5 Startups Leading the Decarbonization of Heating and Cooling of Buildings
Buildings account for nearly 40% of global energy use, with heating, cooling, and hot water production making up roughly half of total building energy consumption. These end uses represent major opportunities to reduce energy demand, enhance energy security, and cut COâ‚‚ emissions. Energy conservation and efficiency remain the fastest and most cost-effective paths to […]
Environmental Challenges from Heating and Cooling of Buildings
Across the world, most buildings continue to depend on fossil fuels like natural gas for heating, driving a significant share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is reversing traditional energy use patterns, reducing heating demand while sharply increasing the need for cooling. By 2050, nearly every region will face extreme heat events that […]
Key Technologies Driving Efficiency in Heating and Cooling Systems
Heating and cooling account for nearly half of all energy consumed in buildings, generating around 2.5 gigatonnes (Gt) of COâ‚‚ annually. As urbanization and economic growth continue, the global building stock is projected to double by 2060, placing enormous pressure on energy and accelerating emissions unless transformative measures are taken. These trends highlight the […]
2025 Investment Trends Shaping Heating and Cooling for Buildings
Heating and cooling represent one of the largest sources of global energy use in buildings. In the United States, buildings consume about 39% of all primary energy and 74% of electricity. Thermal end uses such as space conditioning, water heating, and refrigeration make up nearly half of building energy demand and are expected to rise […]
Streetlife Ventures on Building for the World That’s Already Changed
A conversation with Sonam Velani, Co-Founder of Streetlife Ventures Adaptation Tech Is No Longer Optional — It’s Urgent Infrastructure For decades, climate investment has focused almost exclusively on mitigation — solar panels, EVs, carbon markets — in a race to lower emissions before disaster strikes. But that future is no longer hypothetical. Disasters […]
Sustainable Data Centers: Company Partnerships to Watch
Digital transformation and rapid AI adoption are fueling an unprecedented demand for AI servers and high-performance computing. This surge is driving a steep rise in electricity and water consumption across data centers. By 2030, global electricity demand from data centers is set to more than double by 2030 to around 945 terawatt-hours (TWh), surpassing the […]
The Environmental Cost of Data Centers
Data centers are the nerve centers of the digital age. As information and communications technology (ICT) evolves, data centers have transformed from basic storage units into sophisticated, high-performance ecosystems. Today, they support everything from cloud-based collaboration tools to AI training and are central to business continuity and innovation across sectors. The explosion of digital […]
The Top Investors Backing Urban Sustainability Companies
The built environment is at the center of the climate challenge. Cities account for more than 70% of global emissions, driven by energy-intensive buildings, outdated infrastructure, and carbon-heavy construction practices. As urban populations grow and climate risks intensify, transforming how we design and manage the spaces we live, work, and move through is critical to […]
How Climate Tech Decarbonizes the Built Environment
Cities are the driving force behind economic development. Today, they are home to 55% of the global population – a projected 68% by 2050. This rapid urbanization, coupled with overall population growth, places immense energy demand:from electricity to power buildings to the manufacturing of construction materials. To align with the Paris Agreement’s goal to […]
Green Cement: The industry’s quest to become sustainable
As one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the cement industry poses a significant challenge in the global fight against climate change. Cement production alone contributes to around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions (Ritchie, 2020). This is primarily due to the chemical reactions involved in the production of cement. This article delves […]