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EO Impact Day: ‘Reimagine Success’ for your business and the planet

Entrepreneurs' Organization

If we don’t consider these questions, we risk failing to tackle the most important challenges of our lives.” . • “If the world needs to be net zero by 2050, all of us must start today. Does our business make the world better or worse? It is our moral imperative to do it now. The world is aligning. It’s a race to net-zero.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5 billion today to more than 7 billion.

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Singapore’s InterContinental Energy Attracts $115M Funding from GIC and Hy24

AsiaTechDaily

It is actively developing a portfolio of green hydrogen initiatives in prime coastal deserts across Australia and the Middle East. These regions offer optimal conditions with abundant wind and solar resources, enabling the production of cost-effective green fuels at a large scale, both for domestic consumption and export markets.

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

TechCrunch

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

TechCrunch

ZeroAvia is now developing and testing the certification-ready ZA-600 powertrain, which can fly a 10 to 20-seat aircraft up to 500 miles, the company said. “By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away. It will also require government intervention.

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REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots

TechCrunch

“That proximity is driven through an install base that’s in parking lots or parking garages… [and] that enables all sorts of companies to use its proximity as a platform. As REEF raises money for expansion, it’s tapping into a new theory of urban development embraced by mayors from Amsterdam to Tempe, Ariz.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

TechCrunch

AgBiome , developing products from microbial communities, brought in a $116 million Series D round as the company prepares to pad its pipeline with new products. 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 company, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C.,