Shopify: 3 lessons from investing $55 million in 40 carbon removal startups
GreenBiz
JANUARY 2, 2024
Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal.
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GreenBiz
JANUARY 2, 2024
Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 2, 2024
Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal.
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Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Australia's sovereign wealth fund finally given instructions to invest in what it says on the box - the future - at least in regards to energy technologies. The post Labor issues new mandate to Future Fund to invest in the future, and the zero carbon economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
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A group of former Google, SolarCity and Tesla executives in April snagged $20 million in what is being called the largest ocean-based carbon removal investment to date.
GreenBiz
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GreenBiz
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Launched by Stripe this spring, Frontier has announced its first six project winners: AspiraDAC (a subsidiary of Corporate Carbon), Calcite-Origen (a collaboration between 8 Rivers and Origen), Lithos, RepAir, Travertine and Living Carbon.
GreenBiz
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Toymaker signs 9-year deal with Climeworks of Switzerland.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2023
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GreenBiz
JANUARY 27, 2023
Featuring Stacy Kauk, head of sustainability for Shopify, and an advocate for investments in carbon removal technology.
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Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
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Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
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Impact Alpha
AUGUST 21, 2024
London-based Just Climate was launched in 2021 by Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management to invest in growth-stage, asset-heavy companies that are reducing greenhouse. The post Just Climate invests $150 million in Continuum Green Energy to reduce India’s industrial carbon emissions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 27, 2024
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BloombergNEF
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Planet Pulse
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Charged
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Diamond Edge Ventures (DEV), the US-based investing arm of Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical , has invested in Boston Materials , a US startup manufacturing critical materials for semiconductors, aerospace parts and automotive components. DEV co-led the company’s $13.5-million
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Impact Alpha
JANUARY 4, 2024
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BloombergNEF
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Staying on track for net-zero emissions requires at least $4 dollars to be spent on low-carbon energy supply for every dollar that goes to fossil fuels throughout this decade. The post Regional Investment in Low-Carbon Energy Is Short of Net-Zero Path appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Hydrogen Fuel News
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 27, 2024
The introduction of a carbon credit scheme, enabling companies to invest in the restoration of the UK’s degraded saltmarshes and voluntarily offset their greenhouse gas emissions, would be viable, a study led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has found. million tonnes of carbon.
Energy Central
APRIL 29, 2024
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Hydrogen Fuel News
JULY 19, 2024
American multinational conglomerate, 3M, has announced it has invested in Ohmium International, a green hydrogen company specializing in the development of electrolyzer systems for the production of renewable hydrogen. The investment in the green hydrogen company aligns with 3M’s strategic growth platform in climate technology.
Terra Infirma
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Here is my immediate reaction based on the Chancellor’s speech and some skimming of the official budget documentation : Transport: new investment in rail, a modest rise in ‘normal’ air passenger duty and a whopping hike for private jets are all moves in the polluter pays direction.
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Letter says technologies to produce blue hydrogen and capture CO 2 are unproven and could hinder net zero efforts Leading climate scientists are urging the government to pause plans for a billion pound investment in “green technologies” they say are unproven and would make it harder for the UK to reach its net zero targets.
R-Squared Energy
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Many climate activists are deeply concerned about the impact of Donald Trump’s recent election victory on efforts to reduce carbon emissions. While economists caution that these tariffs could lead to a resurgence in inflation, they may also bring about a lesser-discussed impact that could affect global carbon emissions.
Charged
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
General Motors (GM) has entered into a new investment agreement with Lithium Americas to establish a joint venture (JV) to fund, develop, construct and operate the Thacker Pass lithium carbonate project in Humboldt County, Nevada. billion US Department of Energy (DOE) loan announced earlier this year.
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 3, 2024
Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.
Renew Economy
AUGUST 31, 2022
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Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
4 – French investment manager AXA invested debt and equity from The AXA IM Impact Fund: Climate and Biodiversity. The post AXA invests $11 million in Forest Carbon to restore wetlands in Indonesia appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. Bonds will.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The post Private equity giants double down on the low-carbon transition and impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Feb. 14 – Brookfield Asset Management made waves last June when it closed fundraising for its $15 billion energy transition fund, the.
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 30, 2024
One of its most eye-catching initiatives is a proposal to trap carbon dioxide at a vast oil refinery and petrochemical complex on the south coast and store it under the seabed of the English Channel. Continue reading.
TechXplore
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 27, 2024
This story is the second part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe , and in partnership with Follow the Money. Sections of pipe for the Porthos CO2 pipeline, intended to take captured carbon emissions and inject them under the North Sea, await burial at the Port of Rotterdam.
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
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Impact Alpha
AUGUST 30, 2021
ImpactAlpha, August 30 — “The vast majority of innovation and transformation concerning climate change will happen in private markets,” says Carbon Equity’s Jacqueline. The post Carbon Equity secures €1.2 million to lower minimums for private climate investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 26, 2024
The new law will provide developers with tax rebates as high as 40 percent on project costs Canada has just passed a major clean hydrogen investment tax credit (formerly known as the C-69 bill), which will provide H2 developers with tax rebates as big as 40 percent off their project costs when they develop within the country.
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 4, 2024
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DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 7, 2024
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Renew Economy
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Telstra will no longer buy carbon credits and instead invest directly in decarbonisation, a move Andrew Macintosh says others should consider. The post Telstra dumps offsets and “carbon neutral” claims: Whistleblower says others should do the same appeared first on RenewEconomy.
BloombergNEF
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Investment in energy supply, including low-carbon sources, increased last year as the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a spike in commodity prices and capital investment in energy assets.
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