Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, surprised the automotive world this week by announcing he would resign his position and hand the reins over to Koji Sato, who currently helms the company’s […]
EC Food Climate and Sustainability
Trending topics and news from the EC Food Climate and Sustainability category
Back to news homeWeb3 could help fashion become more sustainable
Actually, there is one industry that could use web3, and that industry is fashion. Hear us out. Fashion is one of the most polluting sectors in the world, and, according […]
Plant-based foods investor says her focus is more on teams than taste
If you’ve been seeing a slew of new alternative meat and animal products popping up in your grocery store, Lisa Feria is at least partially to thank. Feria has spent […]
5 promising fusion startups that aren’t unicorns — yet
The biggest news last week wasn’t another of Elon Musk’s Twitter tantrums, but the announcement that scientists had finally cracked one of fusion power’s biggest challenges — successfully getting more […]
Clean energy investments may close 2022 hitting new heights, setting stage for lofty 2023
In case anyone asks, 2022 was all about energy — natural gas, oil, renewables, all of it. Natural gas prices surged early as Vladimir Putin’s poorly thought-out decision to invade […]
Solid Power and BMW’s R&D deal offers a sneak peek into the battery industry’s future
Solid Power, one of the leaders in the race to commercialize all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, has been stumbling of late. But a new deal with BMW might give it the boost […]
Toyota president keeps pushing idea that people hate EVs, despite epic waitlists
Toyota president Akio Toyoda has made it no secret that he really, really dislikes electric vehicles. This weekend, he offered this latest installment: “People involved in the auto industry are […]
Stripe-backed Eion digs up $12M Series A to help farms capture carbon with green rock dust
Agriculture produces what might be some of the hardest planet-warming carbon emissions to eliminate. People need to eat, and right now, the way we make food generates a lot of […]
SmartHelio raises $5M to fix solar panels before they break
It’s commonly held that solar panels need as much sun as they can get. That’s true, but only up to a point, as heat and other hazards can become a […]
Climate tech is not doomed, despite climate doom
Veteran investor Dan Goldman tells climate tech founders to mind the cash and the carbon Tim De Chant 12 hours In the climate tech world, Dan Goldman has seen just […]