The Triple Bottom - 🌱 Building Better Trees

UK manufactures pledge to power business with locally sourced Hydrogen
The situ: Manufacturing and production are key drivers of economic growth. Yet, emissions from the supply chain are 11x higher than operational emissions.
Enter HyNet North West: An initiative backed by companies like Unilever, PepsiCo and Kelloggs to develop a low-carbon industrial centre in northwest England by rapidly scaling decarbonising solutions, such as hydrogen fuel and carbon capture tech.
Off to a great start… Unilever and Pilkington Glass have started using hydrogen to power their production processes as part of the initiative.
The logistics: There are also plans to set up a hydrogen facility in the region which will create, store and deliver the fuel to companies = improve supply-chain efficiency.
Why’s this important? If the initiative and facility combo is a success, adoption of hydrogen further afield can be accelerated by setting an example for other areas.

From calories to climate: Denmark's regulated climate certification for food products
The Danish Government just announced a world-first - the creation of a government-regulated sustainability label that shows the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of individual food products. Food production is responsible for 25% of the world’s GHG emissions, so climate labelling is critical to portray individual foods' impact
Our view: informing consumers of climate impacts is critical but may not be enough for enabling sustainable choices. Faced with inflation, consumer choice will likely remain governed by pricing. Some groups are pushing for a CO2 tax, where the climate impact of food items is reflected in their pricing.

BlackRock ups the ante on climate disclosure
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has projected by 2030 at least 75% of its investments will be in companies and governments with scientific-backed targets to cut greenhouse gases to net zero - it's the first time BlackRock has predicted how its portfolio could look in 2030.

Tech is making trees "better" at carbon removal 
The demand: The recent IPCC report makes it clear that solutions to sequester CO2 is going to be crucial to combat climate change. 
Solutions… Startup, Living Carbon, is taking nature-based solutions to the extreme by genetically engineering trees that store more carbon. 
Not new? Engineering plants isn’t new - it’s been happening in agriculture for decades. It’s the application that is novel by turning the biological innovation towards carbon sequestration. Find out more about the biological process being re-engineered here.
Controversy… as genetically engineered trees being released into the wild can have unintended ecological consequences. To prevent this, Living Carbon is working with trees that don’t produce pollen - limiting the genetic material from edited plants mixing with wild trees. 

• Nissan and NASA team up on 15-minute EV charging

• California runs on nearly 100% clean energy for first time

• Google datacentres use 2x as much electricity as San Francisco, so the tech giant has released plans to use 100% carbon-free energy by 2030.

• Tushcop, a Kenyan startup, is using innovative approaches and tech to make groceries more affordable

• Plans to develop Ireland’s first hydrogen valley, a regional ecosystem that links H2 research, production, and distribution with end-users.