Axios

The White House decision to largely sit out COP30 will have a mixed effect on the looming summit in Brazil, other players say.

Catch up quick: The White House said Friday that no "high level representatives" will attend the annual UN climate talks.

As founder of one of the buzziest startups at the intersection of energy and AI, Varun Sivaram is having a moment.

Why it matters: His company, Emerald AI, just landed its first commercial deployment and announced new funding — all while Sivaram was named to Time's Climate 100 and released a TED Talk.