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Rotterdam uses smart tech to 'save city from drowning'

Corporate Knights

While typical green roofs function like sponges and look like gardens, Rotterdam is working with public and private landlords to develop a “green-blue grid.” The tanks, in turn, are equipped with electronic drain valves that can be opened and closed remotely, in some cases via a smart phone app. .

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Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Announces 12th Cohort Focused on Climate-Aligned Agriculture

3BL Media

With projections indicating a global population of 10 billion people by 2050, we must develop methods that not only increase productivity, but do so without causing harm to our planet. IN² is at the forefront of this mission, supporting promising startups that are reimagining the future of food and farming." Impetus Ag , based in St.