#climate-tech

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ETH Zurich researchers develop a calcium looping process for cement plants.
Technology can capture up to 90% of CO2 emissions.
Potential for net-negative emissions when combined with biomass or direct air capture.
Economically viable and retrofittable to existing plants.

DT Editorial Team·Aug 13, 2026·via interestingengineering.com

DT Editorial Team·Aug 10, 2026·via the-decoder.com

Copernicus Browser added a default wildfire visualization layer on August 4.
The layer uses Sentinel-2 imagery to show active fires, burning vegetation, and burn scars more clearly.
The feature is based on a JavaScript script by remote sensing expert Pierre Markuse.
The update turns a once-manual expert workflow into a built-in public tool during a severe wildfire season.

DT Editorial Team·Aug 8, 2026·via arstechnica.com

Yale researchers built a solar-powered device described as an artificial leaf.
The system converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid methanol fuel.
A liquid fuel output could be easier to store and transport than some other clean-energy products.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 5, 2026·via interestingengineering.com

Convective Capital raised a new $85 million fund after a $35 million fund in 2022.
The firm is expanding from wildfire technology into broader disaster resilience.
Institutional backers now include insurance companies and asset managers.
Initial investments from the new fund include companies in timber, AI home design, drone inspection, and insurance products.

DT Editorial Team·May 21, 2026·via techcrunch.com

Microsoft’s apparent pause has rattled a carbon-removal market where it accounts for most contracted demand.
The company is not reported to be permanently ending purchases, but the market reaction was immediate.
The episode highlights the sector’s dependence on a single major buyer.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via technologyreview.com

Skyward Wildfire raises $5.7M to suppress lightning and prevent wildfires
Uses metallic chaff cloud seeding, reporting 60-100% lightning reduction in trials
Scientists cautiously interested but question scalability and environmental impact

DT Editorial Team·Mar 5, 2026·4 min read·via technologyreview.com

Material Scale combines venture capital and project finance to fund climate tech startups through the manufacturing scaling phase
The fund initially targets sustainable apparel technologies that struggle to move from lab-scale to commercial production
Fashion is responsible for up to 10% of global carbon emissions but has been slow to adopt scalable sustainable alternatives
The hybrid structure lets startups fund manufacturing buildouts without excessive equity dilution

DT Editorial Team·Feb 17, 2026·5 min read·via techcrunch.com