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The overarching narrative emerging from COP26 is complicated, but there are some clear takeaways from the global climate conference

Though, experts caution that tensions between the nations are unlikely to be easily solved.

On a conference-room whiteboard in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jacob DeWitte sketches his startup’s first product. In red marker, it looks like a beer can in a Koozie, stuck with a crazy straw. In real life, it will be about the size of a hot tub, and made from an array of exotic materials,…

As companies scramble to declare their commitments to a net-zero future, greenwashing strategies will likely become more commonplace

"Leaders from important countries have been forced to take a stance on this"

Assembly line workers at the Thomas Built school bus factory in High Point, North Carolina are over the moon about the new infrastructure bill—specifically Title XI, Section 71101. Buried deep in the 2,702-page document approved by the House last week, that line item allocates federal funds to help localities purchase brand-new battery-powered school buses. That’s…

Six years ago, when the hammer was gaveled and the Paris Agreement agreed upon, the negotiators gathered at the massive conference complex on the outskirts of Paris erupted in applause and left the city with a sense of optimism. Celebration ensued in bars across the city for the thousands who had traveled to Paris to…

"It's time to go into emergency mode," UN Secretary General António Guterres said

At COP26, it has become clear that domestic politics are getting in the way of taking the action on climate change that science calls for

The deletion of a single word in the latest draft of the climate deal being negotiated at the COP26 climate conference signals a surprisingly ambitious move to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The previous draft stated that countries recognize that limiting global warming “to 1.5°C by 2100 requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions…

Climate change is the defining issue of our era. World leaders have come together to align on global goals, companies are judged by their environmental impact, and millions of ordinary people have marched in the streets. Yet, progress remains slow and major questions outstanding. Will government commitments and investments materialize? Will markets adapt and technologies…

For a more concrete picture of the transformations that need to take place in the short term, it helps to look to cities