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Green City Solutions fights air pollution with IoT, biotech and moss

Green Tech Challenge

They seek to solve it with a combination of Internet of Things (IoT) and plants, providing clean and cool air to hot urban cities. Creating a solution to clean air Green City Solutions tries to fight the problem of air pollution worldwide.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — January 2022

Greentown Labs

Infinite Cooling received a $100K Phase I SBIR grant from the U.S. Phytoform Labs was named one of 20 European Biotech Companies to Watch in 2022 by Labiotech. Radical Plastics received a $650K Phase II SBIR grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Building Program.

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How behavioural science can boost the green transition

Smart Energy International

Even the acceptance of objectively positive interventions like those proposed by the European W.E.District project , which aims to develop innovative 100% fossil free heating and cooling solutions for new and existing district heating and cooling systems, could be threatened by human bias. “It Resistance to change? About the author.

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What does the vaccine mean for cold chain sustainability?

Business Green

Up to 30 per cent of the gas used to cool the refrigerator is leaked into the atmosphere. "We look at that as an opportunity to inject sustainability into this rapid innovation and restructuring of the cold chain," said Paul Camuti, chief technology and strategy officer for Trane Technologies. Greening the cold chain.

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? $32bn and 30% drop as market hits pause in 2023

Climate Tech VC

The market is still warm, but cooling. Jury is out on whether investment will keep cooling or heat back up. Climate tech investment continues to grow, but slower Total funding from 2020 to 2023 is $142bn. 2023 saw a 29% increase in the cumulative total. CAGR since 2020 is 23%, but has slowed since the end of 2022 which was 32%.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

Biotech giant Genentech is a surprising fleet leader: It's got the most aggressive electric commuter bus programs around, in addition to its other EV fleet goals. It's not just about cool tech, though. One of Genentech's electric buses, made by BYD. Media Authorship. Close Authorship.

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Bio-recycling gets fashionable with enzymes that will eat your shoes

Business Green

French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. This is the future a biotech startup called Carbios and a group of well-known sportswear brands are working toward. Which, incidentally, is a lot of stuff.