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Agriculture
fromEarth911
2 days ago

Biochar Was a Billion-Ton Dream, the Reality Is More Complicated

Biochar can store carbon and improve soil health, but recent analysis warns against overhyping its potential.
#ai
fromTechCrunch
19 hours ago
Artificial intelligence

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong? | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 days ago

Why Entrepreneurs Can't Ignore AI's Growing Energy Demands

AI's rapid growth is significantly increasing global electricity demand, reshaping energy as a strategic business asset for entrepreneurs.
fromFast Company
1 day ago
Environment

Critical minerals are required to power AI data center demand

AI is driving unprecedented demand for energy storage solutions, particularly batteries, to support data centers and ensure grid stability.
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago
Environment

Getting started with measuring AI's carbon footprint | Computer Weekly

AI computing power requirements are significantly higher than non-AI software, leading to increased demand for energy and cooling solutions.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
19 hours ago

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong? | TechCrunch

The tech industry is heavily investing in natural gas power plants to support the growing demand for AI-related energy needs.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 days ago

Why Entrepreneurs Can't Ignore AI's Growing Energy Demands

AI's rapid growth is significantly increasing global electricity demand, reshaping energy as a strategic business asset for entrepreneurs.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 day ago

Critical minerals are required to power AI data center demand

AI is driving unprecedented demand for energy storage solutions, particularly batteries, to support data centers and ensure grid stability.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

Getting started with measuring AI's carbon footprint | Computer Weekly

AI computing power requirements are significantly higher than non-AI software, leading to increased demand for energy and cooling solutions.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Google teams up with gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals

Google partners with Crusoe Energy for a natural gas power plant to supply energy for its Texas datacenter, marking a shift from its carbon-neutral goals.
Tech industry
fromWIRED
1 day ago

A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant

A pragmatic 'all-of-the-above' strategy is essential for energy, with gas as a critical bridge while investing in renewables.
#data-centers
fromFuturism
3 days ago
OMG science

Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests

Data science
fromThe Walrus
2 days ago

Data Centres Are on Track to Wreck the Planet. Can We Stop Them? | The Walrus

Hyperscaled data centers consume massive power and water, raising concerns about their environmental impact.
OMG science
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests

Data centers are creating heat islands, raising land temperatures by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit and affecting over 340 million people.
Tech industry
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

The latest in data centers, AI, and energy

Massive data centers are essential for AI development but raise concerns about their environmental and community impact.
Environment
fromFortune
1 week ago

Data centers aren't breaking the grid. A broken grid is | Fortune

A new Senate bill misidentifies data centers as the problem, while the real issue lies in an outdated and underbuilt electrical grid.
Environment
fromTechRepublic
1 week ago

AI Data Centers Face Water Backlash - Can Air Solve the Crisis?

Data centers face community pushback over water consumption, prompting solutions like atmospheric water harvesting to provide sustainable water sources.
#climate-change
fromEarth911
3 days ago
Environment

Classic Sustainability In Your Ear: Coastal Flooding in 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick

OMG science
fromState of the Planet
3 days ago

A Complicated Future for a Methane-Cleansing Molecule

Warming may slightly increase hydroxyl radicals, enhancing methane breakdown, but rising plant emissions complicate the overall effect.
Environment
fromEarth911
3 days ago

Classic Sustainability In Your Ear: Coastal Flooding in 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick

Coastal flooding due to climate change could increase by two feet in the next century without immediate radical action to reduce emissions.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
4 weeks ago

Letters: Global warming isn't a hoax; it's a scientific consensus

Scientific consensus from 97-99% of climate scientists confirms Earth is warming due to human activity, primarily fossil fuel burning, with measurable impacts on climate systems.
#middle-east-conflict
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

What can nations do to make up for the ongoing energy shortfall?

The Middle East conflict has disrupted 20% of the world's fuel supply, prompting countries to seek alternative energy sources.
European startups
fromTNW | Deep-Tech
4 days ago

RepAir Carbon opens a Luxembourg office

RepAir Carbon's technology captures CO₂ using 70% less energy and is expanding into Europe's decarbonisation market with partnerships and a new office in Luxembourg.
#energy-crisis
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

In Europe, lobbyists are using soaring fuel prices to make the case for more dirty energy

Europe is better prepared for the energy crisis but faces challenges from high fuel prices and opposition to renewable energy policies.
fromIrish Independent
5 days ago
Europe news

Government may soon ask public to conserve energy in response to fuel crisis

Ireland will not implement pandemic-style travel restrictions despite the deepening energy crisis from the US-Israeli invasion of Iran.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

In Europe, lobbyists are using soaring fuel prices to make the case for more dirty energy

Europe is better prepared for the energy crisis but faces challenges from high fuel prices and opposition to renewable energy policies.
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
5 days ago

Government may soon ask public to conserve energy in response to fuel crisis

Ireland will not implement pandemic-style travel restrictions despite the deepening energy crisis from the US-Israeli invasion of Iran.
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Toyota's still trying to make hydrogen fuel cells happen

"We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to soon be joining Daimler Truck and Volvo Group as partners in building a hydrogen society," Toyota President and CEO Koji Sato said. "cellcentric which possess deep expertise in commercial fields together with Toyota's over 30 years of fuel-cell development in the passenger car sector, can combine their strengths to deliver one of the world-leading fuel cell systems for heavy commercial vehicles."
Cars
SF politics
fromFortune
4 days ago

Hyperscalers often lack the "aptitude" on power as the political push picks up to expedite grid connections and pipelines | Fortune

Federal efforts to expedite power grid interconnections face challenges due to hyperscalers' communication issues and lack of understanding of processes.
#renewable-energy
US Elections
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Clean Energy Industry Launching Campaign of Vengeance

The renewable energy sector faces significant challenges due to policy changes and political opposition during Trump's presidency.
Environment
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Renewables dominate 2025's newly installed generating capacity

Renewable energy capacity grew by 700 GW last year, accounting for 86% of global generating capacity growth.
Environment
fromTheregister
2 days ago

Renewables hit 49.4% of global electricity capacity in 2025

Renewable energy reached nearly half of global electricity capacity in 2025, but commitments to renewable energy are still not on track.
Environment
fromEarth911
5 days ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: Schneider Electric's Steve Wilhite Maps the Renewable Energy Transition

The global energy system is shifting to distributed renewables and digital optimization, with a significant gap between corporate sustainability ambitions and delivery capabilities.
US Elections
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Clean Energy Industry Launching Campaign of Vengeance

The renewable energy sector faces significant challenges due to policy changes and political opposition during Trump's presidency.
Environment
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Renewables dominate 2025's newly installed generating capacity

Renewable energy capacity grew by 700 GW last year, accounting for 86% of global generating capacity growth.
Environment
fromTheregister
2 days ago

Renewables hit 49.4% of global electricity capacity in 2025

Renewable energy reached nearly half of global electricity capacity in 2025, but commitments to renewable energy are still not on track.
Environment
fromEarth911
5 days ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: Schneider Electric's Steve Wilhite Maps the Renewable Energy Transition

The global energy system is shifting to distributed renewables and digital optimization, with a significant gap between corporate sustainability ambitions and delivery capabilities.
Brooklyn
fromtherealdeal.com
6 days ago

New real estate investment under attack: battery storage

Battery storage projects face regulatory challenges and community skepticism despite extensive oversight and safety measures in New York City.
fromKqed
1 week ago

Bay Area Brewery Pulls CO2 From the Air to Keep Beer Flowing | KQED

"It's actually critical that if you want technologies which can replace what we have, whether this is air capture or something else, that you get affordable."
Beer
Non-profit organizations
fromNature
1 week ago

'Continuity over novelty': why environmental science needs to rethink its focus

The closure of forest-service research offices threatens long-term ecological research and institutional memory in the US.
Gadgets
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Panasonic's already sold future datacenter battery output

Panasonic plans to triple lithium-ion battery production to meet rising demand driven by AI, aiming for significant market share and sales growth by 2029.
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
3 days ago

Metafuels wins 1.92M Dutch grant to advance its Rotterdam e-SAF plant

Metafuels' aerobrew technology converts renewable methanol into drop-in jet fuel, delivering up to 90% lower lifecycle emissions than conventional kerosene, with no modifications needed for existing aircraft.
European startups
Agriculture
fromModern Farmer
5 days ago

5 Ways Interseeding Can Change the Farming Landscape

Interseeding enhances crop output and sustainability by allowing multiple crops to grow simultaneously, benefiting both large and small farms.
Environment
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

NPR wants your big question about reducing your climate impact and saving money

Rising utility bills and oil prices are influenced by geopolitical factors and climate change, prompting inquiries about spending decisions that can reduce emissions and save money.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 day ago

California just hit an inflection point for batteries

California's battery storage reached 12.3 gigawatts, providing 43% of grid demand, significantly reducing reliance on fossil fuels and lowering energy costs.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Exclusive: H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startup's tech | TechCrunch

Rubi uses enzyme-based technology to produce cellulose from captured carbon dioxide, offering a sustainable alternative to tree-based textile materials.
OMG science
fromWIRED
1 week ago

One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power

Electric power generation primarily relies on the interaction between magnets and coils, with various methods to induce motion.
#white-hydrogen
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

White hydrogen: The search for a new clean, abundant energy

Natural white hydrogen found underground in Bavaria could become a major renewable energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen that currently relies on fossil fuels.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

White hydrogen: The search for a new clean, abundant energy

Natural white hydrogen found underground in Bavaria could become a major renewable energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen that currently relies on fossil fuels.
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
2 weeks ago

The Climate Crisis

At a young age, I learned quickly how oil wealth and power could burn the land while people struggled. I saw heat rise off the streets, the Nile strained, and the air thickened with injustice. In my teenage years, through Aotearoa, being on the edge of the Pacific, I felt the ocean breathing heavy, swallowing the shores of islands that have done the least to cause this harm.
Photography
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Europe's staggering' clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines

Europe must accelerate electrification to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and manage rising energy costs amid the global oil crisis.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoQ
1 week ago

Green IT: How to Reduce the Impact of AI on the Environment

AI's energy consumption and hardware churn pose significant challenges for green IT, necessitating sustainable design and transparency in usage costs.
Agriculture
fromEarth911
2 weeks ago

Convenience Comes at the Environment's Expense

Fast delivery convenience carries significant environmental costs through packaging waste, carbon emissions, and resource consumption, but individual yard management choices can meaningfully reduce environmental impact at a local scale.
#ai-infrastructure
fromFortune
2 days ago
Environment

Data centers are so hot, their 'heat island' effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds | Fortune

Environment
fromFortune
2 days ago

Data centers are so hot, their 'heat island' effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds | Fortune

AI infrastructure is creating a 'data heat island effect' that raises local temperatures and impacts millions of people.
Environment
fromTheregister
3 days ago

AI datacenters create heat islands around them, paper finds

Datacenters significantly raise surrounding temperatures, impacting communities up to 10 km away, with average increases between 1.5°C and 2.4°C.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

The real economic impact of clean energy

At a meeting at the Paris headquarters of the intergovernmental body dedicated to global energy security, Wright referred to the "destructive illusion" of the IEA's commitment to massively reducing greenhouse gas emissions sourced from fossil fuels. The US, one of 45 member and associate countries of the IEA that represent 75% of the world's energy demand, is threatening to withdraw from the body if it does not quit its energy transition goals in the next year.
Miscellaneous
Canada news
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

Propelling the biofuel industry forward should be the plan. Why are we so behind?

Canada's biofuel industry requires bipartisan political support, farmer engagement, and coordinated stakeholder action to realize its potential amid global market changes.
Artificial intelligence
fromEarth911
3 weeks ago

Your AI Carbon Footprint: What Every Query Really Costs

AI chatbot queries consume significant electricity and water resources globally, producing carbon emissions, yet major providers lack transparent, verifiable per-query energy and emissions data.
Environment
fromFortune
5 days ago

Big tech was embracing clean energy and turning a corner on climate change. Then AI data centers arrived | Fortune

Tech companies are struggling to meet climate goals due to rising emissions and increased energy demands from data centers.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Guest Idea: What Really Happens After You Drop Off Recycling?

Recycling involves a complex journey from collection to sorting, influenced by local policies, technology, and consumer demand.
Science
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Boffins discover cheap, effective carbon capture material

A TBN–benzyl alcohol liquid compound captures CO₂ from ambient air efficiently, releases it at low temperature, is reusable, and allows easy recycling.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Why IT leaders need to consider AI's energy footprint | Computer Weekly

We are making sure that we have renewable energy powering all of our datacentre footprint. We have 100% renewable power today that is powering all of Azure, and we're very proud to build that base and essentially stimulate renewable energy around the world and in the UK.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This venture capital firm believes investing in climate is 'Obvious'-and just raised another $360 million to prove it

When Obvious Ventures launched 12 years ago with a focus on "world positive" companies, the idea was a contrarian bet: that startups tackling climate, health, and economic resilience could deliver big returns, not just feel-good impact. Founded by Twitter cofounder Ev Williams and others, the firm backed companies like Beyond Meat, the AI drug discovery company Recursion Pharmaceuticals, and Diamond Foundry, which makes sustainable lab-grown diamonds.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology | TechCrunch

Ammonia might be the world's most under appreciated chemical. Without it, crops would go unfertilized and billions of people would starve. Humans started making ammonia in large amounts just over a century ago, and since then the process used to make it, known as Haber-Bosch, hasn't changed much. A new startup, Ammobia, says that it has tweaked the Haber-Bosch process to lower the cost by up to 40%.
Science
Environment
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Scientists pump tonnes of chemicals into ocean to stop global warming

Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement uses alkaline chemicals to increase ocean pH and boost CO2 absorption, but ecological impacts on marine life remain poorly understood.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a plan to fix that

An agent-based global economic super-simulator could forecast crises and guide policy, with a ~$100m build cost and massive potential ROI from crisis prevention.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

Letters: Global warming isn't a hoax; it's a scientific consensus

Scientific consensus from 97-99% of climate scientists confirms Earth is warming primarily due to human activity, not natural cycles alone.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing

Tech companies are conflating traditional artificial intelligence with generative AI when claiming the energy-hungry technology could help avert climate breakdown, according to a report. Most claims that AI can help avert climate breakdown refer to machine learning and not the energy-hungry chatbots and image generation tools driving the sector's explosive growth of gas-guzzling datacentres, the analysis of 154 statements found.
Artificial intelligence
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: The dark side of the battery boom

Cleaner technologies often shift environmental burdens onto vulnerable human populations through hidden labor, exposure, and social impacts.
fromNature
4 weeks ago

The world is getting hotter faster - its pace nearly doubled in the past decade

Because the past three years have shattered temperature records, researchers have been exploring whether global warming is accelerating, and if so, why. Many scientists agree that the rate at which it is increasing has picked up. This is mainly because of a reduction in air pollution following the introduction of fuel regulations for international shipping (which has resulted in fewer pollutant particles that reflect sunlight into space and seed insulating clouds).
Environment
Environment
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

UN approves first carbon credits under Paris Agreement

The UN's new Paris Agreement carbon market issued its first credits for a Myanmar cookstove project, applying more conservative calculations to prevent greenwashing and build market confidence.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

There are problems with a geoengineering techno-fix for the climate crisis | Mike Hume

Stratospheric aerosol injection would mask warming without removing greenhouse gases and may fail to reduce, or could worsen, the climate harms that matter locally.
Environment
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Study questions claims AI will solve the climate crisis

New datacenters' energy demand is driving increased fossil-fuel electricity generation, undermining claims that AI will mitigate climate change.
Environment
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Counting the cost of AI datacentres and their energy use | Computer Weekly

AI datacentres create concentrated, sustained high-intensity energy demand that stresses grids, communities, and sustainability commitments, requiring shared public‑private responsibility and policy planning.
#carbon-removal
fromEarth911
2 months ago
Environment

Best of Sustainability In Your Ear: Carbonfuture is Building the Trust Infrastructure for Carbon Removal

fromEarth911
2 months ago
Environment

Best of Sustainability In Your Ear: Carbonfuture is Building the Trust Infrastructure for Carbon Removal

#solar-geoengineering
Environment
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects

Rapid expansion of AI data centers is driving deployment of natural-gas turbines, risking a substantial increase in fossil-fuel emissions and negative climate consequences.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

How clean energy could save us trillions DW 01/07/2026

In the rolling hills of southeast Queensland, Australia, farmer and businessman Brent Finlay stands beneath turbines so tall they rival skyscrapers. "There's a lift inside that takes about 12 minutes to go from the bottom to the top," he said, pointing skyward. Forty-five of the giant turbines that now dot his property are part of the massive MacIntyre Wind Farm which will soon generate enough electricity to power 700,000 homes.
Environment
Environment
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

AI is rewriting the sustainability playbook

AI-scale cloud workloads undermine greenops, creating a carbon accounting crisis as dense, continuous AI infrastructure dramatically increases energy use and obscures emissions tracking.
fromNature
2 months ago

To improve resilience to climate change, track what endures

When the category-5 storm Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in October, its path crossed communities that had varying levels of preparedness. Many with maintained coastal protections, upgraded drainage and reliable early-warning systems had power and water restored in days. Others were immobilized for weeks.
Environment
fromFast Company
2 months ago

A critical climate trend just reversed-driven by crypto and data centers

After two years of declines, United States greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2025-a change driven by increased electricity use, due in part to data centers and cryptocurrency mining, as well as cold winter temperatures that meant homes required more heating. Emissions increased 2.4% in 2025, according to preliminary data from the research firm Rhodium Group. That's higher than the country's GDP growth, which increased by a projected 1.9%.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington

A few months ago, Marjorie Taylor Greene, then a Georgia representative, held a hearing on her bill to ban research on geoengineering, which refers to technological climate interventions, such as using reflective particles to reflect away sunlight. The hearing represented something of a first a Republican raising alarm bells about human activity altering the health of the planet. Of course, for centuries, people have burned fossil fuels to power and feed society, emitting greenhouse gases that now overheat the planet.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Do countries really need fossil fuels to develop? DW 01/05/2026

Countries with untapped gas and renewable resources face a critical choice between developing fossil fuels for revenue or pursuing cleaner renewable energy with uncertain profitability.
Environment
fromNature
2 months ago

Defossilize our chemical world

Achieving net zero requires eliminating fossil fuels while sourcing carbon for fuels and chemicals from sustainable, circular, non-fossil sources.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Gas, power and AI's role in the new age of energy addition

Global energy demand is accelerating, driven by AI, data centres, electrification, and population growth, prompting energy companies to expand into international energy and boost LNG.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?

Economic growth is increasingly linked to rising emissions, prompting post-growth economists to advocate replacing GDP with wellbeing-centered measures to reduce environmental harm.
Environment
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Google and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon removal competitor | TechCrunch

Terradot acquired Eion to scale enhanced rock weathering operations and meet large investors' demands for firms capable of handling major, distributed carbon-removal contracts.
#biodiversity
Environment
fromEarth911
2 months ago

Guest Idea: Climate Risk Has Become A Defining Economic Issue

Climate-driven financial risks threaten housing and public budgets while large-scale clean-energy and durable carbon-removal investments (geothermal, biochar, novel hydrogen) accelerate to build resilience.
Environment
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

The era of green computing power arrives: WPA hash becomes the Benchmark for cloud mining in 2026 - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Cloud mining competition has shifted from computing power scale to renewable, low-cost, stable energy, making green computing power the core determinant of long-term value.
Environment
fromEarth911
2 months ago

8 Ways to Reduce Your Impact Today

Simple daily choices—using reusables, conserving water, swapping to LEDs, and avoiding single-use plastics—reduce environmental impact while saving money.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

The business of saving nature

The world spends 30 times more money destroying nature than protecting it. That's according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that exposes a massive gulf between so-called "harmful investments" and financing that promotes nature preservation. The global environment agency's latest "State of Finance for Nature" (SNF) report is calling to phase out the US$7.3 trillion (6.2 trillion) in global investments that damage nature including into high-emissions energy infrastructure and manufacturing, for example.
Environment
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