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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. trillion per year investment gap in renewable infrastructure that is required in order to meet our net zero targets by 2050.

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InnerPlant grows with new John Deere-backed millions for sustainable farming

TechCrunch

The world is headed for a food shortage by 2050 as its population increases, so anything to make it easier for farmers to grow food will go a long way. That’s what InnerPlant founder and CEO Shely Aronov is trying to do with her startup that uses plant physiology to gather loads of data to make farming more efficient and sustainable.

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Singapore’s InterContinental Energy Attracts $115M Funding from GIC and Hy24

AsiaTechDaily

This infusion of capital is projected to accelerate further the company’s efforts to expand the production and adoption of green hydrogen, a key player in the global transition towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. The ultimate goal is to achieve a total installed renewable capacity of nearly 100 gigawatts (GW).

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AppHarvest is now APPH: Rise of the Rest’s First Publicly Traded Company

Revolution

rang the opening bell on the NASDAQ stock exchange, signifying the start of their new chapter in life as a public traded company after successfully completing a merger with Novus Capital Corporation. Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor.

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Concert Bio lands pre-seed round to fix hydroponic farming’s ‘dirty secret’

TechCrunch

If the world wants to feed 10 billion people in 2050, it’ll need to find a better way to grow food. Today, about half the world’s habitable land is devoted to agriculture, yet even that amount can’t provide everyone with the sort of diet enjoyed by people in developed countries. Everything will just die, basically.”.

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Impact Hub Scaling Green Ventures: Meet The Innovators Accelerating Climate Action

Impact Hub

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion annually allocated to low-emissions assets and enabling infrastructure.

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Two European companies are mapping a future service for direct air capture to sequestration of CO2

TechCrunch

There is growing awareness of the need to build capacity to remove CO 2 from the atmosphere to achieve net zero by 2050. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups. 4 sustainable industries where founders and VCs can see green by going green. miles below the seabed in the North Sea.

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