Universal connectivity and powerful AI are creating radical transparency. Welcome to the Naked Economy, where the rules of value creation are fundamentally different.
The recycling industry has a labour problem that no amount of recruitment can solve. Staff turnover at waste sorting facilities runs at 40 per cent annually. The fatality rate is eight times the national average across all industries. Work-related inju…
Energy security is overtaking price as the main driver of the clean energy transition, as geopolitical risks expose the vulnerabilities of fossil fuel supply chains.
On Monday, Fervo Energy formally launched its IPO roadshow, offering 55,555,555 shares of Class A common stock at an indicated range of $21 to $24 each. At the high end of the range, the geothermal-energy developer would raise as much as $1.33bn and be…
Denmark generates more than 80 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources. Its wind farms, both onshore and offshore, have made the country a global model for clean energy transition. Its grid operator, Energinet, has spent decades building t…
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at mining copper with AI-powered robots and using weed-killing lasers instead of chemicals for healthier farming
In the race for AI supremacy, the copper in the ground matters as much as the silicon in the chip.
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March, following weeks of US and Israeli air strikes, Brent crude hit $126 a barrel and the World Bank warned that energy prices would surge by 24 per cent, the largest increase since the Russia-Ukraine shock…
AI, EVs and clean energy rely on minerals from water-stressed regions, raising urgent questions about fairness, sustainability and who pays the bill.
A pair of survey studies paint a vivid picture of massive public support of agrivoltaics (combing solar and farming) in both Canada and the US…If they have heard of it.