In November 2021, world leaders came together in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss the steps needed to reach the 1.5-degree target and limit the impact of Climate Change. While agreements made by policy-makers and the world's largest corporates are essential, we believe that climate change can only be halted if one group is closely involved: Entrepreneurs & startup founders. Those that develop impact-driven business models, which don't rely on the exploitation of resources, but create a net-positive impact instead.
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, we brought some of Europe's and North America's most ambitious ClimateTech founders together. Our goal is to establish new friendships and partnerships and find ways to bring the ClimateTech ecosystem to the next level.
1014 in partnership with Impact Hustlers invited more than 100 of the most forward-thinking entrepreneurs and change-makers to discuss how technology and entrepreneurial action can become a crucial driver in fighting climate change.
Avra van der Zee, COO, Elemental
Avra is COO of Elemental Excelerator, a global climate technology accelerator and non-profit impact organization backed by Lauren Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective
Chris Colerdige, Founder, Carbon13
Chris is founder and CEO of Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate emergency, and Senior Faculty in Management Practice at the University of Cambridge.
Kayalin Akens-Irby, Head of Partnerships, PlanetFWD
Kayalin is Head of Partnerships at Planet FWD, empowering the next generation of sustainable brands to understand & reduce their carbon footprint.