TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a target of reaching net-zero by 2050. Japanese renewables lag the U.K. by 50% (renewables in Japan in 2019 accounted for 18.9% of electricity versus 37.9% in the U.K.), so the potential for growth is significant. In the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

By that same token, the new Climate Fund seeks to invest in startups that can help Toyota accelerate its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 29, 2023

This strategic partnership will help catalyze the investment in companies that are making substantial contributions towards the global target of achieving a net-zero economy by 2050, according to the announcement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Longevica’s CEO Aynar Abdrakhmanov, backing up his company’s aim to tap the desire for people to live longer, said: “According to the WHO, by 2050, 2 billion people will be 60+ years old. Late last year Humanity Inc.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

“India is home to one of the world’s youngest populations, and by 2050, it is expected to account for over 18% of the global working age population,” said Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson and CEO, Salesforce India, in a statement.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the goal of getting the world to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Breakthrough Energy’s fellows program seeks to help innovators accelerate their clean technology. The world’s best and the brightest scientists and engineers are given crucial resources for success.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Africa, the digital economy has the potential to contribute $712 billion to the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050. But despite all these, growth potentials remained enormous across these regions. In the Middle East and North Africa, technology is expected to boost GDP by 40% or $1.6 trillion and create 1.5

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Aimed at supporting SMEs grappling with burgeoning ESG demands, this initiative also strengthens carbon reduction regulations, paving the path for 2050 carbon neutrality. For instance, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, in collaboration with related agencies, introduced the K-ESG guidelines in 2021.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Green hydrogen is a burgeoning sector with immense potential, anticipated to reach a market size between 450 and 600 million tons per annum (MTPA) by 2050. . “We launched Hy24 to catalyze the development of the hydrogen industry at scale by investing in hydrogen leaders and entrepreneurs,” stated Hy24 CEO Pierre-Etienne Franc.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

billion in 2050. Older adults are the most underserved demographic for the tech world. They’re also one of the fastest-growing age cohorts. The number of people worldwide who are 65 and older is expected to grow from 524 million in 2010 to 1.5 per year (compared with 0.8% for the overall population).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Getting there will be another story. A lthough Korean manufacturers say they are trying to change their ways, the country’s GDP is linked to some uniquely pollutive industries, including petrochemical producers, automakers and shipbuilders.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations. “We have to double the amount of food we have to create by 2050, and if you look at where there are enough resources to grow food — all signs point to Africa.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Together, we aim to mitigate the negative impact of climate change and help to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming below 2°C by 2050. This partnership will allow us to better understand and manage our carbon footprint and remove our travel-related emissions from the atmosphere”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The new European climate-focused investment firm 2050 , and La Famiglia , a fund with strong ties to big European industrial companies, also participated alongside several undisclosed angel investors from the Bay Area. . “We officially invested in December or January.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

If the world wants to feed 10 billion people in 2050, it’ll need to find a better way to grow food. Today, about half the world’s habitable land is devoted to agriculture, yet even that amount can’t provide everyone with the sort of diet enjoyed by people in developed countries.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away. Transitioning to a hydrogen fleet is going to take more than the technical ability of a new breed of manufacturers though, Miftakhov said. It will also require government intervention. But] we are already too late.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 4, 2024

The overall goal is for DAC to be a “negative emissions technology” by 2050. In addition to being the co-founder and CEO of the Mountain View-based 280 Earth, he is also the president of Sustainable Water Solutions which develops on-site wastewater treatment and recovery projects for large wastewater generators.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The outlook is bleak: The United Nations estimates food production will need to double to feed the nearly 10 billion people expected to populate the planet by 2050. Overcultivation, human-made climate change and diminishing sources of water are all contributing to a future where food insecurity will be a gigantic problem.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

An aviator, entrepreneur and investor, Cyrus Sigari is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the AAM and eVTOL aircraft industries, which Morgan Stanley predicts will become a $9 trillion global market by 2050.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 26, 2023

Japan’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and transitioning to a decarbonized power supply underscores the importance of expanding the adoption of EVs. The service has gained traction among various entities, such as local governments, condominiums, hotels, and golf courses.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

She said 65% of Asia’s population will be elderly by 2050 and with that the cost of elderly healthcare is expected to grow by 5X from 2030. Low also noted that 60% of the world’s diabetics are living in Asia while cancer mortality rate in the region is 75%, compared to 65% globally.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The world is headed for a food shortage by 2050 as its population increases, so anything to make it easier for farmers to grow food will go a long way. That’s what InnerPlant founder and CEO Shely Aronov is trying to do with her startup that uses plant physiology to gather loads of data to make farming more efficient and sustainable.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

This is an especially critical area for CMA CGM Group, since its goal is to reach net zero carbon by 2050. Another is decarbonization and ZEBOX is looking at alternative fuels, net zero energy, asset recovery, green infrastructure, emissions tracking and reporting and sustainable warehousing and distribution.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We don’t want to pollute the Earth, but we have to find a way to feed 9 billion people by 2050,” Obloj said. The change in technology in agriculture is enabling Uknes and Ward to do something that wasn’t possible 10 years ago because there was not enough compute or storage power to discover and sequence microbes. “We

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is growing awareness of the need to build capacity to remove CO 2 from the atmosphere to achieve net zero by 2050. The business is one of the lynchpins in the Norwegian government’s efforts to capture and store carbon emissions safely underground under a plan called The Longship Project.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

OMERS’ portfolio also includes several crude oil and gas ventures, though the pension fund has promised to reach net-zero emissions across its investments by the distant year of 2050. For Group14, the new deal represents a big step up — by nearly a factor of 10. million or so in venture dollars and government grants.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

The global real estate sector needs to act now if it is to halve its emissions by 2030 and meet the net zero target by 2050. Some existing investors are also putting more money on the table, such as Hi Inov and Statkraft Ventures. This represents a huge market opportunity for Deepki.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

trillion every year between now and 2050, according to McKinsey. “Those that survive will have an opportunity to expand market share.”. And the potential market is enormous. Spending on getting the world’s real estate to net zero will require $1.7 We spoke with: Jake Fingert , managing partner, and Lionel Foster , investor, Camber Creek.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

Looking at how non-native insect invasions are expected to increase by 36% by 2050 and how growing population numbers are going to put greater pressure on food production, innovative tech like the FlightSensor that advances our capacity to understand and thoughtfully respond to threats is more than welcome.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Roughly two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, and the world’s largest cities are cracking under the pressures of economic, civil, and environmental transformations that they have not been able to address effectively. As REEF acknowledges, cities are the future.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The market size of Africa’s digital economy is massive and, if projections go as planned, should top $712 billion by 2050. The report, which included analysis from McKinsey & Company, says its assertions are backed by an acceleration in strong market fundamentals and the impact of the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

But a United Nations report estimates that we’ll need to double global food production by 2050 to meet the needs of 10 billion people. Rising demand for meat is driven in part by the rise of a global middle class.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Many vessel operators are committed to bringing down carbon emissions for ethical reasons; they also need to comply with the International Maritime Organization 2030 and 2050 Decarbonization Targets.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The European Commission (EC) has targeted a 90% reduction in transport emissions by 2050, while last-mile logistics are currently responsible for around 5% of a company’s supply chain emissions — but with ecommerce only going on an upwards trajectory, this figure is likely to increase. Bringing down emissions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

And the answer was we’d be done in 2070, and then even if you double the number of people doing it, it was 2050.” It takes about 20 minutes to do one, so we counted how much time with all of our staff, it would take us to do them by hand.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 15, 2024

The event, featuring around 35 experts from diverse sectors, addressed the multifaceted value of forests and how to balance their role in supporting human needs with environmental health, particularly in the context of Switzerland’s Energy Policy 2050.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

The EU program aims to support homegrown startups to scale and the accelerator’s 2023 work program included “environmental intelligence” among a number of green tech areas of focus, aligning with the bloc’s overarching goal of becoming ‘climate neutral’ by 2050.

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