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Mike Scott, Editor of Climate Solutions News, speaks to Elizabeth Kleinveld, Head of Acceleration at Startupbootcamp.Hitting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will require investment in over 100,000 startups, according to Elizabeth Kleinveld, Head of Acceleration at Startupbootcamp. The organisation is the largest accelerator in Europe. It has run more than 150 accelerators in 20 countries since 2010 and has worked with a portfolio of over 1700 companies so far.Visit www.climatesolutions.news/spotlight for more interviews and climate tech innovator overviews.

For centuries, the Dutch have been pioneers in innovative solutions, especially when it comes to managing the constant threat of rising water levels. As a low-lying country, the Netherlands has been at the forefront of engineering feats like dikes and canals that have safeguarded its lands from the encroaching sea. Today, with climate change accelerating and the world grappling with the consequences of rising sea levels, the Dutch are once again stepping up. Their long history of battling water has made them natural leaders in climate tech innovation, creating a vibrant ecosystem where startups can develop groundbreaking solutions to global environmental challenges.In modern times the Netherlands has transformed into a hub for cutting-edge climate tech startups, with Dutch innovators at the forefront of this essential industry.The discussion is based around the following Opinion piece authored on Climate Solutions News by Jaap Bastiaansen from Nexus Climate: https://climatesolutions.news/opinion/be-more-dutch-climate-innovators-can-learn-from-the-netherlandsThis discussion is created by AI using NotebookLM.

In this episode, we explore how Big Tech players like Google, Microsoft and Amazon are turning to nuclear power generation for their data centres. The rise of AI, in particular the power-hungry generative AI technologies, is driving a demand for more and more energy, producing increasing emissions. In fact, data centres are already responsible for around 3% of global emissions. We dig into the companies' decisions to invest in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). We also hear about Microsoft's plan to restart generation at Three Mile Island nuclear plant.For more information, check out the original article on Climate Solutions News.