The Big P icture

Once a vital source of warmth and energy, Estonia’s damaged peatlands are now responsible for roughly a third of the country’s carbon output. However, as this photo shows, restoration and rewilding efforts have enabled some of these bleak but beautiful areas to perform a climate-friendly service through carbon sequestration. Peatland bogs cover around 3% of the Earth’s surface, but contain twice as much carbon as all the forests put together, according to the World Economic Forum. Le to its own devices, the world can heal itself.

Seeking cheaper alternatives to expensive and time-consuming physical upgrades, grid operators are increasingly turning to digital solutions. While some projects are already underway, slow-changing regulatory frameworks mean the rollout is sluggish