💚 Arla BreakBot, a win for nature and Earth’s digital twin

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Hej, Summer is here and if you live in the Nordics, you might've started your vacation already or have a few more days left. As for the rest of Europe, you're probably busy until... August? This is the final love letter before our Summer break but fear not, we will be updating you on LinkedIn and send out a Summer greeting with some juicy reads. As for today, let's get into the Arla BreakBot, a big win for nature and Earth's digital twin. Happy Summer! Prototyping Arla BreakBot — The Future of Teenage Nutrition?  Following the Arla Hack last year, we validated, prototyped and tested a bunch of ideas. One of them was a breakfast machine that would encourage youth to eat breakfast and also opt for more nutritious options when looking for a snack. Based on a collaborative session with the Youth Advisory Group, our team built a prototype BreakBot together with an accompanying app ready to be tested with youth in the real world. The aim was to explore questions around pricing, placement, taste and ease of use.  We then went to Fryshuset to test the BreakBot IRL with our target group. Learn more about the project here and reach out if you have questions. Image source Curated A historic win for EU's nature A couple of weeks ago, the European Parliament voted on the Nature Restoration Law after a final battle where the conservative EPP group with support of the right-wing group I&D proposed to scrap the deal. But, over 20 member states voted in favour of the law and it has finally passed - a huge win for nature, animals, citizens, climate action and our future.  This new piece of legislation will be the first to set legally binding restoration targets for the long-term recovery of nature in Europe. Its overarching objective is to restore 20% of EU’s degraded ecosystems by 2030 and all by 2050, also adding time-bound targets for specific ecosystems, habitats, and species.   Learn more here. Recommended Earth now has a digital twin Image source A few weeks ago, the EU Commission launched Destination Earth (also called DestinE - see what they did there?), a digital model of Earth designed to simulate and monitor environmental hazards and help mitigate climate change. It's an initiative using a vast amount of data and combining climate science with AI.  The model has potential to help cities prepare for extreme weather and support the EU's Green Deal, ensuring leaders act responsibly with the tools provided. It's been called a "game-changer" for its ability to provide accurate and detailed climate predictions and scenarios. Overall, Destination Earth promises to make advanced climate data and prediction tools widely accessible, helping many more people understand and address climate change.  Learn more about DestinE here. Stay safe and stay curious!  / Linnéa & Team Another Tomorrow Seeing this for the first time? Sign up to the love letter here.