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Subscription carbon offsetting platform Ecologi hits $8M total raised, includes General Catalyst

TechCrunch

startup Ecologi , which uses the funds to plant 1 million trees every 10 days in places like Africa and Latin America, as well as doing things like protecting peatlands in Indonesia. In April, Ecologi closed a seed investment round of $5.75 That’s partly the thinking behind U.K. million (£4.05 million) at a pre-money valuation of £16.5

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Leveraging digital platform to amplify green participation by the public: An Ant Group case study presented at COP28

AsiaTechDaily

After user authorization, users can earn green energy points in the mini-program as a reward when making environmentally conscious choices through the Alipay platform, such as paying for a bus ride instead of driving to work, booking a train ticket online to reduce paper use, or unlocking a shared bike.

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Hong Kong’s Brinc Launches Climate Tech Program to Support Early-Stage Startups in Carbon Dioxide Removal Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

Their DAC system, characterized by a modular design and a fluidized nano-structured sorbent, boasts exceptional capture speed, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Airhive develops geochemical direct air capture (DAC) technology to expedite carbon removal efforts.

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China’s Ellipspace Receives 100 Million Yuan Funding for Satellite Innovation

AsiaTechDaily

It will serve as a platform supporting digital applications, providing valuable solutions in various sectors, such as smart inspection of electric power and oil infrastructure, supervision of marine equipment and facilities, and ecological environment monitoring.

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Should we be growing trees in the desert to combat climate change?

TechCrunch

“There is a current debate about whether drylands are suitable for reforestation for the purpose of global climate mitigation purposes,” said Niall Hanan, professor of dryland ecology in the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department at New Mexico State University. The area has intense solar energy and available underground saline water.

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The Future of Conservation NGOs Innovation Challenge is on!

Impact Hub

To remain relevant and legitimate, in addition to effectively dealing with the present global ecological crisis, conservation NGOs need to radically shift. Structural and systemic issues are at play within the sector, which are impacting conservation effectiveness.

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5 Tips for Making Time to Make a Difference

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On one hand, Vishal explains, “my wife Shweta and kids, Vishwa (17) and Shiv (11) are so important; they are my unconditional support and source of energy—they encourage me. So whenever I have picked up something new to accomplish, it has always led to an imbalance of attention, energy and action towards the other parts of my life.

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