[elil17]

I’ve absolutely loved working with ARPA-E in my job and I cannot imagine why we would create ARPA-C. Anyone in ARPA-E will tell you they are fundamentally working on climate. They also do some energy security stuff but I they would all be very dissatisfied if it got paired down to that.

ARPA-H sounds like a great idea, I hope it’s well executed!

[JackFr]

Well climate != clean energy.

It would be great if there were people looking at climate change in truly innovative ways. But if it's a lot of the same-old, wrapped in a new ribbon it's going to be a disappointment.

And honestly there is a huge disconnect between the dire warnings we're getting and the actions we're taking. If it truly is an existential crisis, better wind turbines and solar panels that are 2x more efficient are great, but they're not gonna move the needle, and the real work should be a bout surviving in a hotter world.

[elil17]

I think ARPA-E is actually already working on climate apart from energy. I have seen their researchers talking about everything from low-land-usage/climate-resilient agriculture methods to carbon capture.