Ex-top Tesla engineer raises $140 million to rewire the electric grid
Heron Power, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy, is scaling up production of solid-state transformers that move power to the grid more efficiently.
Sustainability
‘River guardians’: Inside the Great Spine of Africa’s push to protect the source
Steve Boyes and his team, backed by the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, have travelled tens of thousands of kilometres by river chasing one simple question: where does a river begin? His latest focus is the Zambezi’s “source of life” wetlands in Angola.
The Cybertruck in the room: Why Elon Musk isn’t on the first Forbes Sustainability Leaders list
When the editorial team behind this year’s Forbes Sustainability Leaders List started brainstorming possibilities for the list, the name Elon Musk came up early. And for good reason. The 2008 introduction of the Tesla Roadster did something many thought impossible–it made electric cars cool. And as Tesla continued to deliver new models, it spurred the auto industry into accelerating their own EV models. That’s been a big deal for the environment in the U.S., where cars count for over 20% of total carbon emissions.
Amazon claims it achieved 100% renewable energy target in 2023—here’s what it means
Amazon claims that all electricity it consumed in 2023 was “matched” with 100% renewable energy. Experts criticise the report’s vagueness.
BioPak expands into Hong Kong on $486 billion green packaging wave
BioPak, which aims to disrupt the 3.5 million tonne plastic packaging industry, talks exclusively with Forbes about its expansion.
The simple truth banks must face as climate risks loom
Banks need to work a lot harder to ensure the emissions generated by their borrowers fall to a level which helps realise their own net zero ambitions.
Australia’s AGL Energy to accelerate exit from coal power as billionaire activist installs board nominees
Australian utility AGL Energy will accelerate the phase out of coal power after its controlling shareholder, billionaire activist Mike Cannon-Brookes, installed four of his nominees to the company’s board.
How Australia can take charge on climate action with carbon removal
Whether you are a policy maker or engineer or a scientist there is room for you.
Space innovation is helping industries on Earth to decarbonise
How do companies effectively and efficiently ramp up decarbonisation efforts?
From pledges to progress: How to meet the increasingly urgent need for climate action
Microsoft say it is committed to building innovative technology solutions to help.