<p data-block-key="e5v0a">Google has announced 11 companies for the second <a href="https://startup.google.com/accelerator/climate-change/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://startup.google.com/accelerator/climate-change/";}">Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change</a> cohort. This ten-week program consists of intensive workshops and expert mentorship designed to help growth-stage, sustainability-focused startups learn technical, product and leadership best practices. These are the <a href="https://developers.google.com/community/accelerators/climate/meet-the-startups" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://developers.google.com/community/accelerators/climate/meet-the-startups";}">11 selected startups</a> using technology to better our planet:</p>
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<li data-block-key="c9486"><a href="https://ampup.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://ampup.io/";}"><b>AmpUp</b></a><b> in Cupertino, CA:</b> AmpUp is an electric vehicle (EV) software company and network provider that helps drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free.</li>
<li data-block-key="funt3"><a href="https://www.carbonlimit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.carbonlimit.com/";}"><b>Carbon Limit</b></a><b> in Boca Raton, FL:</b> Carbon Limit transforms concrete into a CO2 sponge with green cement nanotechnology, turning roads and buildings into permanent CO2 solutions.</li>
<li data-block-key="en9it"><a href="https://chargenetstations.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://chargenetstations.com/";}"><b>ChargeNet Stations</b></a><b> in Los Angeles, CA:</b> ChargeNet Stations aims to make charging accessible and convenient in all communities, preventing greenhouse gas emissions through use of PV + storage.</li>
<li data-block-key="9lltj"><a href="https://www.chargerhelp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.chargerhelp.com/";}"><b>ChargerHelp!</b></a><b> In Los Angeles, CA:</b> ChargerHelp! provides on-demand repair of electric vehicle charging stations, while also building out local workforces, removing barriers and creating economic mobility within all communities.</li>
<li data-block-key="2vt4a"><a href="https://co-z.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://co-z.com/";}"><b>CO-Z</b></a><b> in Boulder, CO:</b> CO-Z accelerates electricity decarbonization and empowers renters, homeowners and businesses with advanced control, automated savings and power failure protection.</li>
<li data-block-key="nfn7"><a href="https://communityenergylabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://communityenergylabs.com/";}"><b>Community Energy Labs</b></a><b> in Portland, OR:</b> Community Energy Labs uses artificial intelligence to make smart energy management and decarbonization both accessible and affordable for community building owners.</li>
<li data-block-key="31ag2"><a href="https://www.momentenergy.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.momentenergy.ca/";}"><b>Moment Energy</b></a><b> in Vancouver, British Columbia:</b> Moment Energy repurposes retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries to provide clean, affordable and reliable energy storage.</li>
<li data-block-key="e2vbl"><a href="https://www.miterro.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.miterro.com/";}"><b>Mi Terro</b></a><b> in City of Industry, CA:</b> Mi Terro is a synthetic biology and advanced material company that creates home compostable, plastic-alternative biomaterials made from plant-based agricultural waste.</li>
<li data-block-key="a3dqi"><a href="https://www.nithio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.nithio.com/";}"><b>Nithio</b></a><b> in Washington, DC:</b> Nithio is an AI-driven platform for clean energy investment that standardizes credit risk to catalyze capital to address climate change and achieve universal energy access.</li>
<li data-block-key="ajv9b"><a href="https://www.re.company/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.re.company/";}"><b>Re Company</b></a><b> in New York City, NY:</b> Re Company is a reusable packaging subscription service that supplies reuse systems with optimally designed containers and cycles them back into the supply chain at end of life.</li>
<li data-block-key="29sfm"><a href="https://www.understory.ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-onclick="{";event";:";page interaction";,";category";:";in-article links";,";action";:";link click";,";label";:";https://www.understory.ai/";}"><b>Understory</b></a><b> in Pacific Grove, CA:</b> Understory rapidly monitors and quantifies discrete landscape changes to mitigate the effects of environmental change and deliver actionable information for land management, habitat conservation and climate risk assessment.</li>
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<p data-block-key="30v23">When the program kicks off this summer, startups will receive mentoring and technical support tailored to their business through a mix of one-to-one and one-to-many learning sessions, both remotely and in-person, from Google engineers and external experts.</p>

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