With recent initiatives like Google’s RE<C project to beat climate change failing to make any real impact, the U.S. government needs to put a much longer tech roadmap into practice. If you missed part I of Steve’s commentary, click here.
Technology Needs a 50-Year Roadmap to Battle Climate Change, Part I: A Man on the Moon and the Legacy of Innovation
Given last year’s news that Google abandoned its RE<C project to beat climate change, the U.S. government needs to put a much longer tech roadmap into practice.
How Access to Energy Improves Quality of Life
As emerging economies are turning into global players through their growing access to energy, a new middle class is rising. How are emerging markets redrawing their economic maps, and what can the U.S. do to help this trend?
The Shocking Number of People Without Access to Energy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated in its latest World Energy Investment Outlook report that there are currently 1.3 billion people living without access to electricity. This is equivalent to 18% of the global population and 22% of those living in developing countries. Even more unfortunately, that number could remain as high as 1 billion people 20 years from …
Cutting the Carbon Footprint: The Key Is Innovation
With the world’s population growing at an explosive rate, the answer to reducing our carbon footprint isn’t cutting back our use of coal, but rather, finding innovative ways to manage emissions.