The next big financial crisis could be triggered by climate change – but central banks can prevent it
It isn't just the effects of climate change that could destabilize the financial system, it's also fossil fuel assets losing value. The good news is that central banks can fix it.
July 19, 2021 • ~9 min
The FDA’s weak drug manufacturing oversight is a potentially deadly problem
COVID-19 has exacerbated a backlog of domestic and foreign drug manufacturing inspections that the FDA is still too short-staffed to adequately deal with.
June 23, 2021 • ~9 min
Artisan robots with AI smarts will juggle tasks, choose tools, mix and match recipes and even order materials – all without human help
Custom fabrication involves taking measurements, choosing tools, deciding on sequences of steps and ordering from a menu of materials. AIs under development promise to take humans out of the loop.
June 15, 2021 • ~8 min
With Ford's electric F-150 pickup, the EV transition shifts into high gear
Ford's electric F-150 pickup won't roll off assembly lines until early 2022, but the company has received thousands of preorders already for a vehicle aimed at the mass market, not eco-buyers.
June 15, 2021 • ~9 min
G7: why major economies are delaying a break with the fossil fuel industry
Rhetoric is hardening, but government policies still honour the special relationship with fossil fuels.
June 10, 2021 • ~6 min
Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals – and green chemistry needs help to compete
As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.
May 25, 2021 • ~10 min
IEA report: world's leading energy adviser was founded to protect oil supplies – now it wants to ban new fossil fuels
The seismic changes to energy supply and demand during the pandemic could be just the beginning.
May 21, 2021 • ~5 min
How electric cars can advance environmental justice: By putting low-income and racially diverse drivers behind the wheel
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
May 21, 2021 • ~9 min
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