climate technology
‘Magical’ tech innovations a distraction from real solutions, climate experts warn
Overemphasis on innovation and carbon removal risks distracting from main goal of stopping use of fossil fuels, say scientists.
US announces new tech partnership with Israel to study AI, address climate change
President Biden announced a new technological partnership with Israel focused on addressing climate change, studying artificial intelligence and countering the COVID-19 pandemic.
To fight climate change, first you need to measure it
From devastating wildfires to polar bears clinging to melting ice floes, there’s no shortage of shocking images to illustrate the need for action on climate change. But collecting reliable data to track the rate of change—and help determine how to tackle it—is much less straightforward.
DOE lab unveils technology to slash CCS costs
Big Tech versus climate change
A growing share of Americans are concerned about the environment, and the big U.S. tech companies would seem to be in a position to lead the way on fighting climate change.
How to explain climate change? With comic books.
The world is giving up on climate change
Given the consistent global refusal to cut back on energy usage and the fact that building out current technology (mostly wind and solar) will only get us halfway to zero carbon, our only hope lies in better technology.