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Ask HN: Why are there so few startups tackling or acknowledging climate change?
- ElBarto 8y agoThere are plenty of startups in spaces like electric vehicles, renewable energy, energy saving, food production, etc. This is tackling climate change.
- byoung2 8y agoExactly...Beyond Meat makes burgers and sausage out of plants and it makes me want to give up beef. This will do wonders for climate change.
- mancuso5 8y agoyep that's a good example!
- mancuso5 8y agoI know there are some, but not sure about "plenty". Check out the latest YC cohort: I counted less than 10 startups interested in sustainable business out of 170+ https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/here-are-the-85-startups-that-launched-today-at-y-combinators-w19-demo-day-1/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/here-are-the-85-startups-t... https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/here-are-the-88-companies-that-launched-at-ycs-w19-demo-day-2/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/here-are-the-88-companies-... The rest not even aknowledge the fact that we are in a climate crisis. I was surprised to see YC support startups involved in animal farming, guns, and even fossil fuel!! We spend so much time in front of our screens that we have no idea of what's happening outside our little boxes :/ https://bigthink.com/videos/tech-billionaires-could-end-climate-change-so-why-arent-they https://bigthink.com/videos/tech-billionaires-could-end-clim...
- ElBarto 8y agoWhat is "plenty" for you? Because 10 out of 170 just in one YC cohort suggests "plenty" of them out there...