Articles about Climate change – Page 6 of 12

Here’s what’s included in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed $626M climate plan

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday joined with state lawmakers to announce his proposed climate initiatives, which total $626 million… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund awards $443M in grants, focus is on climate justice, saving and restoring nature

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced 44 grants totaling $443 million from the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday. The new pledges… Read More

StormSensor raises $10M for rain management tech amid severe flooding across the world

Record-setting rains this fall have created disasters around the globe. It drowned thousands of cows and livestock and cut off… Read More

General Fusion lands $130M from Bezos and others as fusion energy sector keeps heating up

The news: The fusion energy field just keeps getting hotter. British Columbia’s General Fusion on Tuesday said that it has… Read More

This startup is helping Microsoft and others figure out how to cut their carbon footprint

People can’t see or smell carbon dioxide or methane gas. But saving the Earth from the worst effects of a… Read More

Climate tech execs anticipate market benefits as COP26 summit amplifies role of private sector

The stakes for the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit were incredibly high. The world is already feeling the detrimental impacts… Read More

Bill Gates shares upbeat take on global climate talks; Washington’s Inslee pledges carbon cuts

As the global climate talks in Scotland enter their second week, Bill Gates on Monday shared his customarily upbeat assessment… Read More

Neal Stephenson talks about his climate thriller — and why the metaverse didn’t match his vision

This whole metaverse thing hasn’t turned out exactly the way Seattle novelist Neal Stephenson thought it would when he came… Read More

The buzz about fusion energy: Expert explains industry’s ‘reinvigoration’ as tech attracts VC dollars

For decades, the promise of harnessing the power of fusion on a commercial scale to create vast amounts of carbon-free… Read More

As interest in fusion energy ignites, Helion lands $500M from OpenAI CEO, Facebook co-founder

Fusion energy company Helion raised a whopping $500 million, with the possibility of an additional $1.7 billion in funding if… Read More

Pacific Northwest companies merge and raise cash to build energy efficient, modular construction tech

While COVID-19 and vaccinations have pushed many into us-versus-them camps, for Bec Chapin, the pandemic instead inspired an appreciation for… Read More

COP26 updates: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, Gates Foundation and Amazon tout climate efforts

Day two of the United Nations COP26 climate talks brought news of recently forged partnerships and new funding commitments from… Read More

$10B Bezos Earth Fund earmarks $2B for land restoration and food production efforts

As the United Nation’s COP26 climate talks in Glasgow kicked off this week, the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday announced… Read More

Amazon’s $2B climate fund director on the role of innovation in reversing tech giant’s rising emissions

Amazon launched its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund in June 2020 and has already invested hundreds of millions of dollars… Read More

Here are the latest recipients of Amazon’s $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund

In September 2019, Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s ambitious Climate Pledge, setting a goal of achieving net-zero carbon… Read More

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy pledges $276M to match UK funding for climate innovations

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has pledged an investment of $276 million in climate innovation in the United Kingdom, matching… Read More

Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of… Read More

Tackling the climate crisis: 3 optimistic takeaways from climate tech experts at the GeekWire Summit

The climate crisis is a big, scary challenge. But people are working hard to deploy technologies and policies to pull… Read More

Is the tide turning on renewable marine power? Entrepreneurs test wave-powered energy systems

When people ask Brian Polagye how difficult is it to extract energy from the ocean, he offers an anecdote. The… Read More

Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed

New funding: As wildfires continue to burn in the Western U.S., reforestation startup DroneSeed on Wednesday announced a $36 million… Read More

Climate investor Dawn Lippert on raising a $60M fund and what’s stoking demand for climate tech

A nonprofit organization with Pacific Northwest ties has spun out its first venture capital fund totaling $60 million for investing… Read More

Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies manage solar assets

New funding: Seattle-based Omnidian announced a $33 million investment round today, bringing the climate tech company’s total funding to $53.4… Read More

Remote work already changing Seattle permanently, tech worker survey indicates

The majority of Seattle tech workers don’t expect to ever return to their offices full time and the effects of… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, Breakthrough Energy share climate news as ‘Climate Week’ kicks off

Climate Week is kicking off Monday in New York City and major companies including Amazon and Microsoft as well as… Read More

Climate tech heats up in the Pacific Northwest as startups raise more than $1B since 2020

The Canadian company that has set the country’s record for going from launch to unicorn status in the shortest amount… Read More

Bill Gates backs Cipher, a new online climate news source produced by his Breakthrough Energy

Bill Gates is backing a new online climate news publication called Cipher that is slated to start publishing on Sept.… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund highlights climate justice in $200M round of grants and pledges

The Bezos Earth Fund today announced $203.7 million in grants and pledges aimed at advancing climate justice, supporting climate-oriented economic… Read More

Can we innovate our way out of the climate crisis? Venture capitalists sound off on saving the Earth

Eager investors keep coming. It’s the Amazon employee who has seen the company’s stock price rise steadily; the former venture… Read More

Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms

Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation… Read More

How is the ‘snowiest place on Earth’ faring in this record-hot summer? It’s a little rocky on Rainier

Washington’s Mount Rainier is either the snowiest place on Earth, or a close runner up. From records collected over the… Read More