Since its inception in 2013, Land Life Company has captured more than 180,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. After planting a million trees last year, this year they aim to triple this number in the race to restore the earth’s two billion hectares of degraded land.
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Modvion’s wooden wind turbines will harness energy at higher altitudes
With higher altitudes come stronger and more stable winds. But to harness this energy to generate electricity, steel wind turbines are becoming larger, heavier, and more costly. Swedish construction company Modvion has found the answer to these constraints.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation is launching a ten-week circular economy program
Imagine a world without waste, in which materials shift from one function to another, with an economy that restores natural systems rather than disrupt them. As part of its aim to turn that vision into reality, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is launching an online program that introduces people to the circular economy. “It’s a new way to design, make, and use things within planetary boundaries.”
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A subscription service for cleaner and healthier water
During a wash, polyester and acrylic garments can easily shed half a million microfibers, which end up in the world’s waters, where they cause poisoning and genetic disruption. As a response, PlanetCare tackles microfiber pollution at the source: our washing machines. The Slovenian company has just launched its online shop, offering a monthly subscription for those who want to reduce their microplastics impact.
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Urban air taxis one step closer to reality after Lilium’s $240 million funding round
Opening an app, sharing your location, and booking a zero-emissions plane ride with just one click. German aviation company Lilium has been raising funds to turn this vision into reality.
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Carbon footprint labelling: the new standard for the food industry?
The realization that food production accounts for 20 to 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions is increasing consumers’ awareness about their diet’s environmental impact. A growing number of companies addressing these considerations with transparent footprint labelling may slowly be setting the standard for the industry.
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London-based fashion startup overfunded within first day of crowdfunding campaign
In less than a day after launching its crowdfunding campaign, fashion brand BEEN London reached its investment target of 175,000 pounds. The London-based startup uses discarded leather to manufacture high-quality accessories.
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Stadtfarm is offering investors a stake in the future of food
Fresh fish and vegetables, grown locally and with little environmental impact. Stadtfarm envisions a future in which this is the rule, rather than the exception.
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More and more universities are turning searches into trees
An increasing number of universities is switching to Ecosia as its default search engine. With more and more users, the German-based company is poised to reach a hundred million trees planted by early summer this year.
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Hyper Poland is raising new capital in a series B investment round
Hyper Poland, which is developing magnetic rail technology to revolutionize the way we travel, is now seeking additional capital in a series B funding round on crowdfunding platform Seedrs, which would value the company at nearly 14 million euros. Founded in 2017, Hyper Poland develops energy-efficient and fast technology to…
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