Methane mitigation startups: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy have led a $12M Seed round for Rumin8, an Australian startup feeding seaweed to cows to tackle methane emissions. And they’re not the only startup taking on methane, which is responsible for over 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The major difference between CO2 and methane is that while CO2 stays in the atmosphere for centuries capturing a small amount of heat…
With the second week of COP, the international eyes are focused on sustainability and climate discussions. In light of developments and discussions surrounding how economies can finance climate transition, we’ve…
What is unique about your ecosystem that you’d like to share with an international audience? In The Hague, an international city of peace and justice, people have been…
The current credit scoring model is flawed. Credit scoring is a gatekeeper to wealth, career opportunities and housing in the US (and further afield), but it is a mechanism that also internalizes other obstacles ranging from inherent racial bias to incorrect data. The basic principle behind credit scoring is that by having a track history as a reliable user of financial services you get access to certain…
The notoriously entrepreneurial Nordics have a reputation for social equality in their policy-making, but how does that convert into their startup ecosystem? In partnership with Danske…
Agriculture is one of the biggest challenges of our time, closely connected to hunger, poverty, deforestation, biodiversity and climate change. These problems are especially felt in Africa. …
Next month’s Plastic Free July is an eco-friendly initiative encouraging people to reduce their reliance on single-use plastic disposables, reduce plastic pollution, and push for lasting solutions to…
This Pride Month, Dealroom’s healthtech newsletter is diving into how healthtech startups are making health and care technology better for LGBTQ+ patients. According to a Stonewall report…
Growing energy consumption makes transitioning our energy systems from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources more difficult. New low-carbon energy has to meet this additional demand and try to displace existing fossil…
We are confronted with it on a daily – if not hourly – basis: the shocking figures about how our world is changing. The dire consequences that will follow are…
