Sustainable Chocolate Can’t Fix Cocoa’s Climate Problem Alone

Sustainable chocolate improves transparency and ethical sourcing but largely overlooks cocoa’s core climate resilience problem, leaving supply chains more vulnerable.

As America Marks 250 Years, This Toad Is Vanishing. Can Texas Save It?

As America marks 250 years since its founding, the Houston toad found only in Texas is struggling for survival and getting help from state and federal officials.

India’s SolarSquare is raising $60M at a $500M valuation. It has powered 50,000 homes.
India’s SolarSquare is raising $60M at a $500M valuation. It has powered 50,000 homes.

SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup, is in advanced talks to raise $55 million to $60 million at a valuation between $450 million and $500 million, TechCrunch reports. B Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners are set to co-lead the Series C r…

AI is killing the cheap smartphone. The memory that powers your phone now goes to data centres instead.
AI is killing the cheap smartphone. The memory that powers your phone now goes to data centres instead.

In 1985, the best computer a reasonably affluent American could buy was the IBM PC AT, which cost $19,400 in today’s money. Today, a Tecno Spark Go costs $30 in a Nairobi market stall and runs a processor billions of times faster. No other good in hist…

U.S. Exploring Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In Marine Transportation

The Maritime Administration is exploring how nuclear energy in small modular reactors can revolutionize the U.S. marine transportation system.

SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals Musk’s clean energy contradiction. xAI burns gas while Tesla sells solar.
SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals Musk’s clean energy contradiction. xAI burns gas while Tesla sells solar.

The SpaceX IPO prospectus, filed on Wednesday, contains a vision for terawatt-scale space-based solar power. It also reveals, through what it does not say, that Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is running its data centres on unregulated natural gas turbines,…

Crafoord Prize Winner Ramanathan: Climate Action Enters Its “How” Phase

Crafoord Prize winner Veerabhadran Ramanathan says climate action has entered its “how” phase as experts discuss implementation and resilience.

3 Steps Not To Ignore In Nature Plans

The key steps investors want companies to take on nature disclosure — from biodiversity strategy to aligning capital — and why waiting isn’t an option.”

The Plan For FEMA Reform, Less People In D.C.,More Responsibility For States

FEMA Reform will cost smaller, more hazard-prone states the most over time.

Are Financial Institutions Failing To Back The Low-Carbon Economy?

Only two of 400 major financial institutions around the world have credible commitments to phase out fossil fuels, according to a new analysis.