Greentech Frontiers

03/10/2026

Based on hard science, well presented - and overall very useful: "Drawdown Explorer provides detailed information on the many technologies and practices proven or proposed to effectively reduce greenhouse warming pollution in the atmosphere."

We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.

23/09/2026

"Of the nine “planetary boundaries” that help determine whether life can flourish on Earth, seven are being breached at their highest ever levels of transgression, according to the latest planetary health check, a process that was established in 2009."

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

19/08/2026

"AI increases net global emissions by 0.47 to 1.8 gigatonnes of CO₂ annually—as its fossil fuel applications enable more emissions than its renewable applications avoid. AI's fossil fuel applications, considered in isolation, generate emissions 3.3 to 13.3 times larger than today's datacenter emissions, and up to 8 times larger than projected 2035 datacenter emissions."

The net climate impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) depend largely on how its applications propagate through competing energy pathways. Predominant analyses examine the relationship between datacenter energy demand, renewables optimization, and demand-side efficiencies, but insufficiently addres...

17/08/2026

"A persistent gap remains between the capital needed and the capital actually being deployed. Astonishingly, only about 2% of philanthropy globally goes toward climate mitigation."

San Francisco Climate Week climate investment panel: 4 key takeaways and a call to action.

07/08/2026

"Scientists’ predictions about the future are coming true. The impacts of climate change are largely as we anticipated, but certainly worse than we hoped. At the same time, climate solutions are getting cheaper and more effective much faster than anticipated. The science is clear about what will happen if we keep spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But it’s also clear that the future is still in human hands, and we have everything we need to make it even better than expected."

Climate change is undeniably here, and it’s bad. But is it, as some are claiming, worse than even the scientists expected?

05/08/2026

Report from Ember on China BESS: "In 2025, China’s total battery energy storage systems (BESS) capacity surpassed that of the rest of the world combined. Beneath this headline growth, the country’s battery sector is entering a new phase, shifting from rapid deployment towards effective market integration and maximising system value."

A major shift is now unfolding across China's battery energy storage sector, as the industry transitions from policy-driven capacity expansion to an increasingly market-tested system integration.

31/07/2026

"“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.” Commissioned by Shell, the memo was the first in a series of secret reports by Lovelock for the UK oil giant exploring the “large scale atmospheric effects” of burning fossil fuels."

“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.” Commissioned by Shell, the memo was the first in a series of secret re...

12/06/2026

Michael Mann in the China Daily: "The US is no longer the conductor of the bullet train that is the global clean energy revolution. It should decide whether to climb on board or get left behind at the station. The rest of the world, and China in particular, should remain resolute in moving toward a global clean energy economy. The stakes could not be higher."

Climate crisis leaves no room for complacency

12/06/2026

A group of economists argues that "around 92% of excess global carbon emissions can be attributed to the global north, and the wealthiest 10% of individuals are responsible for nearly half of global emissions, while people in poverty are the first to face crop failures and rising food prices. An economic model that depends on endless expansion on a finite planet is not just unfair; it is dangerous."

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others

05/06/2026

BloombergNEF comments that "Annual additions of energy storage, excluding pumped hydro, reached 112 gigawatts in 2025 – up 48% from 2024 – with 307 gigawatt-hours of batteries added worldwide. It only took four years for energy storage to increase annual additions to more than 100 gigawatts from 10 gigawatts, whereas it took roughly eight and 15 years for solar and wind, respectively. This record underscores growing market momentum and increased industry maturity."