Startup hub Dogpatch has launched a new sustainability initiative for early-stage companies.
Entitled "2050", the programme will see startups working on practical projects aimed at tackling environmental challenges.
Those taking part will be given access to expert advice and to infrastructure assets such as wind farms, dairy farms and forestry.
The programme will also bring together companies, institutes, government, academia and startups working on innovation in sustainability through a series of talks, workshops and round tables.
The "2050" initiative is focused on Ireland's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, eGovernment and Circular Economy Ossian Smyth said that startup innovation will play an important role in achieving Ireland's national sustainability targets.
"These new key initiatives will help open the door to really practical and impactful activities for startups, that in partnership with government and private industry can really help Ireland move forward in this area," Mr Smyth said.
Dogpatch's Director of Innovation, David Power, said that Ireland has something unique to offer when it comes to tackling issues around sustainability.
"As a country, our size and connectedness are our superpower, as we have the ability to bring together, activate and connect a wide range of stakeholders and national assets in a way that would be impossible in a larger country," Mr Power said.
The "2050" initiative is open to Irish and global sustainability-focused startups and applications to the accelerator programme will close on 20 April.
