Survey: ‘Very few’ Africans place responsibility for climate action on ‘rich nations’
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A new survey reveals that “very few” Africans place responsibility for climate action on “rich countries” – despite the long history of carbon emissions from the most developed nations. The study, published in Communications Earth & Environment, presents the results of a survey of more than 50,000 people across 39 African countries conducted over 2021-23. […]
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Regulation of Seaweed Cultivation and Sinking for Carbon Dioxide Removal in Alaska: New Sabin Center Report
Last year, for the first time, global temperatures exceeded 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels. This follows a decade of “record-breaking temperatures,” with the World Meteorological Organization concluding that “the past ten years 2025-2024 are the ten warmest years on record.” Reversing this trend requires urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but that won’t be sufficient […]
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NTT Unveils Breakthrough AI Inference Chip for Real-Time 4K Video Processing at the Edge
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In a major leap for edge AI processing, NTT Corporation has announced a groundbreaking AI inference chip that can process real-time 4K video at 30 frames per second—using less than 20 watts of power. This new large-scale integration (LSI) chip is the first in the world to achieve such high-performance AI video inferencing in power-constrained […]
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Google Cloud Next 2025: Doubling Down on AI with Silicon, Software, and an Open Agent Ecosystem
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Las Vegas is playing host to Google Cloud Next 2025, an event unfolding at a critical moment for the technology industry. The artificial intelligence arms race among the cloud titans – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud – is escalating rapidly. Google, often cast as the third contender despite its formidable technological […]
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Mega Models Aren’t the Crux of the Compute Crisis
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Every time a new AI model drops—GPT updates, DeepSeek, Gemini—people gawk at the sheer size, the complexity, and increasingly, the compute hunger of these mega-models. The assumption is that these models are defining the resourcing needs of the AI revolution. That assumption is wrong. Yes, large models are compute-hungry. But the biggest strain on AI […]
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Stéphan Donzé, Founder and CEO at AODocs – Interview Series
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Stéphan Donzé is the founder and CEO of AODocs, a cloud-native document management platform that transforms enterprise content into actionable intelligence. Unlike legacy systems limited to basic storage, AODocs combines robust document control with workflow automation, enabling businesses to streamline complex processes across industries. From sales proposals and claims management to engineering and manufacturing, AODocs […]
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Final Round AI Review: The Secret to Landing Your Dream Job
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Job hunting can feel like shouting into the void. You polish your resume, write a dozen cover letters, and still hear nothing. It’s exhausting. On average, HiringThing found that a job candidate receives one interview request for every six applications they complete. That’s a lot of effort for a “maybe.” Now imagine having an AI […]
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Looking for ‘Owls and Lizards’ in an Advertiser’s Audience
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Since the online advertising sector is estimated to have spent $740.3 billion USD in 2023, it’s easy to understand why advertising companies invest considerable resources into this particular strand of computer vision research. Though insular and protective, the industry occasionally publishes studies that hint at more advanced proprietary work in facial and eye-gaze recognition – […]
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Martian dust could pose health risks to future astronauts
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Justin Wang and Brian Hynek at Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica (image credit: Justin Wang) A host of health problems both known and unknown await those foolhardy explorers who (God forbid) might attempt to breathe the dust of Mars. That’s a crude summary of the findings of a new study by researchers from the University […]
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Cropped 9 April 2025: Trump’s tariffs; UK megafarm ‘blocked’; ‘Sus timber’ in Tasmania
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s fortnightly Cropped email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Trump’s tariff fallout WASTE NOT: US president Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs will “almost certainly mean higher prices […]
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How UAV Aerial Surveys Are Changing Environmental Monitoring
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Drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are changing the world. Termed as a revolution in the technology world, environmental monitoring is a major sector that is positively impacted by this innovation. But, UAV aerial surveys are a far cry from the conventional practices of environmental studies; they offer new perspectives to gain insights into study areas […]
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Why adding a fish pond to your landscaping can benefit you and the local environment
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This article contains sponsored content. With summertime just on the horizon, the outdoor areas of businesses become much more of a focal point, for both ambience and aesthetics. Fish Ponds can not only create a sense of serenity on a property but can also help boost conservation credentials. Installing a fish pond to your property […]
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Tuning the tide: soundwaves could weaken tsunamis and boost marine renewables, says new study
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Underwater sound waves could weaken tsunamis by redistributing their energy before they strike coastlines, saving lives and infrastructure in at-risk locations across the globe, according to new research. The study, led by Cardiff University, reveals how ocean waves and sound waves, previously thought unrelated, can interact to reshape their dynamics. The interaction, which requires two […]
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Avoid CMA greenwashing clampdown by “investing in sustainability training” urges Environmental Law expert
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From Sunday 6 April, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted significantly enhanced enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act. The legislation equips the CMA with the ability to impose direct and severe penalties on businesses found to be in breach of consumer law, including those guilty of […]
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Guest post: How to apportion ‘net-zero carbon debt’ if global warming overshoots 1.5C
As global warming approaches the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit, the likelihood of at least a temporary temperature “overshoot” looms into view. This puts global climate action into a new context, where the focus is not only on rapid reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, but the large-scale removal of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) in order to […]
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Over half of UK’s decarbonisation is dependent on technologies that are not yet commercially mature: PwC’s Net Zero Future50 report
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Consultancy firm PwC UK’s latest research emphasises the crucial role of climate technology in steering the world towards net zero emissions and highlights the importance of innovation for the UK’s growth and competitiveness. PwC’s “Net Zero Future50” report reveals that more than half (56%) of the UK’s decarbonisation efforts rely on technologies that are not […]
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UK Energy Minister to speak at All-Energy 2025 in Glasgow
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UK Energy Minister, Michael Shanks MP will speak at the opening plenary session. With five weeks to go before All-Energy opens at Glasgow’s SEC, the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference has announced that following a keynote address by Scotland’s First Minister, The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP, the UK Energy […]
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Brushing with disaster? Technology firm issues warning about acute landfill contributor
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Electric toothbrushes are adding to the world’s growing mountain of harmful ewaste at a concerning rate. UK sustainable technology firm In2tec is calling for greater awareness of the issue, and a shift to the use of reusable components in the manufacture of these devices. Experts at In2tec say cheap toothbrushes and consumers upgrading to new […]