Cement production emits roughly the same amount of carbon dioxide as all of the cars in the world combined. Massachusetts startup Sublime Systems found a way to make it without its largest source of emissions. The Massachusetts startup Sublime Systems developed a new cement production system that requires no fossil fuels and eliminates the use
World’s largest artificial intelligence data centers bring Boxtown massive air pollution, water use and energy demand What’s up with the Billionaire Boys and their ever-bigger projects? Jeff Bezos’ “Koru” is the world’s largest sailing yacht (417 feet). President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom (90,000 square feet) is almost twice the size of the White House itself.
Governments that once led on climate and sustainability are recalibrating toward national security, trade and technological leadership amid growing geopolitical fragmentation. Policy consensus has fractured and public commitments are wavering. Yet capital hasn’t slowed. Markets are moving on their own momentum — rewarding commercially viable transition technologies and repricing physical climate risk as extreme weather
As many countries are backtracking on climate commitments, women’s leadership is more crucial than ever In her just-published memoir, Run Like a Girl, Catherine McKenna doesn’t flinch from describing the hard times she endured as Canada’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change in the Trudeau government. From sexism (slurred as “Climate Barbie” by Conservative opponents)
The global economy is undergoing a rapid transition to low carbon technologies, with annual investment in the energy transition passing $2 trillion in 2024. Lithium, the critical mineral powering electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, sits at the heart of this transformation. But there’s a problem investors are only beginning to understand: 54% of energy
The world’s economic system has taken nature for granted and now we’re paying the price. That’s the premise of Partha Dasgupta’s latest book, On Natural Capital: The Value of the World Around Us. Dasgupta, an economist at the University of Cambridge and author of a 2021 review of biodiversity economics for the UK government, is very concerned
The world is short on power ― and time. Global electricity demand jumped 4.3 % in 2024, nearly double the past-decade average, and is projected to increase at 4% annually through 2027. From AI clusters in Virginia to air-conditioner peaks in India, grids are groaning worldwide. Governments now face a dual imperative: keep bills affordable
Wind turbines altered to function underwater have now set industry records for generating nonstop power. The AR1500 tidal energy turbine. Source: Lockheed Martin “A very significant milestone.” That’s how Rémi Gruet, CEO Ocean Energy Europe, describes the latest news about the MeyGen project to generate electricity from oceanic tides. For over six years, four modified wind turbines,
Key Takeaways • Urgent grid modernization needed: Decades-old infrastructure is under strain from AI, EVs and rising demand—risking a potential significant outage. • Capital expenditure cycle has kicked off: Utilities boosted their capital expenditures by 12.6% in 2024 – with an 8% increase projected for this year. • Investment opportunities span multiple industries: Our portfolios
When Joel Makower and I cofounded Clean Edge back in 2000, we had a very clear sense that a host of emerging clean technologies – spanning renewables, the grid, transportation, and more – would experience learning curves and growth trajectories more akin to the internet and computers than to extractive energy sectors such as oil
