Per Architectural Record, many colleges were traditionally heated by steam heat from fossil fuels. To reach climate goals, a growing number of schools are moving toward district energy systems based on geo-exchange (GEX)…
Per WSJ, scientists are exploring new methods to cool the planet since global efforts to address climate change are flagging and time is perceived to be running out. These approaches were once considered…
Per MIT Technology Review, China dominates the market for rare earth elements (REE), but the U.S. is racing to catch up. Reducing fossil fuels and adopting lower carbon technologies are the best options…
UNCTAD, the UN’s trade and development body, has significant concerns over growing disruptions to global trade. It says that recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea, along with geopolitical tensions affecting shipping…
Per MIT Technology Review, Twelve is a company to watch. They are commercializing a process to break down/reform CO2 into nearly any chemical now produced by fossil fuels. The company is producing sustainable…
Per WSJ, California and the European Union (EU) are both poised to approve rules requiring companies that do business there to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Note: the CA bill was signed…
Per CNBC, Regent, a startup developing electric seagliders to transport people/cargo, has raised $60 Million and partnered with Japan Airlines to bring the company’s flying electric ferries to the waterways of Japan. Regent…
Per WSJ, many companies have promised to produce large amounts of green hydrogen, but none have succeeded. Electric Hydrogen (EH) is the industry’s first unicorn, recently raising $380 Million from BP, United Airlines,…
Per MIT Technology Review, H2 Green Steel (HGS) is a 2023 climate tech company to watch. HGS is building a large steel plant in northern Sweden that will rely on green hydrogen to…
Per WSJ, rising demand for housing is at odds with efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions as the building blocks for construction, concrete and cement, are both extremely polluting. About 7% of carbon emissions…