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$100M Challenge Seeks Carbon Removal Technologies

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An XPrize challenge competition, sponsored by Elon Musk, is seeking new technologies that remove large quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. . . . → Read More: $100M Challenge Seeks Carbon Removal Technologies

Financial Asset Managers Supporting Net Zero Emissions

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Thirty asset managers, directing investments worth some $9 trillion, agreed to encourage their clients to achieve global net zero greenhouse gas emission goals. . . . → Read More: Financial Asset Managers Supporting Net Zero Emissions

Salk, Energy Utility Partner on Carbon Capture Plants

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A California energy utility and Salk Institute are collaborating on engineering new plant varieties that capture and store more carbon dioxide in the ground. . . . → Read More: Salk, Energy Utility Partner on Carbon Capture Plants

Infographic – Global Climate Technology Hubs

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The report also highlights where the investments were made, with the geographic hubs or clusters attracting the most investments, this weekend’s infographic. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Global Climate Technology Hubs

Venture Fund Plans $350M for Biotech Start-Ups

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A new venture fund plans investments in early-stage life science companies addressing critical needs in therapeutics, but also agriculture and industrial biotechnology. . . . → Read More: Venture Fund Plans $350M for Biotech Start-Ups

Amazon Opens $2 Billion Climate Investment Fund

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Retailing and web services giant Amazon plans to invest $2 billion in sustainable technologies to meet the company’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040. . . . → Read More: Amazon Opens $2 Billion Climate Investment Fund

Start-Up Gains Hydrogen Fuel Technology Funds

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A spin-off company from a university engineering lab received funds to build a device that efficiently splits water and creates hydrogen for fuel cell cars. . . . → Read More: Start-Up Gains Hydrogen Fuel Technology Funds

Institutional Investors Factoring in Climate Change

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A survey of institutional investors shows these money managers for financial institutions are starting to take climate change impacts into their investment decisions. . . . → Read More: Institutional Investors Factoring in Climate Change

Microsoft Launches $1 Billion Climate Fund

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Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $1 billion over the next four years to create technologies for removing carbon from the atmosphere. . . . → Read More: Microsoft Launches $1 Billion Climate Fund

Climate Action Cost Accounting Standard Proposed

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A new paper proposes an accounting standard that would require private companies to spell out their costs of meeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. . . . → Read More: Climate Action Cost Accounting Standard Proposed