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Net-zero is next-level greenwashing without supply chain emissions
Daniel Levi Posted On May 18, 2022


The case is crystal clear. Corporate action on carbon removal is an essential response to climate change. Without business buy-in, there’s fundamentally no chance of reaching the Paris Agreement objectives or the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. That’s why carbon removal […]


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This Finnish tech startup wants to revolutionize the travel industry and make it more sustainable
Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022


The transportation sector generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, according to data from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2020 alone, 27% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions came from the transportation sector. […]


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How can manufacturing become more sustainable?
Daniel Levi Posted On April 12, 2022


~ How do edge analytics enable manufacturers to meet sustainability goals? ~ In the wake of the landmark climate event, COP26, manufacturers are striving to align their activities with the global net-zero targets. But the sector has a long way […]


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Alcoa receives $7.7 million in funding to pilot carbon-reduction technology to support its Refinery of the Future initiative
Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022


Alcoa, a global company known for the production of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina, today announced it has received $7.7 million in funding from the Australian government to conduct pilot trials on a new carbon reduction technology that supports […]


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Elon Musk hosts ‘Cyber Rodeo’ party to celebrate the grand opening of Tesla’s new global HQ in Austin Texas
Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2022


In October 2021, Tesla officially moved its headquarters from Palo Alto, California to Austin, Texas. As we reported a year earlier, Musk expressed dissatisfaction with California due to the state’s lockdown rules and poor handling of the stay-at-home order. Musk later filed […]


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Tesla, Jack Dorsey’s Block, and Blockstream team up to mine Bitcoin off Tesla’s 3.8-megawatt solar power plant in Texas
Daniel Levi Posted On April 8, 2022


As you may recall, late last year we reported about a secret mega-battery project Tesla was building in the State of Texas. Tesla was secretly working on a previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to the Texas ailing electric grid. […]


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Renewable energy fails to solve Europe’s energy crisis as Germany prepares its citizens for gas rationing and France asks consumers to use less electricity
Daniel Levi Posted On April 6, 2022


For over five decades, environmentalists have promoted renewable energy sources like solar and wind farms as some of the most sustainable ways to save the planet from the impending doom of climate change. In 2019, The United Nations said that […]


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Foundation for Climate Restoration launches solution series to explore carbon dioxide removal methods for restoration of climate
Nickie Louise Posted On April 5, 2022


The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. We can see the impacts of climate change all around us. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, […]


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EV tech startup Faraday Future is under SEC investigation for making inaccurate statements to its investors
Nickie Louise Posted On March 31, 2022


In January 2021, we wrote about electric-vehicle (EV) tech startup Faraday Future after it announced its plans to go public via SPAC. A few months later, Faraday Future went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and private investment […]


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EU sets a date to end its reliance on Russian energy; currently gets 40% of its gas from Russia
Nickie Louise Posted On March 28, 2022


The European Union (EU) currently gets about 40% of all its energy from Russia, including 41.1% of its gas supply, according to data from FactSet. However, in the light of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the EU pledged in […]


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These Chinese EV tech startups are disrupting the electric vehicle market with swappable car batteries
Daniel Levi Posted On March 25, 2022


One of the reasons for the slow adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is cost. According to a recent survey, 37 percent of people say the most common reason for not buying an electric vehicle was a lack of fast charging points […]


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German energy tech startup Marvel Fusion aims to generate unlimited zero-emission electricity using quantum-enhanced clean fusion energy
Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2022


In a race to zero emissions, researchers and governments around the world have been trying to solve the challenges of nuclear fusion for more than half a century. Nuclear fusion is a nuclear process where energy is produced by smashing together light […]


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Microsoft and Jeff Bezos invest in this energy tech startup that is greening American cities by retrofitting old buildings with ‘green’ energy
Nickie Louise Posted On March 15, 2022


When Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon’s CEO in July 2021, he promised to spend the rest of his time on passion projects like his space company Blue Origin, philanthropic efforts, and other projects that will make the world a better […]


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Tesla raises prices for the second time in less than a week; Cheapest model is now $46,990
Nickie Louise Posted On March 15, 2022


Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on Twitter that his electric carmaker and rocket company SpaceX are facing heavy inflationary pressure in raw materials and logistics. In a tweet on Monday, Musk said, “Tesla & SpaceX are seeing […]


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Alternatives to lithium-based batteries to play a key role for stationary storage, IDTechEx says
Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022


The mass adoption of electric vehicles has accelerated in recent years. Thanks to Tesla, more and more people are now embracing electric cars as the world moves away from internal combustion engine cars to combat global warming. Today, most electric […]


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Dutch AgriTech startup Future Crops raises new funding led by Tencent for its indoor vertical farm to sustain growing population with high-yield crops
Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022


In 2021, the total world population was estimated to be around 7.88 billion people. With billions of people to feed, the demand for food is also rising. Additionally, there are also challenges of land and water to contend with. The world needs to […]


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US ban on Russian energy excludes imported Russian uranium; 46% of the uranium used by the US’ 56 operational nuclear power plants comes from Russia
Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022


With much fanfare, President Biden Tuesday signed an executive order banning the import of Russian energy supplies including oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal. However, what’s unknown to millions of Americans is that US imports of Russian uranium won’t be […]


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The U.S. to ban Russian oil imports, which only accounts for 1.3% of Russia’s total oil exports
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


As war rages on between Russia and Ukraine, the United States and its allies imposed economic sanctions on Russia. It was the most stringent sanctions ever imposed on any country since the US sanctioned Iran in November 1979 after Americans […]


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US-French space tech startup Interstellar Lab raises $5M to build closed-loop sustainable living systems on Earth and in space
Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2022


Interstellar Lab, a Los Angeles and Paris-based tech startup that is developing controlled-environment pods for crop cultivation on Earth and life-support in Space, has raised $5 million in a seed round with investment from Urania Ventures, Auxxo, 7percent Ventures, Seldor Capital, […]


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Quaise Energy, a geothermal energy startup spinoff out of MIT, is planning a sci-fi style WAVE ‘drill’ that will penetrate 12.4 miles into the Earth’s crust and help release unlimited clean energy
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2022


Back in 2020, we wrote about Kola Superdeep Borehole, the world’s deepest manmade hole ever dug. Located in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, the remote region of the Russian Arctic, the Kola hole reaches approximately 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) below the Earth’s surface and yet still only reaches […]


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