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  "id": 2094435,
  "title": "Relax, everyone: Elon Musk has a mantra to make the climate crisis go away | Emma Brockes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/relax-everyone-elon-musk-has-a-mantra-to-make-the-climate-crisis-go",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/elon-musk-climate-crisis-spacex-kardashev-scale-energy-production"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, proposes a simple solution to tackle climate change: moving energy production \"off-planet.\" This concept, known as the Kardashev scale, has gained popularity among tech enthusiasts. The Kardashev scale is a measure of a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy they can harness and utilize. Musk believes that by harnessing energy from sources beyond Earth, such as solar power in space, we can solve the impending climate crisis and alleviate our anxiety surrounding it. If we adopt this idea, we won't need to worry about the climate until the last drop of water is used up. This approach follows a pattern observed in tech billionaires addressing pressing issues by developing innovative solutions. For instance, Jeff Bezos chose to reinvent preschools instead of simply funding public education.",
  "summary": "It’s simple, says the SpaceX boss – according to something called the ‘Kardashev scale’, we just have to move energy production ‘off-planet’ Next time the weather gives the UK 61 days without rain and we wonder idly if this is the end, there is a term we may whistle up to soothe us. Like murmuring the rosary, or putting our fingers in our ears and humming, this phrase is to be mumbled on repeat –…",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T00:50:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Elon Musk's Tesla pay package was 2.5 million times the average worker's salary in 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/elon-musks-tesla-pay-package-was-2-5-million-times-the-average",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:50:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "Cards Against Humanity has a $10 plan to annoy Elon Musk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/cards-against-humanity-has-a-10-plan-to-annoy-elon-musk",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Elon Musk wants to build the largest building on earth to manufacture computer chips",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/elon-musk-wil-die-grootste-gebou-op-aarde-bou-om-rekenaarskyfies-te",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:16:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Kommentar: Wir sollten Sam Altman, Elon Musk und Dario Amodei nicht jedes Wort glauben",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kommentar-wir-sollten-sam-altman-elon-musk-und-dario-amodei-nicht",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Anthropic could beat Elon Musk's SpaceX for largest 2026 IPO, prediction markets show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/anthropic-could-beat-elon-musks-spacex-for-largest-2026-ipo",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:26:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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