This year’s UN climate talks avoided fossil fuels, again
If we didn’t have pictures and videos, I almost wouldn’t believe the imagery that came out of this year’s UN
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The Spark
Three things to know about the future of electricity
One of the dominant storylines I’ve been following through 2025 is electricity—where and how demand is going up, how much
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Google is still aiming for its “moonshot” 2030 energy goals
Last week, we hosted EmTech MIT, MIT Technology Review’s annual flagship conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over the course of three
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Stop worrying about your AI footprint. Look at the big picture instead.
Picture it: I’m minding my business at a party, parked by the snack table (of course). A friend of a
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Four thoughts from Bill Gates on climate tech
Bill Gates doesn’t shy away or pretend modesty when it comes to his stature in the climate world today. “Well,
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What a massive thermal battery means for energy storage
Rondo Energy just turned what it says is the world’s largest thermal battery, an energy storage system that can take
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The problem with Big Tech’s favorite carbon removal tech
Sucking carbon pollution out of the atmosphere is becoming a big business—companies are paying top dollar for technologies that can
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3 takeaways about climate tech right now
On Monday, we published our 2025 edition of Climate Tech Companies to Watch. This marks the third time we’ve put
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EV tax credits are dead in the US. Now what?
On Wednesday, federal EV tax credits in the US officially came to an end. Those credits, expanded and extended in
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