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Algae-to-Biofuel Company Viridos Raises $25 Million from Bill Gates, United Airlines & Chevron After Exxon Exits

ESG Today

Viridos had formed an R&D partnership with Exxon in 2010, collaborating on the development of next-generation biofuels from algae. According to the company, SAF and RD made from its algae oil are expected to have a 70% reduced carbon footprint.

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

For example, a 2010 heatwave in Russia killed 55,000 people , and the UN estimates that, already, 20 million people per year are forced to leave their homes because of climate change. There are clear consequences for business , as well, from supply chain and shipping disruptions to higher costs, changing markets, and regulatory shifts.

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IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

Corporate Knights

Between 2010 and 2019, the cost of wind turbines, solar panels, and lithium ion batteries fell 55%, 85%, and 85%, respectively, while solar deployment grew more than tenfold and electric vehicle use increased more than 100-fold. And that’s a very good message.” The dangers of overshooting 1.5°C