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🚀 We’re thrilled to announce that the FINEX project has officially launched! 🌍 To tackle the climate crisis, we must scale breakthrough Cleantech technologies and business models. Despite their potential for high returns and global impact, many Cleantech startups face significant hurdles in commercialization. Limited late-stage investment and market adoption barriers are key challenges. Access to top-notch experimentation facilities can boost investor confidence, while supportive regulations are crucial for market entry. FINEX unites 9 incredible partners with the mission to accelerate the deployment and adoption of Cleantech solutions. Our goal is to support the development of regulatory frameworks, leveraging world-class experimentation practices, networks and the collective expertise of our partners. We are proud to collaborate with EIT Digital, Climate-KIC, Cleantech for Europe, FinEst Centre for Smart Cities, KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, GATE Institute, Sunrise Tech Park, RTU Science and Innovation Centre and Aalto University 🤝 Stay tuned for updates on how FINEX will create impact and accelerate this vital journey! Read more about the project: https://lnkd.in/dYj7AtgY #Cleantech #Innovation #GreenTransition #FINEXProject #DeepTech #Sustainability #Partnerships #HorizonEurope

Innovation has always been the lifeblood of human advancement, and it’s how we will create a future that is sustainable and abundant. Let’s talk about how: https://deloi.tt/3R3hUCy

Meeting Notes: Green Tech Summit by Go!mpact, HKUST, and MIOTECH 1. **Climate Action**: Addressing climate risks requires actions, partnerships, and leadership across public, private, and third sectors. 2. **Smart Cities**: Designing and building smart cities creates opportunities for a net-zero and nature-positive future. 3. **Hong Kong's Role**: As a major financial center, Hong Kong has strong policy support for strategic green finance and tech enterprise development. <Investment in Energy Transition> 4. **Funding Trends**: More funds are targeting ventures that tackle clean energy transition bottlenecks. 5. **Venture Competitiveness**: Key questions include: Is the venture competitive globally? What differentiates it beyond costs? Are policies in place to support scalability? 6. **Geopolitical Navigation**: Addressing distribution challenges from China to the US and Europe is crucial. <ISSB Reporting Mainstreaming> 7. **Widespread Adoption**: ISSB is becoming the baseline for reporting across many economies, including Hong Kong and others. 8. **Scope 3 Reporting**: Incorporating supply chain contributions remains challenging, but is essential for signatories. 9. **Investor Expectations**: Companies must provide material reporting—don't count on transitional relief! 10. **Capacity Building**: Building operations-centric accountability and accurate data collection takes time. <Call to Action> 11. **Good Practices Needed**: Alongside mandatory standards, governance and incentives are vital for behavioral change. 12. **Collective Responsibility**: Capacity building and education require shared commitment and progressive policies. 13. **Hong Kong's Potential**: We must recognize ESG as crucial for value creation and competitiveness, beyond mere compliance. Great programme curation, meeting many friends from across academia, funds and corporations. Fantastic venue sponsorship by Sino at Fullerton Hotel Ocean Park. Time to assimilate all these wonderful foods for actions! Helene Li Esther An Clarence T'ao Andy Ann GoImpact Capital Partners 香港科技大學 HKUST @MIOTECH

Nearly 45,000 climate tech startups and scaleups emerged in North America and Europe in 2022, with the US leading the pack! The epicenters of this growth, particularly California, New York, and Western Europe, are not accidental. These regions boast progressive legislative environments that incentivize and support decarbonization efforts. This explosion of innovation shows a surge in the fight against climate change. Decarbonization startups are developing solutions across industries, offering a path towards a cleaner future for all. But even the most groundbreaking solutions need a voice. As a CEO in the decarbonization space, ensuring your venture gains traction requires a targeted approach. Here's where we come in. We are the only Environmental Content Marketing Firm specializing in empowering your brand's visibility and impact. We go beyond raising awareness. We'll help you build education and a movement around your innovation. What are your biggest customer knowledge gap challenges?  #environmentalcontentVersogen Commonwealth Fusion Systems Diffuse Energy Celsius Energy Remora Heirloom Charzer E-MERSIV Moment Energy

Why Magnetic Cooling Technology Is the Future: Magnotherm on Their SET Award 2024 Win & Keeping Things Cool The climate tech sector is on an extraordinary ascent, with global investment in energy transition reaching a record $1.8 trillion in 2023, marking a 17% increase from the previous year. This upswing signifies a decisive shift towards clean technology solutions, reflecting a deepening commitment to sustainable innovation globally. The 2024 SET100 startups, pulled from more than 430 applications from over 75 countries, are at the forefront of this charge—a result of their pioneering innovations driving significant advancements in high-impact sectors. Credits: Start Up Energy Transition https://lnkd.in/dVPR77cf

🌊💧 Innovation in Water: Shaping the Future of Sustainability 💧🌊 Did you know that by 2025, half of the world’s population could be living in water-stressed areas? 🚨 Climate change, population growth, and urbanisation are placing immense pressure on our water resources. It's time to act, and innovation is key! 💡 As part of our work on on innovation in the water sector, we're encouraging eligible startups to check out Imagine H2O and their Water Innovation Accelerator. The support helps to scale startups that can drive real solutions for global water challenges. If you're passionate about water sustainability, now is the time to get involved. Let's create a future where access to clean water is a reality for all. 💙 Learn more about their incredible work here: https://lnkd.in/dYx6rFN2 ---- Follow us for announcements regarding programmes that are fast-tracking sustainability focused projects and initiatives around the world 🌏💚 ...And if you’re interested in accelerating capital into #WaterInnovation you can reach us at team@greencrowd.energy 📧 #Sustainability #CleanWater #ClimateAction #Startups #ImagineH2O

The GREENTECH FESTIVAL brought together action-oriented mindset and innovative solutions in the energy transition and sustainablility. The founders and partners shared a bold vision: “We must radically rethink our entire system. The way we do business, the way we interact, our values and even our individual and collective aspirations. Let’s rebuild with compassion. Create systems that leave nobody behind, that give back more than they take and are in balance and in harmony with nature”. Key take-aways: - There is a need for multi-faceted collaboration across industries, skills and disciplines. - Impact investment case is also a successful business case. Both objectives must be met. - Radical decarbonisation is the only way forward. We need to re-train our brains to think differently about change. - Traditional industries are too slow to adapt their business models. New generation greentechs are capable of bringing the solutions but need innovative financing and skills scaling at speed. - Carbon markets do not work today in the way they intended. We must re-structure the model for integrity and impact. - AI will not solve climate change. We know the problems we need to fix, we need to start working on them now - decarbonising, and most importantly avoiding waste. Ingenie’s Chief Executive, Tatiana Collins, presented a sharp and candid view on the root causes of the growing environmental impact from AI, and how to balance its potential for revenue growth through responsible investment. Tatiana Collins shared Ingenie’s purpose: “In today’s AI generation our mission is to decarbonise the world’s largest technologies. We constantly research, test and implement new ways to make technology and AI systems cost- and eco-efficient. We do this by measuring the baseline of a system, product or a set of systems and identifying inefficient use of data.” #GTFConnect  #Sustainability  #GreenTech  #CircularEconomy  #ClimateAction  #GreenAwards  #StartupInnovation #ecoresponsibility Dale Rickert PhD Sumei Sun Robin Hicks Bernard Leong Michael Sheren Christopher Engman Janne N. Photo credit: GREENTECH FESTIVAL

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? The journey towards combating climate change through innovation is full of hurdles, yet it holds immense promise and impact.    𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗖𝗧 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀? 🌱 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀: By engaging with industry leaders, we uncover the critical implications and requirements that shape our technologies. Involving experts in our development guides us towards creating scientifically sound and practical solutions. 🧪 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮: Methodically collecting and analyzing performance data is essential in refining our technologies. Strategic questioning and experimentation drive rapid knowledge expansion, integral for accelerating our technological progress. 💡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Seeking creative approaches to overcome developmental challenges is ingrained in our DNA. Our core focus is creating impactful solutions that see real-world application. So, embracing external feedback and challenging our methods is central to our ethos.  Innovation is not just a term we use—it's the driving force propelling us towards a more sustainable tomorrow.  𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀! #Innovation #DeepTech #Environment #Decarbonization #Startup

Great article. When it comes to innovation, people focus to much on revolution, and not enough on *evolution*. It's easier and more sustainable to improve existing processes, products - even people! - than to start from zero.

Redigo Carbon, as climate change accelerates, evolving regulations and growing demands from customers and key stakeholders make business #decarbonization an urgent necessity. Modern companies increasingly recognize that the responsibility for protecting the environment falls on them as well. Decarbonization refers to the process of reducing or eliminating carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and other greenhouse gases from a company’s operations. In #business, this means transforming processes, including supply chains, transportation, and energy sources, to minimize the overall carbon footprint. While the concept sounds simple, the path to decarbonization is complex. Businesses often face significant hurdles, such as collecting reliable data, especially if they haven't been tracking their emissions before. Magdalena Stelmach To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #RedigoCarbon #AI #News #startup