Clean energy
Pepsi and Mars want to squeeze carbon out of their supply chains
Long-overlooked supply chain emissions are getting new focus from the brands that depend on them.
By Julian Spector .
Clean energy
Transmission
Startup nabs $60M for high-tech cables to help speed clean energy rollout
The grid needs much more capacity to bring clean energy online. TS Conductor’s tech could help — and federal and state policies are pushing utilities to adopt it.
By Jeff St. John .
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Climate crisis
How Canary Media will sustain and expand its reporting on the clean energy transition
We plan to deliver the journalism the world needs to combat climate change.By Nicholas Rinaldi .
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Climate crisis
IEA: Post-Covid carbon emissions on the rise
A reminder that carbon emissions must be decoupled from economic growth to yield persistent climate improvements.By Jeff St. John .
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Wind
Renewable energy in the time of floods, droughts and hurricanes
Renewable energy plants are built to last decades. How will climate change alter the weather patterns they're designed for in the years to come?By Jason Deign .
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Batteries
How do lithium-ion batteries actually work?
It's still battery week, and it's finally time to get anodes and cathodes straight.By David Roberts .
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Solar
Expanding solar access in Africa through artificial intelligence
It's hard to measure risk for solar investing in sub-Saharan Africa. Nithio has raised $30M to change that.By Jason Deign .
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Climate justice
California targets low-income communities for grid flexibility tools and rewards
OhmConnect will use a $3 million state grant to reach out to disadvantaged communities for help in solving the state’s peak grid challenges.By Jean Haggerty .
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Clean energy
US now ‘halfway to zero’ on electricity-sector carbon emissions
An LBNL report highlights the technology and economic changes that broke through pessimistic forecasts — and the challenges of cutting the rest of the power sector’s carbon footprint.By Jeff St. John .
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Carbon-free buildings
Pandemic raises the profile of decarbonization — and clean air — tech for buildings
As office buildings start to reopen around the world, they must balance increased energy efficiency with indoor air quality.By Ingrid Lobet .
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Corporate procurement
Corporate net-zero climate goals: 2030 game-changers or 2050 greenwash?
The world has about two business cycles to alter investment decisions that will make or break the battle against climate change.By Justin Guay .
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