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Malaysia’s Mosti Prioritizes Tech Innovation and Startup Ecosystem in its Annual Budget

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million electric vehicles (EVs) on Malaysian roads by 2040. To encourage greater EV usage, the government plans to establish 10,000 charging stations by 2025, aligning with the broader global push towards sustainable transportation solutions. Presently, the adoption of EVs in the country remains relatively low.

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ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-powered vision for aviation nets $21.4 million from Amazon, Shell and Bill Gates-backed fund

TechCrunch

For corporate investors like Amazon that have committed to decarbonize by 2040, the innovations and industry adoption can’t happen quickly enough.

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To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean

TechCrunch

Just offshore wind alone has the potential to meet global electricity demand by 2040, according to the IEA, which is well in excess of all offshore oil and gas production today. Fernandez, founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance (Seabird Ventures) Climate change is the elephant in the room. We spoke with: Daniela V.

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Salty, subterranean water could relieve world’s lithium shortage

TechCrunch

By 2040, the International Energy Agency expects lithium demand to be 42 times higher than it is today. To meet demand, Benchmark says that $42 billion will need to be invested in the space by the end of this decade. Without new lithium projects coming online, it’ll likely get worse throughout the 2030s.

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Female-founded climate and construction tech startup backed by Mark Cuban

American Entrepreneurship

Without intervention, the United States could be on track to destroy over 50,000 miles of marine habitat by 2040 1 “The investment decision was swift and resolute,” comments Anthropocene Ventures’ Managing Partner, Matthew McGraw. The company is producing the world’s first 3D-printed Living Seawalls that serve as artificial reefs.

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Batteries have become VC and PE’s most electric investment opportunity

TechCrunch

in 2035 and France in 2040. Norway will end sales of fossil fuel cars and light commercial vehicles by 2025. The Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden and Slovenia will follow suit with passenger cars in 2030, as will Denmark and the U.K.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success. The amount of plastic pouring into our oceans is set to triple by 2040, and most un-recycled plastic in the world is generated by consumer packaged goods. The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success.