Vultures get a bad reputation for their carrion-scavenging ways, but their dietary habits prevent the release of greenhouse gases
The companyâs non-voting stock, worth close to $3 billion, will be owned by a collective that will use all profits that arenât reinvested into the business to fight climate change.
Despite whispers of a downturn earlier this year, investors continue to express confidence in climate tech. Though numbers are down compared with 2021, a year that many agree is an outlier in the VC world, theyâre on track to beat 2020 as the second hottest year for investment
Throwing a lamb chop on the barbie is about as Australian as it gets, but many are seeking out alternative sources of protein amid growing concerns over food security, animal welfare and the environment.
Small business carbon footprint measurement startup NetNada has raised $200,000 in Seed funding from Skalata Ventures to make reporting easier and more affordable for SMEs.
The Queensland government has doubled down on its activities to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 with the launch of a Low Carbon Accelerator Program.
The Inflation Reduction Act became law on Aug. 16. As he signed the bill, President Joe Biden called it âthe most aggressive action ever, ever ever ever, in confronting the climate crisis.â
Impact investment makes up about 2 per cent of total investments around the globe. It is tiny. But it wasnât that long ago you could say the same about responsible investing more broadly.
Long touted for their far-reaching health, cultural, environmental and social benefits, Australiaâs native foods industry is on the precipice of a boom, but as markets finally wake up to the produceâs potential another global factor is increasingly cause for concern.
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes is targeting electric vehicles and the electrification of Australiaâs homes as the first charitable projects backed by their $1.5 billion green fund.
There's a growing consensus on the urgent need to bring down carbon emissions, and the global rallying cry is net zero. This isn't just a climate target, it's become a badge of commitment. There's also a realisation that it won't be easy.
Clean-tech stocks rose to some of their highest levels in months after Democrats won the backing of Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema for their bill to spend $370 billion on climate change measures.
Australiaâs environment minister says billionaire Palmerâs Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have âunacceptable impactsâ on reef
Right now, the world is moving too slowly, on track for 2.7 C of warming by 2100, far short of the 1.5 C goal thatâs in the Paris Agreement. Thereâs no longer time for niceties. We need a climate tech startup thatâs going to throw its weight around and force evolution on sclerotic governments and companies.
Of the new crop of members in the House of Representatives delivering maiden speeches on Tuesday evening, Laborâs Sally Sitou was up first, as Independent Zoe Daniel closed the evening.
How is it, despite a steady drumbeat of extreme weather events, a rising tide of public outcry, and growing consensus across the political spectrum, that the world remains so profoundly far from the outer limits of the climate targets considered âsafeâ?
World Fund, a newcomer in climate-VC land, is taking the lead in a $128 million round for IQM, with hopes the Finnish quantum computing company will one day deliver carbon cuts by the megatonne.
Investments in plant-based alternatives to meat lead to far greater cuts in climate-heating emissions than other green investments, according to one of the worldâs biggest consultancy firms.
Motorists will be banned from purchasing new âfossil fuelâ vehicles in the nationâs capital from 2035.