Climate Tech

Coverage of the ecosystem creating technologies and products that are explicitly focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions or addressing the impacts of global warming

A ven diagram. One circle shows a satellite picture of a mountain range and ocean, the other shows what appears to be a bubble.

Better Get to Livin’ CO2-free, thanks to startup Twelve

September 14, 2022

by Leah Garden

Twelve, a California-based startup, is turning water and carbon dioxide into critical chemicals once dependent upon fossil fuels.

Dolly told us to sing in the sunshine, and Sunfolding listened

September 7, 2022

by Leah Garden

In Part 2 of the WWDPD series, we take a deeper look at how California-based Sunfolding is changing the solar panel game.
Is it ethical to patent emerging climate tech?

August 31, 2022

by Leah Garden

The U.S. is fast-tracking patent applications for climate tech. Is this a good move?
Living Carbon: The startup setting down roots from 9 to 5

August 24, 2022

by Leah Garden

Dolly Parton provides a voice for the masses. This monthlong series will provide a platform for individuals making a difference.
The debate over geoengineering is intensifying

March 15, 2023

by Matt Orsagh

Is geoengineering the answer to climate change, just part of the answer or dangerous science?
A deceptively simple technology for carbon removal

March 13, 2023

by Jesse Klein

How a hole in the ground became an engineered solution to climate change
Sponsored

Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what we can do about it

March 9, 2023

by Michael Levine & Aliya Rubinstein & Kyle Blakely

Sponsored: Under Armour and The Nature Conservancy in California discuss why companies must come together to address the growing microplastics problem.