Solar jobs are in high demand and have a low barrier to entry — now is the time to break into the industry

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Aerial view of suburban houses with a wave pattern of solar panels covering rooftops
Solar-installation jobs are expected to grow significantly by 2032.

Pete Ryan for BI

Germany and Italy are the biggest climate laggards in Europe, study finds

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Parked tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest near Mollerussa, northeast Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Tractors block a highway during a farmers' protest in northeastern Spain in February.

Emilio Morenatti/AP

How flying taxis could go mainstream

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An eVTOL flying through abstract 5G-themed shapes.

Ariel Davis for BI

This article is part of "5G and Connectivity Playbook," a series exploring some of our time's most important tech innovations.

Gardin is using generative AI and synthetic data to drive plant growth — here's how

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Photo of a Gardin sensor that monitors plant growth. The picture shows a white sensor that says
Gardin sensors can measure plant health by monitoring how well a plant is photosynthesizing.

Gardin

A startup is using woodchips to make synthetic graphite for EV batteries

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Wood chips
CarbonScape uses leftover woodchips to produce graphite.

Brooks Kraft / Getty

As world leaders gather for COP28 one question looms - who will pay for the green transition?

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Image of COP28 banners that are blue and purple.
World leaders are meeting at COP28 in Dubai this month.

Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Carnival CEO says charging passengers an extra fee to help cover rising fuel costs is 'certainly not off the table'

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Cruise ship Carnival Valor docked in Marseille.
Carnival can charge passengers a "fuel supplement" fee of up to $9 per day without prior notice if the price of crude oil rises above $70 per barrel, according to the cruise line's contract of carriage.

Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

AI has a big, dirty problem that is tarnishing Big Tech's environmental image

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Facebook data center under construction in Eagle Mountain, Utah, in 29109
Construction workers building a new Facebook data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, in May 2019.

George Frey/Reuters

Passive House designs could cut your energy bill in half

Tech Insider : Climate Crisis
A rendering of a planned development build to Passive House standards.
A rendering of a Passive House project in Newton, Massachusetts provided by the developer by Northland.

Northland

Microsoft bets that a fusion power plant from Helion Energy will be operating this decade

Tech Insider : Technology, Climate Crisis
A side view of the Polaris prototype fusion reactor from Helion
Polaris is a prototype fusion reactor from Helion Energy. The startup announced a deal with Microsoft to provide the tech giant with electricity produced from fusion.

Helion

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