Alejandro de la Garza

Alejandro de la Garza is a staff writer at TIME. He covers climate technology from EVs to geoengineering.

Recent Articles

Inside the Nuclear Fusion Facility That Changed the World

TIME followed government scientists in the year after they achieved the biggest scientific breakthrough of the decade.

By Alejandro de la Garza

The EV Battery Innovation That Could Usurp Solid-State Technology

Despite the solid-state battery hype, the lithium-ion batteries powering today’s EVs are pretty good. And they could get even better.

By Alejandro de la Garza and Video by Andrew D. Johnson

The Strategic Ambiguity of Toyota's EV Play

Toyota's overhyped solid-state battery is the latest feint in its slow-moving, abundantly-hedged EV transition strategy.

By Alejandro de la Garza

The Climate Impact of Your Thanksgiving Travel vs. Turkey

TIME introduces the 'Turkey Threshold': the point at which travel emissions exceed those of the meat you're eating.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Alt-Meat Companies Are Grappling With A Harsh Reality

At a meat-reduction conference in Denver, some people showed flagging spirits amid a year of bad news for the industry.

By Alejandro de la Garza

How Oil and Gas Companies Can Help Build Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is critical to the clean energy transition. And some say oil companies have the technology to rapidly scale it up.

By Alejandro de la Garza and Video by Andrew D. Johnson

Affordable Carbon Removal May be Here

Graphyte, a Bill Gates-backed startup, says it can remove carbon from the atmosphere for $100 per ton.

By Alejandro de la Garza

James Hansen Calls for Geoengineering as a Climate Solution

James Hansen alerted Congress to climate change in 1988. Now, in a controversial new paper, he has a new warning: earth is warming too fast.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Meet the Company Leading The Carbon Capture Race

All eyes are on Silicon Valley startup Charm Industrial to see if its carbon capture model will make a dent in the climate crisis.

By Alejandro de la Garza

DOE Is Spending $36 Million On Ocean Carbon-Capture Research

Companies want to store CO2 in the ocean. The U.S. Energy Department is funding new projects to help determine how much is possible.

By Alejandro de la Garza

This Company Wants To Replace Fossil Fuel Heating With Batteries

Antora Energy is building its first factory to produce thermal batteries. It could be a big move for decarbonizing industrial heat.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Artificially Cooling Rivers Could Protect Fish From Climate Change

Researchers in Canada are experimenting with ways of creating cold spots in warming rivers to help migrating salmon cool down.

By Alejandro de la Garza

McCarthy is Blaming Climate Policy for the Attacks in Israel

Former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to blame Biden Admin. policy, including emissions cuts, for Hamas's attack on Israel.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Gaza's Energy Crisis Could Turn Hospitals into 'Morgues'

The day after Gaza's only power station ran out of fuel, the enclave's situation is growing increasingly grim.

By Alejandro de la Garza

How to Fix Carbon Offsets

Nature-based carbon offsets have taken a great deal of criticism. Kelly Kizzier at the Bezos Earth Fund responds.

By Alejandro de la Garza

This Group Is Finding New Ways to Recycle Old Wind Turbines

Old wind turbine blades are difficult to recycle. Researchers are finding new uses for them.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Politicians Want to Research Geoengineering. Scientists Are Worried

The climate geoengineering horse might have left the stable as a new report calls for increased research on the controversial topic.

By Alejandro de la Garza and Justin Worland

G20 Nations Are Spending Billions Supporting Fossil Fuels

That's despite promising nearly 15 years ago to phase-out subsidies for the carbon-polluting industry.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Steelmaking Is Very Polluting. This Company Is Changing That

Boston Metal wants to upend centuries of steelmaking to fight climate change. CEO Tadeu Carneiro tells TIME how it's doing that.

By Alejandro de la Garza

An Auto Workers Strike Would Threaten Biden's Green Coalition

A potential auto workers strike could imperil President Biden's reelection chances, and the future of his green policies.

By Alejandro de la Garza
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