I like this post because of the detailed descriptions of the various technologies for direct carbon capture. I don’t think I agree with the premise that it’s imperative to achieve a specific international target for average warming. ~ learn more
“Our approach to sustainable energy is creating sleek, innovative, efficient, and aesthetic turbines, with the goal of making them a centerpiece of a worldwide renewable energy movement.” ~ learn more
A professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University has created the whitest paint on record. “The paint’s properties are almost superheroic. It can make surfaces as much as eight degrees Fahrenheit cooler than ambient air temperatures at midday, and up […]
“The geothermal technology flywheel is getting close to being self-sustaining. Commercial closed-loop projects should be operational within the next 2-3 years. They will spark copycats if they are successful.” ~ learn more
Jamie Wong, a “Software engineer learning about climate tech”, wrote this primer on Carbon Dioxide Removal and the industry forming around it. He discusses the various startups working on pulling carbon out of the air and storing it somewhere permanent, […]
This is an interesting opinion piece published in the NYT. ~ learn more
Most of us don’t think about drilling technology very often despite our reliance on it. Fracking (adjacent tech to drilling) greatly increased the supply of natural gas in recent decades. This innovative technology that could meaningfully lower the cost of […]
A recent survey of 99 coral reefs found 500k species, which is kind of a lot. “The immense diversity of the microbes on the reefs may offer “ecological insurance” for coral, fish and other inhabitants, Pierre Galand, a researcher at […]
They are funding direct-air capture, which is probably my favorite technology solution for removing carbon from the air. The problem is that it requires a lot of energy, so it’s expensive. But by both raising capital for the providers (they […]
“The remarkable decline in the US temperature-mortality relationship over the twentieth century.” Air conditioners are one of the three adaptations. This reinforces the point that climate predictions that don’t account for adaptation (probably most of them?) are missing something critical. […]