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This startup is using protein powder to beef up carbon capture
A British startup has devised a way to speed-up enhanced rock weathering using protein powder in a p...
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday May 07
Humanity faces two existential crises — the climate crisis and AI. Can one help solve the other?
As I write this, two contrasting regulations on the development of artificial intelligence — namely ...
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday May 07
Swedish startup wins EU funding to print organic indoor solar panels
The EU has granted €3.3mn to a consortium led by Swedish startup Epishine. The group’s mission is to...
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday May 07
This tech investor will pay Ukrainian farmers to trap carbon in their soil
Lithuanian climate investment firm HeavyFinance has added over 700,000 football pitches-worth of far...
sustainability 00:00 Friday May 03
Europe is falling behind in the race to develop space-based solar power
When the EU approved the European Green Deal in 2020, the bloc unveiled a plan to lead the clean ene...
sustainability 00:00 Friday May 03
Polestar unveils ‘world’s first’ 10-minute charge EV prototype
Polestar has successfully charged its upcoming EV model in just 10 minutes. The Swedish car maker ac...
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday Apr 30
‘Airbnb for cars’ platform SnappCar changes hands in bid for further growth
Dutch car-sharing platform SnappCar, which claims to be the largest of its kind in the Netherlands, ...
sustainability 00:00 Thursday Apr 25
Earth Day: Ecosia launches world’s first energy-generating browser
Today — on Earth Day — non-profit search engine Ecosia has launched the “greenest browser on Earth” ...
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday Apr 23
3 carbon capture technologies you’ve probably never heard of
All of us will face the consequences of runaway climate change — unless, maybe, you’re living in one...
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday Apr 23
Tree-planting search engine Ecosia to monitor reforestation from space
Berlin-based Ecosia, best known as the tree-planting search engine, has teamed up with French startu...
sustainability 16:00 Wednesday Apr 17
Dutch cultivated meat startup secures €40M for ‘world’s kindest burger’
In 2013, Dutch scientist Mark Post unveiled the world’s first cultivated meat burger on live televis...
sustainability 00:00 Wednesday Apr 17
Climate tech heavyweights EQT, Contrarian launch investment ‘playbook’
More than 50 European VCs and startups have joined forces to launch Climate Brick — a new community ...
sustainability 16:00 Tuesday Apr 16
Why enhanced rock weathering promises carbon-capturing fields of dreams
A weird technology has emerged as a leader in the quest for net zero. But this form of carbon captur...
sustainability 00:00 Saturday Apr 13
New hope for VanMoof as troubled ebike maker resumes sales
Dutch ebike maker VanMoof has begun selling ebikes on its own website once more, following an almost...
sustainability 00:00 Saturday Apr 13
UK startup achieves major breakthrough in quest for space-based solar power
A UK startup has claimed a major breakthrough in its plans to beam solar energy from space to Earth....
sustainability 00:00 Tuesday Apr 09