Vaayu’s carbon tracking for retailers raises $1.6M, claims it could cut CO2 in half by 2030 – TechCrunch

Vaayu’s carbon tracking for retailers raises $1.6M, claims it could cut CO2 in half by 2030 – TechCrunch

CO2 tracking is the new hottest thing in technology, and we’ve previously covered more general startups that do this for companies on a large scale, like Plan A Earth from Berlin. But there is clearly an opportunity to go deep into a vertical sector and tailor solutions to it. That’s the plan from Vaayu, a … Read more

The future of diamonds is in recaptured CO2 pollution

MIRNY, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER 1, 2018: A view of a kimberlite tube of the Mir diamond mine owned by ALROSA's Mirny Mining and Processing Division (MPD).  Alexander Ryumin / TASS (Photo by Alexander Ryumin  TASS via Getty Images)

Diamonds weren’t always a girl’s best friend. Before the 1930s, they were no longer synonymous with weddings than opals, rubies, and sapphires, which had been routinely used in engagement rings for centuries. It was only when DeBeers – the South African mining company that in the past controlled around 85 percent of the international diamond … Read more