"But today’s niche solutions could very well be tomorrow’s mainstream fashion. July was the hottest month ever recorded. Over time, entrepreneurs like Russell expect adoption of cooling clothes to spread from outdoor laborers to almost everyone."
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Artificial Intelligence Steps In to Lower Carbon Footprint of Buildings
"JLL, which manages billions of square feet of commercial real estate around the world, has been making a string of investments to bring AI systems to companies looking to cut their emissions. The business case: Eco-friendly buildings charge higher rents and are on the market for less time. JLL says it expects 56% of organizations to pay a premium for sustainable spaces by 2025."
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There’s a Better Way to Fight Wildfires, Indigenous Groups Say
"As it gets late in the afternoon, the winds will start to die right down. Then we’ll start coming in and doing all of our night burns so we can get more control of that fire and make it do exactly what we want. If you come into one of our burns, what we call cold burns, you can literally walk along with the fire, touch the soil. Green grasses are still there."
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Chemical fertilizer is a climate disaster. Can high-tech biology fix it?
"There’s an old joke that a farmer’s top three priorities are yield, yield and yield. Some scientists remain skeptical that Pivot’s biological solutions can replace chemical solutions on a grand scale without hurting yields. But so far, most of Pivot’s customers are coming back for more, which suggests they’re seeing financial benefits. Those benefits could increase if more countries crack down on nitrous oxide, as the Dutch government did in January. And the economics could become even more favorable as fledgling carbon markets begin to reward farmers for reducing emissions from fertilizer use."
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Georgia May Soon Be Home to a Hydrogen Highway
With investments in a hydrogen highway, Georgia may be paving the way forward for widespread hydrogen implementation in the transportation sector.
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New Sustainable Solution for Recycling Epoxy-Based Turbine Blades
The new sustainable solution for recycling epoxy turbine blades exemplifies the work of the private sector in developing innovative solutions to address energy and environmental challenges.
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The Race to Develop the Next Generation of Aviation Fuel
As one of the most popular and safest forms of global transportation, aviation is essential to powering modern life. Air travel helps move goods around the world and empowers people to explore the world. With respect to other forms of transportation, aviation has a relatively small contribution to the world’s climate footprint —accounting for around...
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Ebb Carbon wants to pull CO2 from the sky with electricity and seawater
"The technology builds on years of research led by Matt Eisaman, the company’s CTO and co-founder, who recently joined Yale University’s Center for Natural Carbon Capture as a faculty member. Eisaman first met Tarbell, a former SolarCity executive, several years ago when both were working with Alphabet’s innovation arm, X."
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German Brewery Invents World’s First Powdered Lager
This DIY beverage can massively help slash the climate costs of your pint.
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Hydrogen Production, SMRs Touted for Virginia Data Center Hub
"The companies said they plan to use the thermal energy generated by the SMRs to support the electrolysis of water into clean hydrogen, which could be used to fuel backup generators that would support the site. Hydrogen, which can be burned in engines that also run on natural gas, is being tested as an alternative to diesel fuel in backup generators. The fuel also could support other projects in Virginia using hydrogen fuel."