FT climate journalist and columnist Pleta Clark will take a deep dive into the science and challenges we're facing. The new series focuses on climate tech and asks tough questions like, can technology scale up fast enough to make a difference in the fight against climate change? We have eight years to solve 80% of the problem; we need to deploy technologies we have today to solve this problem. Subscribe to Techtonic from the Financial Times wherever you get your podcasts.
The climate crisis threatens the future of the planet. But don’t worry, technology will save us. At least that’s the message from startups, innovators and investors. Are they right? In a new season of Tech Tonic FT columnist and climate journalist Pilita Clark discovers the tech scene’s latest moonshot efforts to fight climate change, from sucking carbon straight out of the air to the apparent energy miracle of nuclear fusion. Will these technologies be ready in time, or are they a dangerous waste of money and resource at this most critical moment for our planet?
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Tech Tonic is Presented by Pilita Clark. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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