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Climate Performance Potential is the unsung predictor of superior financial returns

Business Green

Of the 15 technology areas PWC analysed, the areas that represent over 80 per cent of future emission reduction potential by 2050 - such as solar power, wind power, food waste technology, green hydrogen production, and alternative protein - received just 25 per cent of recent climate tech investment between 2013 and the first half of 2021.

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

⚡ Advanced Ionics , a Milwaukee, WI-based green hydrogen electrolyzer developer, raised $13M in Series A funding from bp Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures, GVP Capital, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. 🌳 NatureMetrics , an Egham, United Kingdom-based DNA-based biodiversity monitoring platform, raised $13M.

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Queen's Speech: What is - and isn't - on the government's green agenda for the year ahead?

Business Green

Meanwhile, fears are growing that these various pressures will serve to distract from the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises, as the momentum built up around the COP26 Climate Summit contiuning to dissipate.

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5 Shifts Needed to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

The City Fix

Transportation connects us to one another. It’s how we get to school and work, how we visit our families, and how we access our food and health care. It’s also how we ship goods and deliver services. As economies and.

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Boris Johnson promises to 'build back greener', but can he deliver?

Business Green

The UK leads the world "in the long term solutions to climate change, in wind, solar, hydrogen, CCS nuclear", Johnson said, and is now committed to leading the world in zero emission aviation through its new 'Jet Zero Council'. Why then are green business leaders and campaigners so underwhelmed by Johnson's latest green promises?

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The Brazilian company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange one year ago, sells beauty and biodiversity as intertwined. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility. And its LyftUp effort seeks to meet transportation needs in underserved urban communities.

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Transport Decarbonisation Plan: A guide to the government's routemap for net zero transport

Business Green

National e-scooter trials are currently underway in an attempt to understand their environmental impact and modal shift potential, with the government seeking to evaluate whether they should be legalised. The plan also sets out a stated aim to deliver a "world class cycling and walking network in England by 2040".