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Apr 2024

21m 27s

Biotech is Climate Tech

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

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Biotech companies are addressing climate change through innovation—from carbon neutral facilities to agricultural innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. BIO was on the ground at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai to deliver the message that biotech is climate tech.

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