Akshat Rathi
Bloomberg
United Kingdom
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How Europe Ditched Russian Fossil Fuels With Spectacular Speed
Europe has changed Russia from its biggest source of imported energy to a bit player. → Read More
Meet the Climate Quitters
An ever-growing roster of people are leaving their jobs to pursue careers combating climate change. → Read More
Justin Trudeau Defends Canada’s Minuscule Climate Progress
A bevy of climate policies championed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have not yet translated into steep pollution cuts in the country. → Read More
Bill Gates, Joe Manchin, and How Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Almost Failed
The billionaire philanthropist was among those lobbying Joe Manchin, starting before Biden took the White House. A look at the influencers who secured a rare climate win. → Read More
Bill Gates-Led Fund Backs Startup With Cheaper Way to Move Hydrogen
Moving the tiny molecules of hydrogen is no small feat. → Read More
Musk and Google Add to $2 Billion Boost for Carbon Removal
The delay in cutting emissions is opening up opportunities for technologies that promise to undo climate damage. → Read More
China Says the Winter Olympics Are Carbon Neutral. They Aren't
The Winter Games’ use of discredited carbon offsets undercuts its green credentials → Read More
Modi Surprises Climate Summit With 2070 Net-Zero Vow for India
The country is the world’s third-biggest emitter and one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. → Read More
The Countries That Could Spoil Global Climate Negotiations
As world leaders prepare for the important COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, some countries are resisting pressure to set stronger targets to cut pollution → Read More
UN Launches Pledge to Stop Building New Coal Power Plants
Seven countries, including Sri Lanka and Chile, have agreed to stop using the dirtiest fossil fuel → Read More
UAE Eyes First Net Zero by 2050 Goal Among Major Petrostates
The government is working across departments to announce its target before the UN climate summit in Glasgow in November, sources say → Read More
Get Ready for Big Political Fights Over Carbon Accounting
Just as we did during the pandemic, we’ll all have to get familiar with the scientific jargon around climate change → Read More
U.S. Climate Goal Falls Short of European Peers and Paris Target
The most ambitious climate target in U.S. history may not be enough to meet keep warming below 1.5°C → Read More
Mark Carney Walks Back Brookfield Net-Zero Claim After Criticism
By describing Brookfield’s $600 billion portfolio as carbon neutral, a key climate-finance leader provoked a backlash by questioning what ‘net zero’ really means → Read More
Asian Battery Makers Seize Expansion Opportunity in Europe, U.S.
No. 1 producer CATL opens a plant in Germany, while LG Energy Solution expands in Poland and builds a factory with GM in Ohio. → Read More
Occidental to Strip Carbon From the Air and Use It to Pump Crude
A new technology could help reduce pollution at the same time it increases the supply of fossil fuels. → Read More
Exxon Holds Back on Technology That Could Slow Climate Change
Carbon capture can make money for oil giants, and scientists say we need it. Is the industry willing to invest enough? → Read More
These Folks Think Eternal Economic Growth Will Lead to Unstoppable Climate Change
The “degrowth” movement says the developed world should let others catch up—or else accept the catastrophic environmental consequences. → Read More
Steven Pinker on how to use reason, science, and humanism to fight today's problems —
The antidote to populism, nationalism, and militarism, says Steven Pinker, is reason, science, and humanism. → Read More
Harnessing the sun’s heat for industry could cut 10% of global carbon emissions
Concentrating solar energy to capture its heat is nothing new. But no plant had achieved temperatures in excess of 1,000°C. → Read More