Cities Have The Climate Ambition—Now Mayors Are Rewriting Global Finance to Match
Before becoming the youngest elected mayor in Quito’s history, Mauricio Rodas had already founded a political party, launched a think tank in Mexico City, and run for president.In 1944, when the globa...
21 Touko 202543min
Trove Turns Recommerce into a Profit Driver for Patagonia, Levi’s and On
Circularity isn’t just about keeping t-shirts and jeans out of landfills. Done right, it’s a growth engine for brands. That’s exactly what Trove is building: the recommerce technology that drives marg...
14 Touko 202545min
The Mayor Who Cut Carbon, Cut Bills, and Cut a Billion-Pound Deal
As mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees helped launch a billion-pound public-private partnership to decarbonize his city, one of the most ambitious deals of its kind anywhere in the world.This wasn’t just ab...
7 Touko 202546min
Rare Earths, Recycled: Cyclic Materials Cuts Into China's 90% Head Start
Rare earth magnets power the modern world and the clean energy transition. They’re inside every electric vehicle motor, wind turbine, MRI machine, and computer hard drive in a data center. But the wor...
30 Huhti 202544min
3x the Grid: Siemens Energy and the Race to Rewire the Future
It took over a century to build today’s power grid. Now we need to triple its capacity by 2050. Why? Because demand is surging, and a net-zero future depends on a bigger, smarter, and cleaner grid. El...
23 Huhti 202534min
Simple, Unstoppable: Rondo Energy is Solving Industrial Heat with Bricks
Rondo Energy is building a renewable energy battery using bricks and toaster wire. But it’s not for your home—it’s for the factories that run the world. Industrial heat drives 10% of global carbon emi...
16 Huhti 202545min
Apple-ifying Energy: Renew Home Makes Virtual Power Plants Painless & Profitable
Fifteen years ago, smart thermostats promised to save you money and learn your habits. Today, they—and other grid-connected devices and appliances—are forming the backbone of the most sustainable powe...
9 Huhti 202546min
Reuse, Rock ‘n’ Roll & the Circular Economy
Mike Martin helped launch the first climate change concert tour with Dave Matthews. He’s worked with Billie Eilish to flip venues vegan and wrote the green touring playbook years ago that artists stil...
2 Huhti 202533min
