A Skeptic’s Take on AI and Energy Growth
Will the rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence break the climate system? In recent months, utilities and tech companies have argued that soaring use of AI will overwhelm electricity mar...
3 Apr 20241h 3min
Why a Climate Startup Is Building the World’s Biggest Airplane
Radia is a $1 billion climate tech startup with an unusual pitch: It is trying to build the world’s largest airplane. Its proposed aircraft, the Radia Wind Runner, would be as long as a football field...
27 Mar 202458min
What the New Rivians Say About the Future of EVs
Earlier this month, the electric-car maker Rivian announced its new SUV, the R2 — a $45,000 family hauler that will get more than 300 miles in range. It also debuted the R3 and R3X hatchbacks, which e...
20 Mar 202457min
A Conversation With Biden’s Former Top Economic Advisor, Part 2
Few people have shaped Bidenomics more than Brian Deese. From 2021 to 2023, Deese led the National Economic Council at the White House, serving as President Joe Biden’s top economic aide. He’s now an ...
15 Mar 202436min
A Conversation With Biden’s Former Top Economic Advisor, Part 1
Few people have shaped Bidenomics more than Brian Deese. From 2021 to 2023, Deese led the National Economic Council at the White House, serving as President Joe Biden’s top economic aide during such e...
13 Mar 202444min
Does Rooftop Solar Actually Help the Climate?
For a few weeks now, Heatmap’s staff writer, Emily Pontecorvo, has been trying to figure out if installing rooftop solar panels on your home actually reduces carbon pollution in a systematic way. In o...
6 Mar 202448min
The Next Big Climate Tool: Little Chunks of Rock
When we talk about carbon removal, we often focus on “direct air capture” facilities — big factories that suck carbon dioxide out of the ambient air. But a simpler and easier way to remove carbon fro...
28 Feb 202454min
Is Biden’s Climate Law Actually Working?
A year and a half ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate law in American history — and arguably in world history. But is it actually working? A new report from a ...
21 Feb 202451min
