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Back to news homeShould we be growing trees in the desert to combat climate change?
Reforestation is one of our best tools to fight the climate crisis. In the tropics, forests have been reported to absorb 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year. […]
4 signs to look for when evaluating ESG investments
Bruce Dahlgren Contributor Bruce Dahlgren is CEO of MetricStream, a risk management (IRM) and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) company. Browsing travel options on Google Flights, you may have noticed […]
How one founder is teaching enterprises how to be truly accountable for their climate footprint
This week, Persefoni co-founder and CEO, Kentaro Kawamori is joining us this week not only to talk about his climate tech startup that aims at helping asset managers, banks and […]
Can carbon credits for improving forests help save them — and us — from climate change?
Rising pressure on big business to address the threat of climate change by decarbonizing their ops has, in recent years, led to huge demand for carbon offset schemes — enabling […]
5 areas where VCs can play an outsized role in addressing climate change
Jamil Wyne Contributor Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. He has worked with the World Bank, IFC, UN, […]
The Equity team’s 2022 predictions
Thinking ahead on crypto, creators and the climate Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. […]
Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win
As a remote island nation in the middle of the South Pacific, New Zealand is experiencing the stirrings of a burgeoning startup scene. The country has historically been capital-starved, but […]
The Polestar Precept is a cypher for the EV automaker’s future
Polestar will spend the next three years executing a lofty electric vehicle launch schedule that will culminate with the Precept concept, a “Rosetta Stone” of sorts that provides a physical […]
A step forward for CO2 capture
The air we breathe has a carbon problem. But in Hellisheidi, Iceland, a geothermally active plateau just outside of Reykjavik, a new technology is taking a small but mighty step […]