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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

C16 Biosciences developed a biotechnology platform to create truly sustainable oils and fats, starting with a replacement for palm oil, which is found in 50% of consumer products and is a major culprit of deforestation. of total GHG emissions, about as much as the entire aviation sector. The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4%

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Top brands strengthen links between net zero goals and supply chain innovation

Business Green

Unilever's net zero supply chain commitment, for example, will require weaning itself off fossil fuels as a source of ingredients for the formulations and packaging of its cleaning and laundry products. Bringing other buyers along.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

   ⚡ Aether Fuels , a San Francisco, California-based sustainable aviation fuel developer, raised $9M in Seed funding from Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Foothill Ventures, JetBlue Ventures, Xora Innovation, and TechEnergy Ventures.   Nuclear makes a resurgence.

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Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.

Grist

According to some research, from production to disposal, it is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the aviation industry. But PET offers perhaps the most expansive commercial opportunity: It is one of the largest categories of plastics produced, widely used in food packaging and fabrics.