Data centers now attract more investment than finding new oil supplies
In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.
Climate
UN climate talks are getting weird
One of the most consequential rounds of global climate negotiations has kicked off in Belém, Brazil. Leaders from nearly every country in the world – but notably, not the US – are gathering to try to ramp up action on climate change during a time of tremendous transformation when it comes to both energy systems […]
Consolidation begins to hit the carbon credit market
Carbon Direct is buying Pachama as the voluntary carbon markets enter a period of uncertainty.
How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots
Instead of building seawalls or dikes, Terranova has developed a new way to raise cities to protect them from sea level rise.
Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund
With fusion advances showing real promise, Lowercarbon Capital plans to double down.
Google to buy carbon credits from massive Amazonian reforestation project
The deal is the first selected by the Symbiosis Coalition, an advance market commitment founded to seed the market for nature-based carbon removal.
How deep-sea mining could threaten a vital ocean food source
The race to mine battery minerals from the ocean floor would create a new stream of waste that could rob sea life of a critical food source, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications. That could have far-reaching effects across the ocean, potentially reaching larger fish like tuna that people depend […]
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
Google has a ‘moonshot’ plan for AI data centers in space
Google has dreamed up a potential new way to get around resource constraints for energy-hungry AI data centers on Earth — launching its AI chips into space on solar-powered satellites. It’s a ‘moonshot’ research project Google announced today called Project Suncatcher. If it can ever get off the ground, the project would essentially create space-based […]
Altman and Nadella need more power for AI, but they’re not sure how much
The CEOs of OpenAI and Microsoft are betting that AI will continue to consume more electricity, but they’re not sure how much. That could leave some investors holding the bag.