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

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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. And as pressure mounts to find new crop land to support the growth, the world’s eyes are increasingly turning to the African continent as the next potential global bread basket.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Of the sub-verticals in construction that tend to cost the most (structural support like concrete and steel or mechanical and plumbing), not many can be automated because of the complexity of the task. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5

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Impact Hub and Goodwings Partner to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

Impact Hub

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. Compensating them, by supporting green energy projects, protecting forests and biodiversity or improving waste management is great, but not enough. About Impact Hub.

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

TechCrunch

“By 2050 everybody wants to be zero emission and net zero. 2050 is one vehicle lifetime away. ZeroAvia’s zero-emission aviation powertrain has real potential to help decarbonize the aviation sector, and we hope this investment will further accelerate the pace of innovation to enable zero-emission air transport at scale.”

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Subak, which incubates data-for-climate not-for-profits, announces six startups in 2022 cohort

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The six startups making the cut for Subak’s 2022 program will each receive up to £110,000 (~$145,000) of unrestricted grant funding, along with mentorship and support to scale their impact. Joining Subak is really our watershed moment. We’ve seen the work Subak’s first cohort has already achieved.

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

TechCrunch

Since taking a minority investment from SoftBank back in 2018 (an investment which reportedly valued the company at $1 billion) and transforming from ParkJockey into REEF Technology, the company added a booming cloud kitchen business to support the increase in virtual restaurant chains. on potential partnerships). .

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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

With its $25 million Series B funding — which takes its total funding to over $42 million — Banyan Infrastructure is seeking to align sustainable project finance with the technology it is meant to support and develop. There’s not just more money coming into the sector, but there’s more attention being paid to it, too.