Articles about Climate change – Page 5 of 12

As gas prices soar amid ban on Russian oil, will more drivers move to electric vehicles?

President Biden this week announced a ban on the import of Russian oil and gas because of the war in… Read More

Microsoft keeps expanding ranks of climate leadership, announces new hire from Shell

Microsoft is adding to its climate leadership ranks by hiring Elisabeth Brinton as corporate vice president of sustainability. The software… Read More

Carbon Call: Microsoft among organizations joining effort to bolster accounting of CO2 emissions

More than 683 companies, 136 countries and 234 cities have made pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions. But for those… Read More

Energy-efficiency startup Allumia lands $7.5M to offer no-money-down commercial upgrades

New funding: Seattle-based Allumia has raised $7.5 million. The “Series A2” round was led by existing investor JW Asset Management… Read More

Flush with cash: Bezos and big-name celebs get behind tree-free toilet paper startup with $5M

The news: Cloud Paper, the Seattle startup that makes toilet paper and paper towels from bamboo in an effort to… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft led the world in corporate purchases of clean energy in 2021

Seattle-area tech giants Amazon and Microsoft were global leaders in clean energy power purchase agreements made by corporations last year.… Read More

Oscilla Power, Univ. of Wash. and others share $25M federal grant to spur wave energy efforts

New funding: Pacific Northwest-based efforts to generate energy from the ocean are riding a wave of $25 million in new… Read More

Boeing puts $450M into company building electric, autonomous, passenger-carrying planes

Boeing is investing $450 million in Wisk Aero, a company that’s building all-electric, autonomous, passenger-carrying aircraft. Wisk is developing its… Read More

How new rebates could spur widespread adoption of electric vehicles in Washington state

Washington state ranks fourth nationally in electric vehicle ownership, running close behind much more populous states like Texas, Florida and… Read More

Tech vets land $4M to develop solar-powered robots that zap weeds and regenerate soil

New funding: Aigen, a startup developing solar-powered robots for weed control and soil regeneration, has raised $4 million in venture… Read More

Fighting food waste: We taste-tested an app that sells unsold meals and groceries at a big discount

I’ll admit, I definitely have food waste issues. Four nights out of five, I’m eating the last, unwanted bites of… Read More

Sibling founding team fuses tech and farm roots to land $2.2M for agriculture IoT startup

New funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an internet of things (IoT) agriculture startup with literal roots in Western Washington’s Skagit Valley,… Read More

Aviation startup ZeroAvia, backed by Amazon and Alaska Air, is building an R&D center near Seattle

ZeroAvia, a green aviation company with backing from tech giants and major airlines, is building a research-and-development space north of… Read More

Kelp snacks, cargo tracking and electric boat engine startups part of Maritime Blue accelerator

Maritime Blue, a Washington state public-private coalition promoting marine-related technologies, has announced the 10 startups participating in its 2022 accelerator.… Read More

Amazon commits to buying more electric delivery vehicles, this time it’s Ram vans from Stellantis

As Amazon works toward its goal of net carbon neutrality by 2040, the company on Wednesday announced another deal to… Read More

Intellectual Ventures spinoff Modern Electron raising cash for heat-to-electricity tech

New funding: Modern Electron, a spinoff from Intellectual Ventures, is raising cash. A new filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

How climate concerns and incentives are driving solar installations on Washington roofs

When Erin Bryn Fetridge and Ron Darling decided to put 20 solar panels on their roof this fall, one key… Read More

Climate funding: Amazon makes more investments; Alaska Airlines and Bill Gates-led effort back aviation startup

The investments keep rolling in for climate tech companies, and Pacific Northwest tech companies are writing many of the checks.… Read More

Here’s what’s included in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed $626M climate plan

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday joined with state lawmakers to announce his proposed climate initiatives, which total $626 million… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund awards $443M in grants, focus is on climate justice, saving and restoring nature

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced 44 grants totaling $443 million from the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday. The new pledges… Read More

StormSensor raises $10M for rain management tech amid severe flooding across the world

Record-setting rains this fall have created disasters around the globe. It drowned thousands of cows and livestock and cut off… Read More

General Fusion lands $130M from Bezos and others as fusion energy sector keeps heating up

The news: The fusion energy field just keeps getting hotter. British Columbia’s General Fusion on Tuesday said that it has… Read More

This startup is helping Microsoft and others figure out how to cut their carbon footprint

People can’t see or smell carbon dioxide or methane gas. But saving the Earth from the worst effects of a… Read More

Climate tech execs anticipate market benefits as COP26 summit amplifies role of private sector

The stakes for the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit were incredibly high. The world is already feeling the detrimental impacts… Read More

Bill Gates shares upbeat take on global climate talks; Washington’s Inslee pledges carbon cuts

As the global climate talks in Scotland enter their second week, Bill Gates on Monday shared his customarily upbeat assessment… Read More

Neal Stephenson talks about his climate thriller — and why the metaverse didn’t match his vision

This whole metaverse thing hasn’t turned out exactly the way Seattle novelist Neal Stephenson thought it would when he came… Read More

The buzz about fusion energy: Expert explains industry’s ‘reinvigoration’ as tech attracts VC dollars

For decades, the promise of harnessing the power of fusion on a commercial scale to create vast amounts of carbon-free… Read More

As interest in fusion energy ignites, Helion lands $500M from OpenAI CEO, Facebook co-founder

Fusion energy company Helion raised a whopping $500 million, with the possibility of an additional $1.7 billion in funding if… Read More

Pacific Northwest companies merge and raise cash to build energy efficient, modular construction tech

While COVID-19 and vaccinations have pushed many into us-versus-them camps, for Bec Chapin, the pandemic instead inspired an appreciation for… Read More

COP26 updates: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, Gates Foundation and Amazon tout climate efforts

Day two of the United Nations COP26 climate talks brought news of recently forged partnerships and new funding commitments from… Read More