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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M

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Lignium Energy Transforms Problematic Manure into Climate-friendly Fuel

Greentown Labs

Today, cow manure is a major climate and logistical problem on farms. Piles of decomposing cow manure emit methane and nitrous oxide, in addition to polluting water and contaminating soil. While some manure can serve as fertilizer, large farms still have an excess, and even have to pay to manage their extraneous manure.

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'Climate action is finally coming home on African soil': COP27 closes with historic deal on climate Loss and Damage

Business Green

To quote the Three Lions England football song, after 30 years of hurt, climate action is finally coming home on African soil here in Egypt," he said. "At In the end they were pulled back from the precipice by the concerted effort of developing countries standing firm and by climate activists' demands for the blockers to step up.".

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Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland takes significant step forward

Envirotec Magazine

Demand for ethanol in Scotland is expected to double in the coming years to more than 100 million litres, yet all of the country’s supply is currently imported from Europe. Jim Booth, Head of Co-op Development at SAOS, commented: “The re-introduction of sugar beet represents an exciting opportunity for farmers.

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

But the process of leaving the lab and entering the real world suddenly lifted the veil on all the economic, regulatory, and logistical challenges the startup had yet to solve. Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. It felt like their boat was leaking.

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The ROI of Digital Agriculture Intelligence: 5 Top Trends and Takeaways

Planet Pulse

And while massive advancements in machinery over the last half-century have scaled productivity, climate change and population growth are demanding ever higher production. Over all that varying terrain, there’s an astonishing diversity of climates and soil types, crops, and practices, and a serious challenge in bringing agri-tech to growers.

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An Entrepreneurial Mindset is Vital During the COVID-19 Crisis: Thoughts From Our CEO

Elemental Excelerator

Like watching plants sprout from beneath the soil, we have seen Hawaii’s entrepreneurial ecosystem grow. They have an online logistics platform that connects local farmers to residents to deliver thousands of pounds of local produce each week. They work out of the Impact Hub and are one of Elemental’s newest portfolio companies.