Digest for 2/27/2026

Boyan Slat shares his bold plan to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using innovative technology to harness ocean currents.

David Katz explains how turning plastic waste into currency can incentivize collection and reduce ocean pollution.

Andrew Forrest discusses innovative approaches to reduce plastic pollution by rethinking production and consumption.

From predicting weather patterns to optimizing energy use, AI has the potential to supercharge our efforts to combat climate change. Sims Witherspoon of DeepMind explores how AI can help us better understand and mitigate the impacts of global warming.

Priya Donti discusses integrating AI into energy systems to reduce emissions and enhance renewable energy adoption for faster climate mitigation.

Al Gore highlights how emerging technologies like AI are crucial for monitoring and mitigating climate change impacts globally.

Wolves, elephants and other creatures can restore ecosystems -- and our own lives. George Monbiot explains how rewilding can repair the damage we've done to the natural world.

Earth, humanity's only home, is in crisis. Conservationist Kristine Tompkins has spent the past three decades working to protect and rewild large stretches of land in South America, safeguarding habitats and restoring balance to the natural world.

Allan Savory has devoted his life to stopping desertification. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.