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The climate is our business
Meet the startups shaping our vision of The World in 2050
By Ian Mundell
What might the world look like in 2050?
The technologies that will help us live with climate change and slow its progress are already here.
To reach this point, the innovators and entrepreneurs behind these new technologies have put in many years of work. Professor Richard Templer, Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute, has seen their dedication first-hand, and the effort needed to convince sceptical investors. When we started the Cleantech Accelerator at the end of 2011, not many people were interested in climate change innovation, he says. There had been a boom and bust that started around 2003, and by 2010 about $1.5 billion had been lost in these investments. So we were seen as crazy to work in this area.
30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Constructing A More Sustainable Future
Illustration by Alexander Wells for Forbes
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It’s been a long year. Our latest 30 Under 30 Europe Manufacturing & honorees gives us hope for a more sustainable future.
For many young entrepreneurs, the sky s the limit.
Ehsanullah Ekhlas decided to get there by digging holes in the ground.
As cofounder and CEO of Unicontrol ApS, a Denmark-based startup with a user-friendly machine control system for excavators, Ekhlas is working to make the construction business more efficient and safe. The system runs on custom three-dimensional models, which ensures the digging process is correctly completed the first time. Born in Afghanistan, Ekhlas immigrated to Denmark with his family at age 10. His motivation to work hard and deliver results, he says, is based on a drive to “give back to my parents who fled from their home country and left everything behind to give a better life to
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