UK-based startup LabCycle has received £180,000 in funding from the British Design Fund (BDF) to support the development of what it calls the ‘world’s first’ AutoDecon system, designed to safely recyc…
As climate risks grow, the new Insurability Readiness Matrix could help insurers, policymakers and communities spot when places are becoming uninsurable
An El Niño Year brings a number of predictions and expectations about storms and weather, but that is not the whole picture.
Africa’s safari industry sells access to extraordinary wildlife landscapes, but rangers are the ‘hidden’ workforce behind the scenes making those experiences possible
Berlin-based climatetech startup VARMhas raised €17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by ABN AMROSustainable Impact Fund and co-led by GET Fund. The round also includedparticipation from Aurum…
The global Breathe Cities initiative to improve air quality and protect public health is set to expand, following a $45 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
A new report finds strong support for climate solutions in many countries, but also notes some phrases like net zero are not ineffective with the public.
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at an audacious plan for floating, ocean-powered data centers and GM’s pursuit of cheaper battery technologies.

The Chevron Microsoft gas deal hands the oil major a 20-year contract to power a giant West Texas data centre. For a company that built its AI plans on renewables and nuclear, that is a sharp turn. Chevron will power one of the largest data centres in …
A new geothermal player. Upgrading the grid with wood veneers. How drones are leveling the military playing field. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.