What Does ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Actually Mean?
A growing number of countries and companies have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. But there’s a catch–they still plan to keep emitting greenhouse gases.
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UN Experts Demand Crackdown on Greenwashing of Net Zero Pledges
High level group releases report at Cop27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners’.
Sustainability Software Takes the Spotlight
New tools help leaders preserve the planet—and increase profit.
Global Push for Hydrogen Sidesteps Knowledge Gaps on Climate Impacts
Recent studies reveal the considerable global warming potential of a fuel that many fossils see as their industry’s best hope for a second life.
Innovation For the Planet: How GE Tech Helps Address Climate Change
To celebrate Earth Day, GE created an interactive map showing 60 global projects that help reduce carbon emissions and use hydrogen fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, small modular nuclear reactors, wind turbines with superconducting generators,...
Meet the Recycling Start-up Hustling to Keep EV Batteries Out of Landfills
Just four years after launching a pilot plant in Canada, Li-Cycle has raised US$500 million from high profile investors to build out EV battery recycling plants and hubs across the U.S.
How a little-discussed revision of climate science could help avert doom
We can reduce global temperatures faster than we once thought — if we act now.
Glasgow Dispatch: Startup Funding Encourages Sustainability
While the U.S. is awash in venture capital and has an abundance of startup competitions, in many corners of the world such investment money is scarce. The lesson for people who believe innovation can help...
COP26: Let’s Pivot to Save the Planet
Policy changes and society-wide investments are critical to address climate change, but we can’t depend only on nations. Community and grassroots initiatives are urgently required. The first of a COP26 series exploring some already underway.
