Articles about Climate change – Page 2 of 12

Five reasons to be bullish on climate tech in the Pacific NW, according to entrepreneurs and leaders

Climate tech can be a somewhat scary sector for investors to make their bets. Backing companies that are building physical… Read More

Amazon signs deal for pulling carbon from the air and locking it deep underground in Texas

Amazon today announced it’s paying 1PointFive for the removal of 250,000 metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over a… Read More

Microsoft just signed a giant carbon removal deal to sponge up CO2 using limestone

Microsoft announced that it is purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal over a multi-year period from climate tech startup… Read More

Q&A: AWS renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

Amazon for three years has ranked as the No. 1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform… Read More

Real estate data: Americans flocking to areas at high risk of fires, floods and extreme heat

Seattle real estate platform Redfin analyzed migration patterns of Americans in recent years and found high numbers of people moving… Read More

Amazon lowers annual carbon footprint for first time with 0.4% reduction in emissions

For the first time in the five years that Amazon has shared its carbon emissions, the cloud computing, online retail… Read More

Large graffiti painted on street outside Amazon’s Seattle HQ targets company as ‘Prime polluter’

Story updated with comment from Amazon. Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy were the targets of a large graffiti message painted… Read More

This elegant new kitchen appliance turns food waste into chicken chow – is it worth it?

I don’t like food waste. One of my mottos is, “No food left behind.” I’ll toast the heel of the… Read More

Job opportunities outweigh political differences when climate tech comes to rural communities

Inside a cavernous building in Cashmere, Wash., workers pressed thousands of tons of local apples and pears into Tree Top… Read More

Carbon accounting and reduction startup with unusual strategy launches with $9.4M

The news: Climate Vault Solutions on Tuesday announced its launch and a $9.4 million seed round. The Seattle-based company is… Read More

‘Circular economy’ event in Seattle draws attendees from around world working to cut waste

With a world population of more than 8 billion people, it’s increasingly important to make finite resources on the planet… Read More

Can climate change be funny? Bill Nye gets laughs in a show about humankind’s existential threat

I was a little anxious going to an evening talk about climate change. I wondered in advanced what elixir of… Read More

Microsoft makes tiny dent in annual carbon footprint but says ‘it’s not happening fast enough’

After its carbon footprint grew a shoe size or two in 2021, Microsoft notched a small decline in its carbon… Read More

Former CEO of OfferUp launches nonprofit StuffTV to spark conversation about consumption

The average U.S. adult will produce 128,000 pounds of trash in their lifetime. Sure, it sounds like a big number.… Read More

Two climate investors on the hot technologies, market trends and the urgency to act

Climate tech investments have been rapidly climbing in recent years, topping $1.11 trillion globally last year, according to BloombergNEF. And… Read More

Amazon and SpaceX vets apply their AI and satellite skills to new carbon accounting startup

Corporations worldwide are committing to shrinking their carbon footprints. But it can get complicated when companies try to calculate how… Read More

Deploying clean energy is urgent, but hard – here’s how one battery company is navigating the way

International scientists this month warned that urgent action is needed within a decade in order to avoid a global warming… Read More

New climate marketplace raises $6.1M to move clean energy cash into impactful projects

As international scientists are frantically raising alarms about climate change, corporations, public policy and tech innovation are coming together to… Read More

Former oilfield engineers launch climate startup that uses ancient carbon-trapping technology

Myno Carbon‘s leader calls his team “committed climate warriors.” But it wasn’t always that way. “You’ll have to forgive us… Read More

Google partners with Seattle startup to streamline clean energy deals, aiming to create new standard

Slashing carbon emissions requires the rapid deployment of solar, wind and other renewable energy supplies. But the projects often require… Read More

Washington raises $300M in its first auction for carbon pollution permits – here’s what it means

The results are in for Washington’s first auction of carbon pollution permits. The cap-and-invest program brought in $300 million from… Read More

Wildfire restoration startup DroneSeed creates parent brand, acquires California’s largest tree seed supplier

DroneSeed, a Seattle startup using technology to help restore forests scorched by wildfire, announced Tuesday that it is now operating… Read More

Global experts urge increased research into geoengineering, a Hail Mary for climate change

Geoengineering is the in-case-of-emergency-break-glass response to climate change. It means taking action to alter the atmosphere to reflect the sun’s… Read More

Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

In January 2020, Microsoft announced its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund, and six months later Amazon unveiled its $2 billion… Read More

Seattle teen reveals how much carbon the ultra-rich emit from their private jets

A Seattle teen is creating a bit of turbulence with a website tallying the carbon emissions of the ultra-rich traveling… Read More

Former senator Reuven Carlyle launches climate consulting and finance venture backed by $14M

Reuven Carlyle, who last month retired from the Washington State Senate, is launching a startup that will provide a suite… Read More

As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

There has never been a better time to get a job in climate tech. Nations and corporations are setting ambitious… Read More

Universal Hydrogen plane at Moses Lake airport

Hydrogen-fueled plane begins taxi testing in preparation for first flight in Moses Lake

Universal Hydrogen says its hydrogen-fueled test aircraft has won a key certification from regulators and has completed its first taxi… Read More

Go inside Group14, the $3B startup with a secret tech for better batteries

Across the highway from battery startup Group14 Technologies is the Maltby Cafe, a decades-old institution dishing up cinnamon rolls the… Read More