These are hard times for investment in low-carbon energy. The lack of progress in international climate negotiations, threats to policy support, and an increased awareness of the challenges of decarbonization, have created some strong headwinds. Everyone agrees that more breakthroughs in innovative emissions-reducing technologies are essential for tackling c ... Show More
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Amazon’s electric delivery fleet: Can charging keep pace?
Amazon says it has deployed 60,000 electric vehicles worldwide against its commitment to reach 100,000 by 2030. But the next challenge is bigger than replacing delivery vans: can fleet electrification cut emissions while maintaining delivery speed, cost and reliability as it expa ... Show More
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Nov 5
Energy security in volatile times: how the conflict in the Middle East is changing strategies for resilient energy supplies| Live from ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi
The conflict in the Middle East has made energy security the dominant issue at this year’s ADIPEC, the huge global energy conference in Abu Dhabi. In this special episode, recorded live in front of an audience at the event, host Ed Crooks asks what resilience means for a range of ... Show More
45m 32s
Nov 2021
Silicon Valley and the climate crisis
As the world focuses its attention on climate, we’re looking to the money that could create real change. Venture capital is the type of financing that can take new ideas to the mass market and it’s finally looking to fund clean, green tech. First, to understand how start-ups go a ... Show More
18m 26s
Nov 2022
Climate tech to save the planet: Techno-optimism or greenwashing?
<p>Billions of dollars are being spent by tech companies and investors on new technology to fight climate change. In the final episode of this series of Tech Tonic, Eric Toone, from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund, tells FT columnist and host Pilita Clark why he bel ... Show More
24m 22s
Jun 2023
We need trillions to fix the climate. Finally there’s a serious plan.
<p>Trillions of dollars are needed to shift the world to a low-carbon future, but where will all that money come from? While momentum is growing in rich countries, developing countries are still struggling for finance. Without significant increases in the amount of money spent, t ... Show More
46m 54s