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7 min
How the Worldās Largest Funds Are Investing with Climate Change in Mind
15 funds control about $47 trillion ā what do they have to say about climate change? A short study
Logophile. Curious. Scuba diver. Paraglider. Stand for āAbundanceā ā a belief that climate action must scale with industry, not against it.
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4 min
How pollution is the only thing keeping India cool: decoding a climate paradox
Breathing poison for a cooler India: The unnerving paradox of the Indian weather
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3 min
What Are Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions ā And Why Should You Care? (ELI5)
The Hidden Footprints of Corporate Pollution ā And Why Scope 3 Changes Everything
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2 min
What we know about the impending heatwave in India
India braces for its hottest summer yet ā heatwaves surge, risks rise. Itās going to be a hot summer. Hotter than anything weāve experienced before. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast: āAbove-normal maximum temperatures are likely in most parts of the country.ā This is a cause for alarm. Buried in the Numbers Last year, official reports from the Health Ministry indicated that between March 1 and June 18, there were 110 deaths attributed to heatstroke. However, other sources
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3 min
What Is Enhanced Rock Weathering? (ELI5)
Turning Dust into Climate Action ā How Crushed Rocks Can Cool the Planet. We Have to Fight Climate Change. Different companies are adopting a range of strategies to fight carbon emissions ā the single biggest cause of a hotter, warmer planet. One of those pathways isĀ enhanced rock weathering. Imagine if rock dust could pull carbon dioxide (COā) from the atmosphere and help cool the planet. This is Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW). But before we understand ERW, letās talk aboutĀ natural rock
Hiker. Environmentalist. Thinker. Outdoors. Hakuna Matata The world is your true home - life stretches far beyond your doorstep, into corners youāve never seen and wonders youāve yet to dream of!
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3 min
How Amphibians Hold the Climate Crystal Ball
Diving into the fascinating world of Amphibians and what they tell us about Climate change?
Kadambote Sachin
Strategy
Ran ops in conflict zones, now plotting climate wins. Quizzer, board gamer, Arsenal tragic. If itās competitive, Iām probably already there.
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4 min
Why I'm Joining Alt Carbon
Somewhere between the forest and the mindāI found where Iām meant to be.
Mayank Prasad
COO's Office
Cricket enthusiast. Long distance runner. Believer that climate action may start with science ā but it runs on people. I just want to make the earth a cooler place to live, literally.
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3 min
The journey of Basalt - from crushers to carbon removal
How a humble rock begins its journey to fight climate change ā one dusty road at a time. When we think of climate action, we often picture solar panels, wind turbines, or electric cars. But at Alt Carbon, we work with something more ancient. More grounded. A rock. Basalt. Mars has a lot of basalt too Many Martian rocks are volcanic and basaltic, giving insight into the planetās fiery past. A dark volcanic stone ā often overlooked ā yet quietly powerful. When crushed and spread
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4 min
Warren Buffett and climate action ā a reluctant participant
Warren Buffett didnāt plan to back climate action, the markets did it for him Warren Buffett has long been seen as the epitome of pragmatic capitalism ā measured, disciplined, and unimpressed by fads and ideologies. So when the global investment community leaned into climate action and ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) in the past decade, Buffett stood apart. Not defiantly, but dispassionately.Ā In his 60 annual letters to shareholders since 1965, there are only 5 mentions of climate chang
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3 min
In Defense of Starts: Why Carbon Removal Needs Optimism, Not Cynicism
Carbon Removal Is Where EV Tech Was 20 Years Ago ā And Thatās Exactly Why We Must Act Now. Itās easy to be cynical about carbon dioxide removal today. The numbers seem too small. The science & tech feels too new. The impact isnāt yet visible at planetary scale. (image source: From a bloomberg article) But hereās the thing: Everything transformative once looked implausible and minuscule. Learning from EV tech In the early 2000s, electric vehicles were a punchline. In 2015, the Organizat
Reviving Darjeeling one cup at a time.
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3 min
Hereās how weāre solving for Climate Change
Climate change questions the very survival of humans as a species. It touches everything: equity, development, energy, food, and our future