new Harvard Business Review paper argues that assessment of a company’s progress toward combating climate change should include a “sphere of influence” lens that measures its “societal-level climate solutions.”
German alt-protein startup Formo lands $61 million for animal-free cheese
Germany alternative-protein startup Formo lands $61 million, launches animal-free cheese in more than 2,000 stores.
Low-carbon cement and solar-powered steam startups tackle decarbonization with new funding
Heavy industry, such as steel, aluminum, cement and chemical manufacturing, makes up a quarter of US emissions, and 20% of global emissions. Those industrial processes, which rely on high heat generated by fossil fuels, are notoriously difficult to decarbonize. But clean tech startups Cambridge Electrical Cement and GlassPoint are making headway.