Articles about Climate change – Page 6 of 12

$10B Bezos Earth Fund earmarks $2B for land restoration and food production efforts

As the United Nation’s COP26 climate talks in Glasgow kicked off this week, the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday announced… Read More

Amazon’s $2B climate fund director on the role of innovation in reversing tech giant’s rising emissions

Amazon launched its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund in June 2020 and has already invested hundreds of millions of dollars… Read More

Here are the latest recipients of Amazon’s $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund

In September 2019, Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s ambitious Climate Pledge, setting a goal of achieving net-zero carbon… Read More

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy pledges $276M to match UK funding for climate innovations

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has pledged an investment of $276 million in climate innovation in the United Kingdom, matching… Read More

Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of… Read More

Tackling the climate crisis: 3 optimistic takeaways from climate tech experts at the GeekWire Summit

The climate crisis is a big, scary challenge. But people are working hard to deploy technologies and policies to pull… Read More

Is the tide turning on renewable marine power? Entrepreneurs test wave-powered energy systems

When people ask Brian Polagye how difficult is it to extract energy from the ocean, he offers an anecdote. The… Read More

Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed

New funding: As wildfires continue to burn in the Western U.S., reforestation startup DroneSeed on Wednesday announced a $36 million… Read More

Climate investor Dawn Lippert on raising a $60M fund and what’s stoking demand for climate tech

A nonprofit organization with Pacific Northwest ties has spun out its first venture capital fund totaling $60 million for investing… Read More

Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies manage solar assets

New funding: Seattle-based Omnidian announced a $33 million investment round today, bringing the climate tech company’s total funding to $53.4… Read More

Remote work already changing Seattle permanently, tech worker survey indicates

The majority of Seattle tech workers don’t expect to ever return to their offices full time and the effects of… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, Breakthrough Energy share climate news as ‘Climate Week’ kicks off

Climate Week is kicking off Monday in New York City and major companies including Amazon and Microsoft as well as… Read More

Climate tech heats up in the Pacific Northwest as startups raise more than $1B since 2020

The Canadian company that has set the country’s record for going from launch to unicorn status in the shortest amount… Read More

Bill Gates backs Cipher, a new online climate news source produced by his Breakthrough Energy

Bill Gates is backing a new online climate news publication called Cipher that is slated to start publishing on Sept.… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund highlights climate justice in $200M round of grants and pledges

The Bezos Earth Fund today announced $203.7 million in grants and pledges aimed at advancing climate justice, supporting climate-oriented economic… Read More

Can we innovate our way out of the climate crisis? Venture capitalists sound off on saving the Earth

Eager investors keep coming. It’s the Amazon employee who has seen the company’s stock price rise steadily; the former venture… Read More

Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms

Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation… Read More

How is the ‘snowiest place on Earth’ faring in this record-hot summer? It’s a little rocky on Rainier

Washington’s Mount Rainier is either the snowiest place on Earth, or a close runner up. From records collected over the… Read More

Gates offers $1.5B for carbon-cutting innovation if lawmakers enact public-private program

Bill Gates has pledged to invest $1.5 billion on joint projects with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to remove… Read More

New UN climate report emphasizes speed, intensity of warming and benefits of aggressive response

While the world’s top coalition of climate scientists say the planet is warming faster than ever with dire effects due… Read More

Redfin to include ‘climate risk’ in all listings as Americans consider climate change when buying

It’s no longer enough to consider whether you can simply afford a home, or beat out other potential buyers in… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Luna Abadía turned her climate change fears into action and solutions

As a child growing up in Portland, Ore., Luna Abadía was always curious about the nature around her. She carried… Read More

Wildfire forecast: How to stay safe and what to expect this summer in the Pacific Northwest

If you were in the Pacific Northwest during last September’s super smoky wildfires, it was a miserable, apocalyptic-hued experience that… Read More

Microsoft president says support of SEC climate disclosure rules goes beyond its own business

It’s little wonder that Microsoft is in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) creating robust regulations for publicly… Read More

I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?

The gift I best remember from my high school graduation was a pale blue stuffed whale. The parents of one… Read More

Climate solution or corporate greenwashing? Tech taps farmers to help offset carbon footprint

Five years ago, David Gruenbaum abandoned dairy farming and a conventional method of growing vegetables that relied on tilling large… Read More

As Washington inks ‘most ambitious’ climate rules in U.S., lawmaker praises tech’s supporting role

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee this week signed into law what many are calling the nation’s most ambitious package of climate… Read More

Amazon begins the ‘huge’ lift to shrink the carbon footprint of its devices to reach climate goals

Amazon’s newest Echo Dot is sold in charcoal, glacier white and twilight blue. But behind the scenes, the smart speakers… Read More

Bill Gates shares 3 steps to a clean energy economy in message to Leaders Summit on Climate

Bill Gates joined day two of President Joe Biden’s virtual “Leaders Summit on Climate” on Friday with a message to… Read More

Amazon unveils 9 clean energy projects, says it will power company with 100% renewables by 2025

Amazon on Monday announced nine new wind and solar energy projects, bringing its total number of renewable projects to 206.… Read More