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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million. While overall startup funding is down this quarter because of the economic disruption brought on by COVID-19, entrepreneurs focused on solving climate-related problems have been bucking the trend. Heather Clancy. Tue, 05/26/2020 - 06:01.

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Brief: Tyson bets on insect protein with strategic investment in Protix

AFN Sustainable Protein

Tyson Foods is making a two-fold investment in insect protein startup Protix to increase production for animal feed ingredients, aquaculture and pet food. Through an undisclosed direct equity investment, Tyson will take a minority stake in Protix and fund further expansion of the latter’s insect protein business.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

GreenBiz

Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5 Heather Clancy. Thu, 03/18/2021 - 01:00. The tech sector’s fascination with tree restoration as a climate solution apparently isn’t unique to U.S. companies. . million active users and 649.2

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Operational clean hydrogen production projects set to double globally within the next five years

Envirotec Magazine

followed suit through the introduction of a clean hydrogen production tax credit through the Inflation Reduction Act and a hydrogen hubs program through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) whilst also introducing its National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. billion in 192 startups. billion in 192 startups.

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Food waste startup Apeel Sciences snags $250m backing

Business Green

While overall startup funding is down this quarter because of the economic disruption brought on by Covid-19, entrepreneurs focused on solving climate-related problems have been bucking the trend. Other "participating" investors are Viking Global Investors, Upfront Investors, Tao Capital Partners and Rock Creek Group.

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Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration

Business Green

Those projects are both managed under Mercado Libre's Regenera America program, which aims to restore key ecosystems throughout the region as part of its climate action strategy, using technology from climate-tech startup Pachama to monitor and verify the progress of this work. This company is a big deal in South America with 132.5

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German firms plan to exploit massive lithium deposits beneath the Rhine

Charged

To date, Europe has been importing the bulk of its lithium from the “lithium triangle” in South America, and from Australia. German-Australian startup Vulcan Energy Resources says it can deliver carbon-neutral lithium, extracted at geothermal power stations. “The The company plans to invest 1.7

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