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The 2022 Australia & New Zealand Climate Tech 100

The Australia and New Zealand Climate Tech 100 is HolonIQ’s annual list of the most promising startups working in new energy, the environment and sustainability.
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Taking Australian climate tech global

Meet the Australian climate tech companies taking on the US
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HolonIQ Australia and New Zealand Climate Tech 100 2022

HolonIQ has announced their 2022 Australia and New Zealand Climate Tech 100
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How early is too early to talk to an investor?

We caught up with early-stage energy climate tech investors at Investible to pick their brains about investing in climate tech startups.
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We believe that women are a driving force in climate tech

We are at a critical juncture in the world, where the actions that we take today will shape the future of our planet. We caught up with KPMG High Growth Ventures on why it's important to back women in climate tech.
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Australian vine health technology set to grow

Deep Planet is helping Australian viticulture adapt to the effects of a changing climate
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Climate Salad's Climate Tech Festival and Awards

Australia's innovative climate tech network is proud to present its inaugural Climate Tech Festival and sceond annual awards.
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Salad team welcomes Jared to the mix

You may know Jared from his previous role as Head of Sustainability at Canva, Climate Salad welcome a new team member.

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Australia’s missed energy opportunity in Glasgow

By standing with China, Brazil and Russia at COP26, the country failed to support the global progress critical to its future as a low-carbon superpower.

November 17, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
Atlassian co-founders back e-bike startup Zoomo in $80 million series B

Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have backed electric delivery bike startup Zoomo in an A$80 million series B.

November 17, 2021
Found by:
Brian Hill
Can Moomba live up to the hype? Santos’ $220m carbon capture storage project

The first project registered for the government’s CCS carbon credits program is also claimed to be one of the world’s biggest

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
Scott Morrison spruiks electric vehicles – but rules out subsidies and an end-date for petrol cars

The Morrison government has invested more money to encourage electric vehicles, but won’t provide concessions for consumers.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Mandi Gunsberger
Australia’s emissions from land clearing likely far higher than claimed, analysis indicates

High-profile experts cast doubt over the bulk of the country’s touted reductions in greenhouse pollution

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
Taste Test: The Convincingly Meaty Plant-Based Impossible Burger Is Now Available in Australia

From today you can order Impossible Beef at Grill’d restaurants across the country, plus at Butter in Sydney. Is it the satisfying and delicious substitute for meat we’ve been promised?

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds

An examination of 196 country reports to the United Nations reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse gases they are sending into the atmosphere.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
The €350 Million World Fund Wants To Be A ‘Role Model’ For European Climate Tech

European VCs need a “role model” for climate tech VCs as the continent is still averse to risk when investing in tools to fight the crisis, according to a partner at World Fund.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Charlotte Connell
COP26 is bringing many calls for action.

Some are already taking action. A roundup of some of the innovative ideas that are being suggested to combat climate change.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Charlotte Connell
Menu at UN’s climate conference is full of carbon-heavy food

The emissions rating measure was put in place by the Compass Group, a Sussex catering company, in a bid to make people more environmentally aware.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Charlotte Connell
Richard Branson and Mike Cannon-Brookes: Ditching coal can boost Aussie economy

Mike Cannon-Brookes and Richard Branson have called on Australia to shift away from coal power and towards renewable energy tech.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Charlotte Connell
'Master of my own destiny': Why this conservative town is embracing a radical renewables program

The historic wheat and sheep farming town of Katanning is embarking on a community energy project to change not just how it gets electricity, but who gets the money.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Stefan Knight
To fight climate change, Ithaca votes to decarbonize its buildings by 2030

Decarbonizing involves installing things from solar panels to switching out gas stoves for electric stoves. The effort to decarbonize buildings will cut the city's carbon dioxide output by 40%.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Stefan Knight
COP26 climate summit: A scientists’ guide to a momentous meeting

Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what’s on the line.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect

Vinisha Umashankar came up with the idea of solar power instead of charcoal to heat street irons. "Iron-Max" was a finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize, and this week, she spoke at COP26

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Stefan Knight
Countdown on coal: The world needs to ditch its dirtiest fossil fuel to save humanity

On a quiet Sunday morning, an ear-splitting roar reverberated across the English village as four giant concrete cooling towers imploded and crashed to the ground, transformed to clouds of debris in a matter of seconds.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Stefan Knight
Carbon Market Talks Stumble at COP26 on How to Use the Cash

Talks at COP26 on international carbon markets are running into an obstacle: a row over how big a share of revenues from trading should be funneled toward countries that need money to adapt to climate change.

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
Can ‘blue carbon’ make offsetting work?

These pioneers think so In the first of a series, we look at how the vital but overlooked ecosystems of seagrass, mangroves and salt marshes could absorb 1.4bn tons of CO2 emissions a year

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor
Beware: Gaia may destroy humans, before we destroy the Earth

James Lovelock Covid-19 may well have been one attempt by the Earth to protect itself. Gaia will try harder next time with something even nastier

November 9, 2021
Found by:
Michael Molitor