At Cool Green Tech we’re on a mission to shine a light on technological ingenuity and invention.

By this we mean all engineering and scientific endeavour contributing to the most urgent challenge facing humankind.

Obviously we’re big fans of technology but we’re not holding our breath for that all-encompassing carbon cure to solve global warming at the push of a button.

What may solve climate change are people like you who are ready to seek out and support new ways of doing things. Technology is, after all, just a another toolset we can deploy to reverse the damage inflicted on our planet just as we go about our daily lives. That’s the harm caused by the steel and cement used to build our homes and schools, the fuel we burn to live and travel, plus all the stuff we eat and wear.

A swift transition to renewable energy, and rehabilitation of the polluting production and waste systems that support our lifestyle are the only answer. Fortunately, there are many smart technologies being developed to ease this transition. And since we began covering the green innovation sector, we’ve unearthed eco-entrepreneurs the world over, working on incredible solutions to  the myriad challenges we face.

These present-day heroes are applying their expertise across the mechanical, chemical, biological, molecular and material sciences, dedicating their lives and careers to building the tools we’ll need to preserve our planet’s resources.

But for new technologies to make it all the way through the commercialisation and adoption funnel many things must go right. And those that do make it through must still run the gauntlet of funding challenges and hostile government policy. Take electric cars and renewable energy as two notable examples. Each has proved its worth in the real world and yet how many governments persist with policies to favour their carbon-emitting incumbents?

Here at Cool Green Tech we vow never to be a voice for those using corporate or political power to hold back planet-friendly innovations. And the same goes for those talking up unproven futuristic technologies as a tactic to delay the transition away from carbon-heavy industries. We’ll also be keeping a close eye on the ‘weaponisation’ of science and technology research deployed as misinformation to confuse us into inaction.

But most importantly we’ll be  keeping you updated about emerging technologies, big and small. This is what gets us out of bed each day, to connect with people like you, committed to learning more about solutions to safeguard our future. And it also helps to galvanise us against those darker moments spent pondering our planet’s future.

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