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🔥 As summer heats up, we’ve got a Pulse Perspective on #methane. The fight against climate change is almost always referred to as the fight against #carbondioxide. However, a lesser-known greenhouse gas is responsible for 0.5C, or one-third, of all anthropogenic global warming to date. As we reiterated in our most recent newsletter and Forbes op-ed, we should be investing in methane mitigation to seize the climate emergency brake. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gg9h9Btm We also want to thank a few of our partners whose impactful work made the second quarter of 2024 – and #EarthDay – especially meaningful: Agape International Spiritual Center // BlocPower // Twelve // Mast Reforestation // Andy Rapista // Streamline Climate // Elemental Excelerator // Banyan Infrastructure // Women in Climate Investing & Finance // Braid Theory // USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future // Joe Árvai and the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability Want this content a whole week earlier? Subscribe to the Pulse Fund newsletter for free at http://eepurl.com/iE02Gs

🌟 The culmination of recent research at Imperial College London on the need for demand-side policy incentives for scaling Greenhouse Gas Removal (#GGR) is live! 🌱 The paper was written by Pulse Fund's Associate, Madison Cuthbertson. Titled "Without mandated demand for greenhouse gas removal – High integrity GtCO2 scale global deployment will be jeopardized: Insight from US economic policy 2020-23", it identifies characteristics of the most investable GGR business models and policy implementation requirements to establish the nascent sector. 🏦 Cost reduction alone will be insufficient to establish a high-integrity global GtCO2-scale sector. Systemic market risks, especially certainty of offtake, need to be addressed via demand-side incentives. Without these policies, the development of a global stable, sustainable GGR sector will remain problematic due to the inability to attract large-scale private capital investment. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gWN_zvnq

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Mitigating emissions from #methane – a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide – is both a climate mandate and a forward-thinking investment opportunity. In today's Forbes op-ed, Tenzin Seldon, Pulse Fund's Founder & Managing Partner, emphasizes the urgent need to invest in early-stage companies pioneering innovative solutions in methane detection, reduction, and utilization. We can seize this "methane moment" by targeting scalable, cross-sectoral solutions impacting agriculture, oil and gas operations, and organic waste. We can also hold companies accountable for operational transparency and high-quality data standards that will build long-term credibility in the market. Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/g9dGCUp9 #MethaneMitigation #ClimateInvesting #PulseFund #Mootral #Zefiro #InsightM #Agriculture #OilandGas

The EU has passed the Nature Restoration Law after a change of heart driven by Austria’s Federal Minister for Climate Action and Environment. This law aims to reverse decades of degradation and restore 20% of ecosystems by 2030, signaling a collective commitment to biodiversity repair. “It is historic because it will set legally binding targets for member states to start restoring many degraded ecosystems, from forests to freshwater. It will restore nature in cities, and restore pollinators.” https://lnkd.in/gWrXHwav Euronews #EU #NatureRestorationLaw #Biodiversity #ClimateAction

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The investment and growth spurred by government dollars via the #CHIPSAct are changing one #Phoenix neighborhood. Tune into this story by Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst: https://lnkd.in/gRqivezC #semiconductor #realestate #smallbusiness

Tenzin Seldon and Clare Le with the Pulse team are honored to be included in WICIF’s latest newsletter, amongst so many inspiring women. What a fun throwback to the Female Investor Panel with Alena Solonina, Rebecca Saletta, Annie Tsai, Gabrielle Darbyshire, Hayley Nystrom (McCurdy), and Pilar Carvajo Lucena. Thank you to Raychel Espiritu, Marisa C. Sweeney, Meghan Pasricha, and Women in Climate Investing & Finance for all that you do to foster greater diversity in the #climatefinance sector. Read the newsletter and subscribe at https://lnkd.in/eSGfg_F4

More than a million Texans lost power over Memorial Day weekend due to severe storms. This week, 4% of the U.S. population – roughly 12 million people – are expected to experience dangerous heat waves. The White House recently announced a collaboration with 21 states to modernize the U.S. electric grid and make it more efficient. This initiative, crucial for infrastructure resiliency, focuses on upgrading existing grids with technologies like advanced conductoring, which can handle more electricity and improve power distribution during extreme weather. Michael Copley with NPR’s Climate Desk explains how states are leveraging energy innovation to share electricity and reduce costs quickly: https://lnkd.in/e5TrqUwq