Causescommons.wikimedia.org Cement is responsible for 8% of global emissions, but there's a fix A new startup, backed by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is producing the ubiquitous building material in a way that doesn’t release huge amounts of CO2.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Has the carbontech revolution begun? Science can now pull carbon out of the air. For that to make a difference, though, businesses need to find profitable places to put it.
Newsletter qz.com Breakthrough Energy Ventures has made its first two investments in energy-storage startups Energy storage can overcome the biggest limitation of modern renewable power, providing power when the sun doesn't shine and wind doesn't blow.
Politics observer.com Bill Gates pledges $300M to help farmers adapt to climate change President Donald Trump wants the nation to retreat from climate change issues—and American philanthropists are not on board.
