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Climate change: we have the technology

Terra Infirma

Listening to the radio this morning, during an item about the COP27 climate change conference, I heard a UK politician refer to the scope for future technologies to save us. Unlike the climate doomsters, I’m a techno-optimist and strongly believe that technology could deliver a low carbon society.

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$3.7m crop lab will create food for ‘tomorrow’s atmosphere today’

Envirotec Magazine

facility at the University of Essex aims to make it possible to adapt plants for a hotter drier climate, preventing threats to food security, according to the group behind it. Computer plant scanning technology will also be used to monitor plants as they grow – and pinpoint precise changes in photosynthesis.

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Better, Smarter, Cleaner: How ESG Inspires Technology Innovation

GreenBiz

The last few years have made traditional ways of thinking about risk obsolete. From climate change to COVID-19 to the supply chain, threats are disrupting our world faster than we can keep up, and they promise only to grow worse over time. Technology innovation provides us with the opportunity to meet those challenges.

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Climate tech investment falls 40% amid economic uncertainty

Envirotec Magazine

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. Meanwhile, for the first time, more deals are happening at the mid-stage than at the early stage.

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Verizon Climate Resilience Prize

GreenBiz

in Partnership with GreenBiz Group and the Adrienne Arsht – Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center We envision a world where innovation helps us prepare for tomorrow’s climate. Nature-Based Solution: Solutions that leverage nature or natural systems to advance climate resilience.

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Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people

GreenBiz

Gina McCarthy thinks we should be more ambitious in our goals for a thriving planet and an equitable society. During a VERGE 20 virtual event Friday, McCarthy talked with GreenBiz co-founder Joel Makower about how racial justice and climate justice go hand in hand, and what we need to do to assure a bright future for everyone’s children.

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Let?s get together: Intel?s 2030 commitments include ?shared? climate and social goals

GreenBiz

Let’s get together: Intel’s 2030 commitments include ‘shared’ climate and social goals. Tis the season for new corporate social and climate commitments, especially at the start of this decade of action and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which requires short-term prioritization from responsible companies around the world. .