Elon Musk’s xAI is undoing Tesla’s climate work all in the name of AI slop
Elon Musk’s xAI is undoing Tesla’s climate work all in the name of AI slop

Elon Musk’s xAI is now operating 62 unpermitted methane gas turbines across two data centers in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi. According to xAI’s own permit application, the facilities could emit more than 6 million tons of greenhouse …

baCta secures €7M to advance programmable microbial factories

Paris-based baCta, an industrial biotechstartup developing an AI-powered bioproduction platform for industrialingredients, has closed a €7 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe andDaphni, with …

Data Center Batteries Enter The Iron Age

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how Red Texas is turning green when it comes to energy and building up U.S. supply chains for a better electric grid

Power Hungry: How The AI Boom Is Forcing A Clean Energy Reckoning

Surging electricity demand from AI data centers is colliding with a federal energy policy that favors slow-build fossil fuels over fast-deploy renewables. Price impact?

How NOAA Is Using Drones To Track Whales

Drones are helping U.S. scientists drop suction cup telemetry devices onto marine mammals to enhance rescues and research.

U.S. Developing Fusion Energy Regulations To Advance Nuclear Power

The U.S. government has launched the process to develop a regulatory framework to develop fusion machines as emerging nuclear technologies.

Declining Aerosol Pollution Linked To Increased Solar Radiation, Study Finds

A combination of reduced aerosol pollution and global warming have resulted in increasing levels of solar radiation across Europe, according to a new analysis.

Organisms Are The Hidden Network Running Earth’s Sustainability

Animals and microbes sustain ecosystems, food systems and climate stability. Their decline threatens global resilience and demands urgent human alignment with nature.

Europe’s Deep-Tech Paradox
Europe’s Deep-Tech Paradox

Europe does not suffer from a shortage of capital. What it lacks is the legal courage and analytical competence required to direct that capital toward the areas where it can create the greatest long-term value: SciTech startups. This gap shapes the ent…

Campaigners Join Forces To Raise Environmental Concerns Over Data Centers

Communities and campaigners across the U.K have joined forces for two days of action to highlight environmental concerns over the projected rapid growth of data centres.