TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. Getting there will be another story.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

On the bright-ish side, research shows that 69% of Americans want our nation to become carbon neutral by 2050. Achieving that goal will require changing the way we think and act about sustainability. ” You’ll find it cooking on the Sustainability Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , which runs September 19–21 in San Francisco.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

If the world wants to feed 10 billion people in 2050, it’ll need to find a better way to grow food. million oversubscribed pre-seed round led by The Venture Collective with strategic investments from Nucleus Capital, Ponderosa Ventures, TET Ventures, Day One Ventures and Possible Ventures. The team has landed a $1.7

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp 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

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Wavemaker Partners doesn’t just want to invest in climate tech and sustainability startups. Vaquette and Cheong led ENGIE Factory , the sustainability-focused Southeast Asia venture arm of ENGIE Group, one of the world’s largest utility companies. It also wants to help build them. That’s where Wavemaker Impact and its network comes in.In

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2022

Today, most of the decisions taken at that stage directly reflect the linear economy principles and the consumption habits instilled by capitalism – which takes us back to waste generation. A thriving economy that is sustainable to all forms of life and that operates within the limits of our planet is only possible if we do that. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

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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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

In addition to Coatue, which led the round, existing investors Balderton Capital, New Wave, La Famiglia and 2050 also participated in the round. “We believe Sweep is the leading technology in this competitive landscape, effectively supporting sustainability efforts from measuring and target-setting to reducing and reporting. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

.’s 2008 Climate Change Act — and is funded by the Quadrature Climate Foundation, a climate-focused corporate social responsibility initiative launched by algorithmic trading tech firm, Quadrature Capital, in 2019. pre-seed to help industrial manufacturers do sustainability reporting. Tanso nabs $1.9M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The outlook is bleak: The United Nations estimates food production will need to double to feed the nearly 10 billion people expected to populate the planet by 2050. Overcultivation, human-made climate change and diminishing sources of water are all contributing to a future where food insecurity will be a gigantic problem.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

That’s a whole lot of potential mouths to feed; seafood consumption is poised to nearly double by 2050, per researchers at Stanford. I know we are living in late-stage capitalism, but however I turn this, I can’t make this concept feel like anything but rent-seeking. – Harri Weber. – Haje Kamps.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 5, 2019

Juliana has dedicated herself to supporting the environment and developing a vision to “generate an ecological and sustainable awareness through a new form of design.” World Bank experts say that without urgent action, global waste will increase by 70 percent of current levels by 2050. Este artículo está disponible en español.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

The seed round was led by Astanor Ventures and followed on by a group of investors, including XAnge, Blue Horizon and Nucleus Capital. As I noted already this week , alternative proteins is a hot space attracting both startups and venture capital. In 2019, he started at Peace of Meat, which focused on cultivated meat.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2021

Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to lead impactful businesses and build a sustainable future for our world, but how exactly do you start? As the ‘inspire’ arm of EO’s Inspire, Learn, Act series, we’re inviting and engaging members to become a part of EO’s sustainability strategy.”. EO Impact Day is gaining momentum. “As

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

gigatons of carbon dioxide every year by 2050. . Investors include the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), and existing bakers W23, the venture capital arm of Sydney-based supermarket giant Woolworth , and Main Sequence. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We asked three venture capital firms investing at the intersection of proptech and climate tech about how a focus on reducing emissions can trim a building’s carbon footprint and offer new opportunities for returns. trillion every year between now and 2050, according to McKinsey. And the potential market is enormous.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

If SVB rises from the ashes (seems like there is a glimmer of hope thanks to folks like Ro Khanna) — and we act to mitigate the weaponization of concentrated digital media — money may not become impossibly expensive for capital intensive technologies like robotics. How best would an adversary attack innovation in robotics?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This is not only to save animals from slaughter, but to provide a more sustainable method of food production. The new capital comes nearly two years after Vow grabbed $6 million in seed funding. Cell-based technology is one of the solutions increasingly used that creates meat from the cells of animals instead of the animals themselves.

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