#Cleantech Snapshot - Sector is Adapting and Thriving During #Covid19 (OTCQB: $SING) (NASDAQ: $TSLA) (NASDAQ: $FCEL) (NASDAQ: $BLDP; TSX: $BLDP.TO)

  

#Cleantech Snapshot - Sector is Adapting and Thriving During #Covid19 (OTCQB: $SING) (NASDAQ: $TSLA) (NASDAQ: $FCEL) (NASDAQ: $BLDP; TSX: $BLDP.TO)

Point Roberts WA, Delta BC, April 14, 2020 – Investorideas.com, a global news source and leading investor resource covering cleantech and renewable energy stocks issues a sector snapshot looking at how some companies in the solar and cleantech sector are adapting and thriving during the Covid-19 pandemic, featuring SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) and its solar subsidiary, Direct Solar of America.

Read this news featuring SING in full athttps://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/cleantech-climatechange/04141SING-TSLA-FCEL-BLDP.asp

From corporate sales to industry events, going virtual seems to be the solution for solar. The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) SOLAR 20/20 National Organizing Committee (NOC) reported it “has been monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely. After much deliberation, the NOC has ultimately decided to convert the live event in Washington D.C. to a virtual conference in order to ensure the safety and health of our attendees, speakers, and sponsors. We are using an interactive platform where important discussions, networking, and community building can take place from the comfort of your computer, tablet, or smartphone.”

While analysts are predicting residential installations could fall this year, in some areas consumers are showing the exact opposite is happening. According to PV Magazine Australia’s solar market is booming during the pandemic. “Byron Bay-based solar retailer Smart Energy says it is seeing an unprecedented surge in sales and enquiries for solar and home energy storage as consumers look to shore themselves up in uncertain times.”

US based SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) and its solar subsidiary, Direct Solar of America are adapting to these unprecedented times and seeing the gains immediately. The Company was just featured in GreenTech Media’s article, Coronavirus Is Forcing Home Solar Companies to Sell Virtually. Maybe That’s a Good Thing. The article followed news from the Company that they had implemented a Virtual Solar Sales Platform.

On April 7^th, SinglePoint reported that its subsidiary Direct Solar America, a leading solar brokerage solution, added 9 additional states, Colorado, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Connecticut since it had recently repositioned it's salesforce to leverage technology platforms that enable the Company to initiate and close a solar transaction utilizing remote and virtual solar sales professionals. Shifting to a virtual sales force has been a primary focus of management since the acquisition of the company by SinglePoint in May 2019, as we believe that the ability to book sales without an in-home visit is an additional differentiator and competitive advantage in the industry where door-to-door sales of residential solar had been the common practice.

"The Direct Solar America management team did a great job re-positioning the company quickly in these uncertain times. Across various industries, companies are being forced to transform and adapt critical components of their business model to accommodate social and physical distancing due to COVID-19, scrambling to implement solutions that allow them to continue to operate. We are fortunate that we had identified this as a strategic need at the acquisition and the foresight to begin working on implementing this type of solution. We are encouraged that we have been able to retain most of our top sales professionals and can now give them the tools to succeed in virtual sales. Ultimately we believe this is a significant improvement in the process and will continue to drive the company to new levels in the future," states Greg Lambrecht, CEO SinglePoint.

Recently, PV-Magazine reported, ”Jenny Chase, the head of Bloomberg NEF’s Solar Insight team, that installing solar requires little physical contact, so is generally a “low risk” workplace activity in the Covid-19-impacted workplace. As economies in key solar markets like the United States and Europe begin to reopen for business, it is likely that PV installations could resume. It strikes me that it [PV] could be one of the things to be eased up at an early stage.”

Another indicator of what is happening in the sector, Economic Times reported, “New Delhi: Sales of renewable energy certificates rose over 79 per cent to 8.38 lakh units in March compared to 4.68 lakh in the same month a year ago owing to good supply, according to official data.”

“Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are a type of market-based instrument. One REC is created when one megawatt hour of electricity is generated from an eligible renewable energy source.”

Looking at EV sales during the pandemic, Australia is demonstrating leadership in that sector as well. According to theDriven.io – “The FCAI said overall car and SUV sales fell 17.9 per cent when compared to March 2019, and passenger vehicles were hit particularly hard, falling 25 per cent from the same month a year earlier.”

“Electric and hybrid vehicle sales, however, were one of the few bright lights in the data, with sales of electric, plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid passenger and SUVs up across the board, with the exception of commercial SUV sales.”

“The VFacts data – which does not include Tesla – shows private electric and PHEV passenger sales have almost doubled with 91.3% more sales compared to March 2019, and hybrid private passenger vehicle sales are up nearly 75%.”

Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock moved on news from April 2^nd - “In the first quarter, we produced almost 103,000 vehicles and delivered approximately 88,400 vehicles. This is our best ever first quarter performance.”

	Production	Deliveries	Subject to lease accounting
Model S/X	15,390	12,200	16%
Model 3/Y	87,282	76,200	5%
Total	102,672	88,400	7%

“Model Y production started in January and deliveries began in March, significantly ahead of schedule. Additionally, our Shanghai factory continued to achieve record levels of production, despite significant setbacks.”

Another cleantech company that seemed to go against the grain during this pandemic,   FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) reported Q1 results on March 1^st and the stock moved up as it beat expectations.  The Company reported revenue of $16,264,000 less by 8.54% year over year, beating estimates of $14,910,000.  FuelCell Energy also reported a backlog of $1.36 billion as of January 31, 2020, a $117.9 million (or 9%) improvement from January 31, 2019.

On March 12^th, Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) announced a purchase order from Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. (“Solaris”; www.solarisbus.com), a leading European bus and trolleybus manufacturer and Ballard partner, headquartered in Bolechowo, Poland, for 25 of the Company’s new 70 kilowatt heavy-duty FCmove™-HD fuel cell modules.

“These 25 modules will power 15 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses planned for deployment in Cologne, Germany and 10 Urbino 12 hydrogen buses planned for deployment in Wuppertal, Germany, all under the Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe (“JIVE 2”) funding program.”

On April 3^rd it was reported from France, “The government selected around 1.7 GW of wind and solar projects from a range of recent tenders, and approved commissioning extensions due to the Covid-19 situation. A total of 288 renewable energy projects were selected for development – 253 of which were solar projects.”

For consumers and investors betting on cleantech for the future, there are signs that in spite of this unprecedented pandemic, there is a demand for a better, cleaner future and Australian consumers seem to be leading part of the global revolution. Since they just survived a catastrophic climate change event, it seems fitting.       

Want to get more info on the sector? Visit the Cleantech and Climate Change Podcast page at Investorideas.com

Visit the renewable energy stocks directory: http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp

About Investorideas.com - News that Inspires Big Investing Ideas Investorideas.com is a recognized news source publishing third party news, research and original financial content. Learn about investing in stocks and sector trends with our news alerts, articles, podcasts and videos, looking at cannabis, crypto, AI and IoT, mining, sports biotech, water, renewable energy and more. Investor Idea’s original branded content includes the following podcasts and columns : Crypto Corner , Play by Play sports and stock news column, Investor Ideas Potcasts Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move podcast and column,  Cleantech and Climate Change , Exploring Mining  the AI Eye .

Disclaimer/Disclosure: Investorideas.com is a digital publisher of third party sourced news, articles and equity research as well as creates original content, including video, interviews and articles. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks, services or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investing involves risk and possible losses. This site is currently compensated for news publication and distribution, social media and marketing, content creation and more. Disclosure is posted for each compensated news release, content published /created if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and was published for the sole interest of our readers and followers. Contact management and IR of each company directly regarding specific questions. Disclosure:  This article featuring SING is a paid for service on Investorideas.com (two thousand) More disclaimer info: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp Learn more about publishing your news release and our other news services on the Investorideas.com newswire

https://www.investorideas.com/News-Upload/ and tickertagstocknews.com Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country. Please read Investorideas.com privacy policy: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Private_Policy.asp

Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Investorideas

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Investorideas

Follow us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/Investorideas

Download our Mobile App for iPhone and Android  

Join our Investor Club https://www.investorideas.com/membership/

Contact Investorideas.com

800 665 0411

Get more Renewable Energy stock investor ideas - news, articles, podcasts and stock directories

#Cleantech and #ClimateChange #Podcast – Coronavirus Pandemic Casualties? Suspension of #Environmental Reporting and Rules in Canada and the US

  

#Cleantech and #ClimateChange #Podcast – Coronavirus Pandemic Casualties? Suspension of #Environmental Reporting and Rules in Canada and the US

The Global Concentrated #Solar Power market expected to reach $14.84 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 11.5%

Point Roberts WA, Delta BC, April 9, 2020  – (Investorideas.com Newswire) - Investorideas.com, a global news source and leading investor resource covering cleantech and renewable energy stocks (Renewableenergystocks.com) issues today’s edition of the Cleantech and Climate Change Podcast, talking about today's problems and solutions for the future.

Listen to the Podcast:

https://www.investorideas.com/Audio/Podcasts/2020/040920-CleanTech.mp3

Read this in full at https://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/cleantech-climatechange/04091Coronavirus-Casualties-Rules-Canada-US.asp

Transcript:

Today I’m taking a  look at recent developments in the US and Canada where governments are citing the current Covid-19/coronavirus pandemic to pass orders setting back environmental rules and reporting for months and in the case of the EPA, indefinitely.   

Alberta’s ministerial order dated March 17^th and signed March 31^st by MLA Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, suspends existing environmental reporting requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filed under the Public Health Act (PHA) the order says for 90 days, industry does not have to report as required under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the Water Act and the Public Lands Act, with the exception of drinking water and wastewater facilities. 

Order: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0cc78dea-655e-4a28-8128-5f0310399b74/resource/d26172b7-7109-418c-bfbe-e9b049076581/download/aep-ministerial-order-17-2020.pdf

TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) (TSX: TRP.TO) announced on March 31^st that it will proceed with construction of the Keystone XL after Alberta backed the project.

According to the press release, “As part of the funding plan, the Government of Alberta has agreed to invest approximately US$1.1 billion as equity in the Project, which substantially covers planned construction costs through the end of 2020. The remaining capital investment of approximately US$6.9 billion is expected to be largely made in 2021 and 2022 and funded through the combination of a US$4.2 billion project level credit facility to be fully guaranteed by the Government of Alberta and a US$2.7 billion investment by TC Energy.”   

This was followed by the energy ministerial order: Ministerial order from the Minister of Energy to immediately suspend specific legislated reporting requirements for energy companies under the Coal Conservation Act, the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and the Oil Sands Conservation Act. The modifications in the order will not defer or remove any monitoring requirements that ensure Alberta’s public safety, and environmental protection, as well as reporting required for royalty calculation and collection. (UPDATED April 6, 2020)

And now to add to this , The National Observer just reported, “The Ontario government has suspended key environmental protection oversight rules, saying they could hinder its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The change allows the Progressive Conservative government to push forward projects or laws that could significantly impact the environment, without consulting or notifying the public. Critics say they fear the relaxed rules could be used to skirt environmental oversight for projects unrelated to COVID-19.
Under the new regulation, government ministries do not have to consult the public or consider environmental values as they make decisions. The regulation doesn’t specify that those decisions must be related to COVID-19.

In the US, environmentalists are bracing from headlines that the EPA has halted environmental law enforcement during the coronavirus pandemic. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the open-ended waiver was temporary and retroactive to March 13.”

“EPA is committed to protecting human health and the environment, but recognizes challenges resulting from efforts to protect workers and the public from COVID-19 may directly impact the ability of regulated facilities to meet all federal regulatory requirements. This temporary policy is designed to provide enforcement discretion under the current, extraordinary conditions, while ensuring facility operations continue to protect human health and the environment.”

Following lashing out from environmental groups, the EPA issued a statement and press release on April 4^th stating, ”Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a letter to all Members of Congress to correct the record on the temporary enforcement policy that was released last week.  As should be apparent to anyone who reads the policy, allegations that EPA “will cease all enforcement actions during the coronavirus pandemic” and that the temporary policy “absolves polluters of all responsibility” are simply not true.

“EPA’s enforcement authority and responsibility remains active,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “This is not a nationwide waiver of environmental rules. We will continue to work with federal, state and tribal partners to ensure that facilities are meeting regulatory requirements, while taking appropriate steps to protect the health of our staff and the public.”

All of this may be temporary and may not have the intended implications that have environmentalists deeply concerned but it does follow a letter sent to the EPA  by the American Petroleum Institute, lobbying for the suspension of rules requiring these companies to fix leaky equipment or monitor pollution.  

I have said this several times lately in my podcasts but it warrants repeating. It was only months ago that climate change activists and protestors were marching globally in the hundreds of thousands and Indigenous groups in Canada were physically blocking the  progress of pipelines, supported by climate change protestors; now we are limited to gatherings of groups of 5-10 people.

Uniting is an antonym for isolating.

On a positive note there was significant deal flow in the sector in February

Industry deals of February 2020 tracked by GlobalData :

• Siemens' $1.22bn acquisition of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
• The $300m asset transaction with Glidepath Ventures by Grasshopper Solar
• LONGi Solar Technology's acquisition of Vina Solar Technology for $253.26m.

According to Research and Markets ,” The Global Concentrated Solar Power market accounted for $5.57 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $14.84 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 11.5% during the forecast period. Some of the key factors influencing market growth include growing environmental concerns over carbon emissions and efforts to reduce air pollution, increase in government support for the adoption of renewable technologies, rise in energy demand & capability to supply power without CO2 emission. However, the higher cost of generation compared to other renewable technologies is restricting market growth.”

Thanks, that’s it for today. Do something good for this beautiful planet each and every day.

Podcast host: Dawn Van Zant, founder of Investorideas.com

If you would like to be a guest on this podcast and tell your story please call me at 800 665 0411

For investors following cleantech stocks we do have a directory of publicly traded stocks – visit

https://www.investorideas.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp

Related podcast :

Cleantech and Climate Change Podcast - Senior Attorney with Center for Biological Diversity Discusses Environmental Impact of Government Funding TC Energy Keystone XL Pipeline

Listen to the Podcast:

https://www.investorideas.com/Audio/Podcasts/2020/040620-CleanTech.mp3

The Investorideas.com podcasts are also available on iTunes, Spotify, Tunein, Sticher, Spreaker.com, iHeart.com and Google Play Music.

Visit the Cleantech and Climate Change Podcast page at Investorideas.com

About Investorideas.com - News that Inspires Big Investing Ideas Investorideas.com is a recognized news source publishing third party news, research and original financial content. Learn about investing in stocks and sector trends with our news alerts, articles, podcasts and videos, looking at cannabis, crypto, AI and IoT, mining, sports biotech, water, renewable energy and more. Investor Idea’s original branded content includes the following podcasts and columns : Crypto Corner , Play by Play sports and stock news column, Investor Ideas Potcasts Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move podcast and column,  Cleantech and Climate Change , Exploring Mining  the AI Eye .

The Investorideas.com podcasts are also available on iTunes,  Spotify, Tunein, Stitcher, Spreaker.com, iHeartRadio and Google Play Music.

Visit the Podcast page at Investorideas.com:

https://www.investorideas.com/Audio/

Disclaimer/Disclosure: Investorideas.com is a digital publisher of third party sourced news, articles and equity research as well as creates original content, including video, interviews and articles. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks, services or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investing involves risk and possible losses. This site is currently compensated for news publication and distribution, social media and marketing, content creation and more. Disclosure is posted for each compensated news release, content published /created if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and was published for the sole interest of our readers and followers. Contact management and IR of each company directly regarding specific questions. More disclaimer info: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp Learn more about publishing your news release and our other news services on the Investorideas.com newswire https://www.investorideas.com/News-Upload/ and tickertagstocknews.com Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country. Please read Investorideas.com privacy policy: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Private_Policy.asp

Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/Investorideas

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Investorideas

Follow us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/Investorideas

Download our Mobile App for iPhone and Android  

Join our Investor Club https://www.investorideas.com/membership/

Sign up for free stock news alerts at Investorideas.com

https://www.investorideas.com/Resources/Newsletter.asp

Contact Investorideas.com

800 665 0411

RenewableEnergyStocks.com: investing ideas in renewable energy stocks

Like Renewable Energy Stocks? View our Renewable Energy Stocks Directory

Get News Alerts on Renewable Energy Stocks

#Coronavirus Is Forcing Home #Solar Companies to Sell Virtually. Maybe That’s a Good Thing $SING

#Coronavirus Is Forcing Home #Solar Companies to Sell Virtually. Maybe That’s a Good Thing $SING

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/coronavirus-is-forcing-solar-companies-to-sell-virtually-maybe-thats-a-good-thing

Snapshot on #Agtech/ #Agriculture #Stocks; essential services see support and investments (TSXV: $CSX.V) (NYSE: $AVD) (NYSE: $NTR) (TSX: $NTR.TO) (NYSE: $DIET) (NASDAQ: $BYND)

Snapshot on #Agtech/ #Agriculture #Stocks; essential services see support and investments (TSXV: $CSX.V) (NYSE: $AVD) (NYSE: $NTR) (TSX: $NTR.TO) (NYSE: $DIET) (NASDAQ: $BYND)

Point Roberts WA, Delta BC  April 7,  2020 -Investorideas.com, a leading investor news resource releases a sustainable agriculture snapshot featuring Vancouver-based Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. (TSX-V: CSX).

Read this news featuring Clean Seed in full at https://www.investorideas.com/news/2020/renewable-energy/04071-Agtech-Agriculture.asp

The sustainable agriculture and agtech sectors are seeing an influx of investment and support in the face of the coronavirus pandemic as the future of food supplies and how we grow food is being scrutinized.  

According to an article in TechAccel, Stunning growth in Ag Biotech Market investments, “Two years ago, we shared a map of the Ag Biotech Market that showed 245 startups working in plant and animal biotechnology. Since that original map, we’ve continued to track the market and, this year found a stunning doubling of investment dollars – $6.9 billion across 385 companies, compared to $3.4 billion in 245 companies in 2017. This investment is robust, despite the protracted negative agricultural cycle and massive impacts from trade tariffs.”

In a recent press release from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister said, while talking about a  federal investment of $560,000 for the CFA to develop the Canadian Agri-Food Sustainability Initiative: “More and more, customers of Canada's high-quality food want to know that their food was produced ethically, with a minimized impact on the environment. Canada's farmers and processors are already leaders when it comes to the use of more green technologies and practices in our food production. This new initiative is an important tool to tell our story and build consumers trust for our producers."

Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. (TSX-V: CSX) an agtech innovator and creater of the world’s first true variable-rate smart seeding technology, the SMART Seeder™,  recently made headlines in the sustainable agriculture sector. 

Clean Seed just announced a US $5M strategic license and investment agreement with US based AMVAC Chemical Corporation (“AMVAC”), a subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD).  ( News from AVD)

Graeme Lempriere, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Clean Seed states “Our aligned objectives, to deliver sustainable meaningful results for the agricultural sector through the precise application and control of inputs, are rooted in the stewardship of our soil structure. AMVAC’s leadership in the chemical business and Clean Seed’s cutting edge leadership in the multi product delivery systems and related SMART Seeder™ and SMART Planter™ technologies assures a mutually beneficial relationship that strengthens our collective efforts and protects our product offerings. It has been a pleasure working with this likeminded group. I am also delighted to welcome Dr. Ulrich (Bob) Trogele, PhD to our Board of Directors and look forward to collaborating with him and the AMVAC teams on multiple levels as we share in the drive for industry leadership and innovation.”

From the news: Founded in 1969, American Vanguard has five decades of sustainable, responsible growth. AMVAC delivers unique solutions for the broad array of challenges to enhance agricultural productivity and safeguard public health. AMVAC has earned a place among the world’s top specialty chemical providers in the world, with businesses in USA, Mexico, Central and Latin America, Europe, Brazil, Australia and Canada.

AMVAC is also recognized as an industry leader in closed delivery systems, like its SmartBox^® closed delivery application system, which serves to reduce risk of exposure to users and applicators. Building on that expertise, AMVAC has developed a more advanced system called SIMPAS^™ (Smart Integrated Multiproduct Prescriptive Application System). AMVAC’s patented SIMPAS system enables simultaneous variable precision rate application of multiple crop protection and nutritional inputs to maximize harvest yield, minimize grower costs, optimize soil health and benefit environmental sustainability.  This precision application of crop input segment runs parallel with Clean Seed’s patented development of its ground-breaking highly advanced SMART seeding and SMART planting technologies, creating a symbiotic opportunity for both parties.  

As part of this relationship Clean Seed will license AMVAC certain intellectual property rights for a US$2,500,000 upfront fee and an ongoing royalty of certain delivery systems.  Clean Seed will provide ongoing development support as the parties may mutually agree to for future growth and diversification opportunities.

AMVAC will also be investing an additional US$2,500,000 through the purchase of 6,250,000 common shares of the Company at a price of US$0.40 per share (the “Offering”), bringing the total up-front investment to US$5,000,000.

Clean Seed, bringing agtech to sustainable agriculture says on its website,  “Today, everything has advanced, just look at your new tablet, laptop and cellphone and it is clear, ‘things have changed.’ Clean Seed is at the forefront of the digital age of agriculture and is clearly focused on facilitating progress for the farmer and global food production as a whole.”

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE: NTR) (TSX: NTR.TO), the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, playing a critical role in helping growers increase food production in a sustainable manner, is optimistic about the coming season as other sectors face downsizing.

Nutrien recently announced that it continues to expect solid demand for crop inputs for the coming spring season and that its facilities continue to operate given its business is deemed an essential service by governments. Nutrien also announced that its annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). This year, to proactively deal with the public health impact of COVID-19, Nutrien will hold the meeting in a virtual only format via live online webcast.

"Nutrien continues to expect solid demand for crop inputs for the spring season, despite some recent wet weather in the US, which has caused modest delays in field activity in some regions of the country. Our business is deemed essential by governments around the world, which underscores the criticality of the agriculture sector. Our facilities have continued to operate, under enhanced safety protocols, in order to ensure growers globally have the products and solutions they need to maximize crop production. Nutrien has a strong balance sheet, stable dividend and ample access to liquidity as we enter our peak period of demand," commented Chuck Magro, Nutrien’s President and CEO.

Reflecting the future of the sector was news of  the  launch of The Defiance Next Gen Food and Agriculture ETF (NYSE: DIET) late last year.

From the news: The DIET ETF provides exposure to companies that are focused on technologies like alternative plant-based sources of meat, such as Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), seed modification, sustainable farming and irrigation techniques.

 “One of the most important challenges facing the world right now is finding ways to massively increase global food supply in a way that also manages environmental impacts and meets the needs of an increasingly health-conscious consumer,” said Paul Dellaquila, President of Defiance ETFs.

GreenBIZ reported, “Amid the white noise of COVID-19 pandemic coverage last week, news about the $80 million funding round for alternative protein company Nature’s Fynd offered a bright beacon of positivity. While the financing revelation was delayed a week because of the crisis, the sizeable round extends the steady growth of funding for this particular niche of the overall agtech space.”

Agtech and sustainable agriculture are the wave of the future and not only in the face of the coronavirus pandemic but also as an ally in the fight against climate change moving forward.

Research more agriculture stocks at Investorideas.com stock directory

https://www.investorideas.com/MSS/Arg_Stock_List.asp

About Investorideas.com - News that Inspires Big Investing Ideas Investorideas.com is a recognized news source publishing third party news, research and original financial content. Learn about investing in stocks and sector trends with our news alerts, articles, podcasts and videos, looking at cannabis, crypto, AI and IoT, mining, sports biotech, water, renewable energy and more. Investor Idea’s original branded content includes the following podcasts and columns : Crypto Corner , Play by Play sports and stock news column, Investor Ideas Potcasts Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move podcast and column,  Cleantech and Climate Change , Exploring Mining  the AI Eye .

Disclaimer/Disclosure: Investorideas.com is a digital publisher of third party sourced news, articles and equity research as well as creates original content, including video, interviews and articles. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks, services or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investing involves risk and possible losses. This site is currently compensated for news publication and distribution, social media and marketing, content creation and more. Disclosure is posted for each compensated news release, content published /created if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and was published for the sole interest of our readers and followers. Contact management and IR of each company directly regarding specific questions. Disclosure: this news article featuring Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd.  is a paid for news release on Investorideas.com (two thousand) More disclaimer info: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp Learn more about publishing your news release and our other news services on the Investorideas.com newswire https://www.investorideas.com/News-Upload/ and tickertagstocknews.com Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country. Please read Investorideas.com privacy policy: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Private_Policy.asp

Contact Investorideas.com

800-665-0411