A World Reconfigured | Arod Balissa | Substack

What's This Reconfiguration You Keep Talking About?

About What I write about, and why I write

Jul 15 •

The Roundup: Methane, Amazon Fund and the French AC Scandal (August 23rd, 2025)

This week: China is fine with foreign investments for green projects, Ambient Carbon wants to zap methane and France is upset about air-conditioning

Aug 23 •

$1.5 Billion, the North Sea and Norway's Carbon Gambit to Lead Europe

Norway wants money, power and lots of carbon

Aug 19 •

Critical Minerals Stole The Show While You Watched Trump-Putin Shake Hands

This week: US is making critical minerals great again; Scientists vs. EPA; Hungary is not doing so well in leading on EVs; Hail is costing you more…

Aug 16 •

Gene Editing for chocolate, Norway wants your CO2 and other things you should care about this week

This week: Australia brings a giant battery live, MARS wants you to have genetically modified M&Ms and startups are selling climate data to NOAA …

Aug 9 •

Recent posts

Sweden Walks Back on Climate. What Does it Mean for the EU, Tech and You?

Sweden decided it wasn't using it anyway... 🤷‍♂️

Aug 5 •

Samuel L. Jackson Gives CO2 the Finger (and Eats Seaweed Chips) 🌊🍘

This week: ICJ turns the legal heat to 11, climate scientists fight DOE, UK Pension Fund goes green and Arctic ice is melting + shoutout to Reverion

Aug 2 •

The Time Machine: Did you Just Sign an Agreement to Sign more Agreements?✒️

EU & China agree to agree more in the future, White House set on building lots of Data Centers, and it turns out lightning emits carbon. Who knew. Plus…

Jul 26 •

Globetrottin': Data Centers Get Their SimCity Disaster Moment

Climate change is like a bored SimCity Mayor, I guess 🤷‍♂️

Jul 22 •

The Time Machine: Are You Sure It's Not Too Cold To Build an AI Factory in the Arctic?🥶

Insurers lose a lot of money thanks to extreme weather, Norway is building an AI factory in the Arctic, and Carbonade is saving you the need to store…

Jul 19 •

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