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Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action

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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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Autigen Announces Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim

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About 430 million people suffer from moderate to complete hearing loss worldwide, a number expected to rise to about 700 million by 2050. Hearing loss can significantly impact multiple aspects of life, including the loss of the ability to follow spoken conversations.

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Innovation Hubs for More Diverse and Inclusive Cities

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More than half the world’s population currently lives in cities – a proportion that will reach 70% by 2050 – which account for approximately 80% of GDP generated worldwide. But increasing inequality and exclusion in urban areas are undermining development progress – and threatening many lives.

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Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

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Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. The steep environmental cost and looming deadlines inspired Energy X, a Seoul-based startup and marketplace that “enables the construction of zero-energy buildings,” from architectural design to completion of construction.

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EO Impact Day: ‘Reimagine Success’ for your business and the planet

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If we don’t consider these questions, we risk failing to tackle the most important challenges of our lives.” . • “If the world needs to be net zero by 2050, all of us must start today. Does our business make the world better or worse? It is our moral imperative to do it now. The world is aligning. It’s a race to net-zero.

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REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots

TechCrunch

“That proximity is driven through an install base that’s in parking lots or parking garages… [and] that enables all sorts of companies to use its proximity as a platform. . “We’re building a platform of proximity,” says Ojalvo. To basically build their marketplaces.” As REEF acknowledges, cities are the future.