Source: MIT Technology Review

Articles from this source (14)

We can’t afford to stop solar geoengineering research

  2024-08-26 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

It is the wrong time to take this strategy for combating climate change off the table.

  Tagged under: Geoengineering

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How carbon removal technology is like a time machine

  2023-12-08 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

Sucking greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere could help address climate change. But so far, available technology is barely winding the clock back.

  Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage

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Seaweed farming for carbon dioxide capture would take up too much of the ocean

  2023-06-19 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

We’d need to use a huge amount of ocean space to get even close to hitting targets.

  Tagged under: Oceans | Carbon Capture and Storage

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Gorillas, militias, and Bitcoin: Why Congo’s most famous national park is betting big on crypto

  2023-05-11 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

In an attempt to protect its forests and its famous gorillas, Virunga has become the first national park to run a Bitcoin mine. But some are wondering what the hell crypto has to do with conservation.

  Tagged under: Congo | Trees

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These deep-sea “potatoes” could be the future of mining for renewable energy

  2023-04-21 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

Battery materials dot the ocean floor. Should we use deep-sea mining to go get them?

  Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Oceans

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We’re inhaling, eating, and drinking toxic chemicals. Now we need to figure out how they’re affecting us.

  2023-04-20 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

High-profile chemical leaks highlight how important it is to measure the impact of everyday exposures to toxic substances. Exposomics is on the case.

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Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy | MIT Technology Review

  2023-03-12 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

  Tagged under: Renewable Energy

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This geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery | MIT Technology Review

  2023-03-12 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

  Tagged under: Batteries | Geothermal Energy

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Everything you need to know about the wild world of heat pumps

  2023-02-26 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

Heat pumps could help address climate change and save you money. Here’s how they work.

  Tagged under: Climate Change

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A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate

  2022-12-25 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

Make Sunsets is already attempting to earn revenue for geoengineering, a move likely to provoke widespread criticism.

  Tagged under: Geoengineering

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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2022: Carbon removal factory | MIT Technology Review

  2022-10-20 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

  Tagged under: Climate Change | Innovation | Carbon Capture and Storage

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New global map shows populations are growing faster in flood-prone areas

  2021-08-07 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

Satellite imagery reveals how floods are changing and who’s most at risk.

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Carbon removal hype is becoming a dangerous distraction

  2021-07-10 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

Corporations and nations are touting plans to suck greenhouse gases out of the air. But the crucial priority this decade is slashing emissions.

  Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Carbon Capture and Storage

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This super-energy-dense battery could nearly double the range of electric vehicles

  2021-04-14 (or before) in MIT Technology Review

But some observers aren’t convinced that QuantumScape’s lithium-metal batteries will power cars and trucks on the road as soon as the company claims.

  Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars

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