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Three ag tech founders and SOSV IndieBio Po Bronson will discuss s the future of ag tech and climate

At the SOSV Climate Tech Summit we are gathering the biggest names in climate tech. Don’t just watch from the sidelines—join live breakout sessions to meet with top investors and organizations. Sessions start with a brief presentation followed by a Q&A.

The challenge is how to provide clean baseload power when the sun doesn’t shine, and the wind doesn’t blow. To function, electric grids need a minimum amount of power 24/7. Could grid-scale battery storage and green hydrogen solve the problem?

Globally, agriculture generates 31% of CO2 equivalent emissions, accounts for 70% of freshwater withdrawals, and drives 90% of deforestation. At the same time, climate change impacts like drought, heat, and flooding increase the risk of crop failure and famines. If farming is a risk to the climate and at risk from the climate, could we solve both problems by bringing it indoors?

Want to connect with leaders from the top VC firms and organizations in climate tech? Of course you do. So join live breakout sessions at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit. These run 30 minutes each and include a live presentation and Q&A.

New climate tech startups are notoriously risky and capital-intensive. So, early-stage VCs usually invest a little seed capital in a lot of startups. But what if someone were to reverse the Silicon Valley model of climate tech investing? What if they de-risked climate tech by investing a ton of money upfront into one startup with proven technology, large-scale production plans, and a ready customer?

The materials essential to 21st century life are carbon-intensive and rarely reused. CO2 emissions from cement production have doubled over the last 20 years and now account for over 7% of global emissions. Plastics, responsible for 3.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, have become an environmental nightmare. Only about 9% are recycled while 22% are “mismanaged,” with some 22 million tons leaking into the environment annually—about 10 times the tonnage of all Tesla cars sold worldwide in 2021.

Unresolved and unstable policies can make it difficult (or expensive) for startups to secure financing. Thus, emerging climate technologies depend to some extent on support from policymakers. But to what extent can climate tech startups and investors shape policy? And how?

Want to meet the top VCs, advisers, and thinkers in climate tech? Then sign up for the SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Oct. 25-26 / free & virtual / register now) and join the live breakout sessions, where firms will discuss their investment approach and take questions. Here are three more breakout sessions to put on your

For millennia, food innovators have used fermentation to create delicious things like beer, yogurt, and sourdough bread. Now, at least 88 precision fermentation startups have collectively raised more than $2.8 billion to develop animal proteins—without the animals and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Essentially, they program microorganisms to produce proteins chemically identical to those found in