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Swiss sports brand creates shoe from captured carbon

Business Green

Sports brand On says it is the first company in the footwear industry to use captured carbon emissions as a raw material. Swiss sports brand On has announced that it has created a shoe using carbon emissions as a raw material, making it the first company in the footwear industry to achieve the milestone.

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The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year Two Startup Cohort for Carbontech Accelerator Program

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. develops polymers for gas separation, enabling membrane-based carbon capture applications. Somerville, Mass.

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5 Government Initiatives from Around the World That Are Helping Reduce the Impact of Climate Change

Green Tech Challenge

Sweden’s Pledge to be Carbon-Neutral Despite uncertainties in global leadership, Sweden promised to honour the Paris Agreement made by the United Nations and cut all its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Meet one of our alumni startups Zemission, which has developed, tested, and patented a zero-emission solution for mobile use.

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XpreSole Panto waterproof boots are made from coffee grounds

AGreenLiving

Scientists recognize that while coffee grounds seem harmless, when in the landfill they actually release methane gas, which has a greenhouse effect 28 times higher than carbon dioxide. The technology developed by the company results in a patented, high-tech footwear material that is used to make the certified vegan boots.

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WCS Talks Part Four: Celebrating Creativity, Nurturing, Community and Mentorship on Mother’s Day Weekend

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Moreover, Youngman’s slides tracked dramatically increased corporate commitments announced in 2020 towards net zero and/or science based carbon reduction targets, most of which seemed unimaginable just two to three years ago. In 2020, she set herself the goal of living carbon neutral. Saving the World – with Plastic!”.

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Meet Our Newest Startup Members

Greentown Labs

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! MANUFACTURING.

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Meet Our Inaugural Greentown Houston Members

Greentown Labs

Let us introduce you to: Applied Bioplastics produces affordable polymers with properties that are equal to or better than those of traditional petrochemical plastics. These polymers use significant plant matter, which absorbs CO 2 and avoids the CO 2 emissions of petrochemical plastics.