Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Tech That’s Polarizing Climate Science
For some, CDR is crucial to staying below 1.5C. Others say it should not even be on the table. Why is it so controversial?
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Carbon Removal Tech Would Use More Energy than All Homes Combined, Shell Finds
It would take more energy than all the world’s houses will consume in 2100 to power a fledgling technology that captures enough carbon dioxide from the air to limit global heating at 1.5°C, according to...
Why Enterprise Data Should be a Top Investment Priority in 2023
Investing in tech has the power to drive growth and competitiveness even in an uncertain market.
Business is the Battery of Society: Reflections On Innovation
Techonomist John Suter shares his key insights from Techonomy 22 and charts a way forward. (Hint: Do not negotiate on climate.)
My Epiphanies at a Climate Innovation Breakfast
As the internet industry implodes, a session helped me realize that a newly-forming climate industry will replace it. Climate tech and climate-conscious companies will become the leading force in business and markets, a new force...
If Innovation Slows, The World Goes
Innovation Must Save the World. That is a key theme we think about constantly as we cap off Techonomy’s year of semi-post-pandemic re-immersion. Climate, innovation, development and equality all must be thought of in parallel.
Solar Sovereignty: The Promise of Native-Led Renewables
“We’re training a workforce of solar warriors,” says the cofounder of Indigenized Energy Initiative.
Is it Ethical to Patent Emerging Climate Tech?
The U.S. is fast-tracking patent applications for climate tech. Is this a good move?