Dave Stangis

Nvidia ‘Climate in a Bottle’ Opens a View Into Earth’s Future. What Will We Do With It? Nvidia has unveiled a new generative foundation model that it says enables simulations of Earth’s global climate with an unprecedented level of resolution. As is so often the case with powerful new te...

‘ #Climate in a Bottle’ Opens a View Into Earth’s Future. What Will We Do With It?
The #AI-powered platform stands to dramatically improve the resolution of climate prediction, crucial to both planetary well-being and business and financial #riskmanagement.
www.wsj.com/articles/nvi...

The World Is Running Out of Clean Water. This Technology Promises to Fix It. Deep-sea desalination is on the cusp of providing a source of clean water from the Caribbean to the Emirates.

Half of all people on earth experience severe #water #scarcity at least one month out of the year, according to the UN.

A new #desalination technology is finally on the cusp of helping to slake the world’s thirst. The pitch: Put desalination plants on the ocean floor.

www.wsj.com/tech/clean-w...

Carbon Removal Is Struggling When It’s Needed Most Plus: Tariffs, YouTube sitcoms and literal killer apps.

There are now some 800 carbon-removal startups funded by VCs & the voluntary offset purchases of major corporations. But they can only scale if they have government backing.

The future of one of those technologies, called direct air capture (DAC), is now in limbo.
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EU to Propose New Climate Goal With Greater Flexibility in July The European Union is set to offer greater flexibility in July over achieving its emissions-reduction target for the next decade, as the bloc seeks to bolster flagging support for its ambitious climat...

The EU is set to offer greater flexibility in July over achieving its emissions-reduction target for the next decade, as the bloc seeks to bolster flagging support for its ambitious #climate plans.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76

NORM!.... RIP. :( George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/a...

The Mission to Electrify Africa Might Finally Be Under Way Mini-grids generate electricity for small communities that aren’t on national supply networks — and the economics suggest their time may finally have come.

#Africa's #renewable boom is underway.

Plunging #solar panel prices and international funding are now spurring the rollout of so-called #minigrids that can transform rural communities. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

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Essay | The Clean Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable The Trump administration is determined to promote fossil fuels, but the economic and technological forces driving solar, wind and other sources are now too powerful to resist.

The #cleanenergy revolution is being driven by fundamental technological & economic forces that are too strong to stop. Research shows that once new technologies become established their cost curves are surprisingly predictable. Cost reduction & performance improvement. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Three Novel Approaches That Can Revolutionize Batteries New technologies relying on materials such as chicken feathers and food waste can help cut the environmental footprint of energy storage.

New technologies (including a bit of #biology and #upcycling) relying on materials such as chicken feathers and food waste can help cut the environmental footprint of energy #storage. #electrification #sustainability #energytransition
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Inside the Minds of 200+ Chief Sustainability Officers The 2025 report surveyed dozens of high profile CSOs, including those from IFF, Apollo and SAP, with a focus on diversity, political division & finance

Inside the Minds of 200+ Chief #Sustainability Officers
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DeepSeek and Ozempic Are Complicating Decarbonization Forecasts One clean energy expert’s annual slide deck on green transition trends prepares us for the next big shocks.

Predictions may be harder, but opportunities for sustainable innovation and progress abound. From #energy demand to #food consumption, the factors that determine the world's #decarbonization pathway are getting harder to predict. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI and LLMs will also follow Moore's Law.

The 5 biggest social impact and sustainability trends coming in 2025 There may be a sea change in corporate responsibility this year. Here's what to watch for.

My latest in @fastcompany.com. What does the future hold for impact and sustainability in 2025 and beyond? Hear from numerous experts and leaders.

www.fastcompany.com/91258892/the...

How an antacid for the ocean could cool the Earth A new technology promises to remove carbon from the atmosphere and prevent ocean acidification.

How an antacid for the ocean could cool the Earth wapo.st/4fM4wMA

The Sustainability Dividend: A Primer on Sustainability ROI As sustainability becomes a business imperative, companies face growing pressure to determine the return on investment (ROI) of their sustainability ...

A good read to start the year. A Primer on #Sustainability #ROI. Debates about sustainability “value” will persist as economic uncertainty grows and resources face more scrutiny to ensure they are allocated to address current challenges and build resilience.

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What to Watch in Climate This Year With many of us back at work and ready to start a new year, today’s newsletter looks at how energy markets, consumer spending and diplomacy will shape the future of the planet in 2025. You can find ou...

@bloomberg.com's Green Daily newsletter looks at how #energy markets, consumer spending and diplomacy will shape the future of the planet in 2025. #renewables, #EVs, #nuclear, #PFAS & #policy.
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There’s a New Financial Crisis Brewing in Uninsurable US Homes In places most prone to wildfires and hurricanes, state “insurers of last resort” are absorbing trillions of dollars in risk.

“Last resort” state home insurance programs are absorbing trillions of dollars in risk as private insurers pull out of the US markets most prone to wildfires and hurricanes via @bloomberg.com #climate #physicalrisk #uninsured #selfinsurance www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Driving an EV? Big Oil Hopes You Don’t Cut Down on Plastic Too The oil-and-gas industry needs plastic production to rise to offset a decline in demand for transport fuel.

The O&G industry wants #plastic production to rise to offset a decline in demand for other fuels. The switch to EVs, or at least more fuel-efficient vehicles means energy cos will have too much oil on their hands. They're hoping people by more clothing, electronics, etc. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

AI Wants More Data. More Chips. More Real Estate. More Power. More Water. More Everything Businesses, investors and society brace for a demand shock from artificial intelligence.

Well worth a read. Large language models are hungry for everything (Water, land, metals, energy and minerals). Businesses, investors and society brace for a demand shock from #AI. #sustainability. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

For the first time in recent years, on the whole, hard-to-abate sectors have reduced absolute emissions, achieving a 0.9% drop from 2022 to 2023, as reported in the Net Zero Industry Tracker 2024. #EnergyTransition, #CleanTransition
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Apollo Funds Acquire 50% Stake in 2 GW Texas Solar and BESS Portfolio from TotalEnergies Apollo Funds Acquire 50% Stake in 2 GW Texas Solar and BESS Portfolio from TotalEnergies

Apollo Funds have agreed to acquire a 50% stake in a 2 GW solar and #BESS portfolio from TotalEnergies, consisting of three #solar projects and two #battery storage projects in Texas’ ERCOT market. Read more: www.apollo.com/insights-new...

The Quest to Better Recycle Wind Turbines and Solar Panels From France to Taiwan, companies are experimenting in ways to recycle discarded solar panels and wind turbine blades.

Companies around the world are working to #recycle old solar panels and wind turbine blades as the industry battles criticism that old equipment is piling up in landfills. Making #cleanenergy cleaner. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Sustainable Investing Platform Apollo’s Sustainable Investing Platform leverages the Firm’s deep expertise across asset classes to deploy capital in the key sectors driving the energy transition and decarbonization. Across asset cl...

Learn about the investment approach here - Learn more about our approach here - www.apollo.com/strategies/a...

Apollo Sees $50 Trillion Opportunity in Energy Transition Apollo Global Management Inc. sees an “industrial renaissance” emerging as part of an energy transition investment opportunity worth $50 trillion over the coming decades, according to Leslie Mapondera...

Apollo sees an “industrial renaissance” emerging as part of an #energytransition investment opportunity worth $50 trillion over the coming decades. “Just in Europe there’s probably $1.8 trillion to be spent” - Leslie Mapondera, Co-Head of European Credit. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

These batteries could harness the wind and sun to replace coal and gas Utilities are building massive batteries to store renewable energy and replace polluting fossil fuel power plants.

The world has figured out how to make #renewables at massive scale - accounting for 15 percent of electricity globally. Now a few regions are finding some of that energy goes to waste because they can’t store it. Solution... #Thermal #Batteries #storage
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Glass Chips Offer Hope of Cleaner Future for Quantum Computing Italy-based Ephos makes photonic quantum chips, a key component in powering hyper-fast, energy-hungry quantum computers. It is also the first company to make them out of glass.

Italy-based Ephos makes photonic #quantum chips, a key component in powering hyper-fast, energy-hungry quantum computers with lower emissions. It is also the first company to make them out of glass. www.wsj.com/articles/gla... via @WSJ

A second Trump administration will likely not have major changes for #renewables or the #IRA, President Joe Biden's landmark 2022 #climate law, lawyers said at a media roundtable. via S&P

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