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NOAA has very nice explantion of this as well (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/whales-and-carbon-sequestration-can-whales-store-carbon). Is there an estimate of what percent of the CO2 rise is due over-whaling?","answer":"There are a few sources on this but one I find easy to understand is that before industrial whaling, sperm whale populations were an order of magnitude higher (Baker \u0026amp; Clapham 2002) and the reduction in sperm whale numbers owing to whaling has resulted in an extra 2 106 tonnes of carbon remaining in the atmosphere annually (figure 1). This is a previously overlooked impact of industrial whaling. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20554546/ and also this from Nat Geo: https://www.national..."},{"question":"hello can you please explain how/when the Wefunder investment (ie SAFEs) will convert to equity? apologies if this is mentioned elsewhere thanks","answer":"Whenever Positive Polar LLC sells Preferred Units (an Equity Financing) or sells $2.5M+ of converting securities (a SAFE Financing), whichever is sooner, the SAFE will convert into equity. When the SAFE converts, it will convert into equity at a $10M valuation (the Valuation Cap) or at the valuation of the Equity Financing, whichever is better for the investor."},{"question":"thank you for responding to my previous question. A second one, listening to your recent interviews, it is mentioned that you need to raise a certain amount in order to release the vessel/ship. Can you please tell me what will happen to investments should you not reach the req...","answer":"Thank you for considering an investment in Positive Polar and its impactful mission. We appreciate you asking this important question, as we're sure many investors will have similar thoughts. In short, as you may know, there's several goals for a fundraising campaign and we have reached the first one that allows us to move forward. For your specific question, we will move through Phase 1 of the whale biomimicry technology development with the funds raised (see s8 of the pitch deck for the pro..."},{"question":"Good day at all, On the details page, it shows an outstanding debt of around 2M USD from loans provided by President Jenn Bonilla and one of the Board Members, Ansgar Müschen. How are you thinking going to pay that?, thanks for your attention","answer":"Thank you very much for your thoughtful question. The loans you are referring to were provided by our President, Jenn Bonilla, and Board Member, Ansgar Müschen, to support the company’s growth during an earlier stage. These obligations are being fully resolved through conversion into equity, which both strengthens our balance sheet and demonstrates the long-term commitment of our leadership team. Board Member Ansgar Müschen has already converted his loan into equity at the same $10M valuation..."},{"question":"How does the company make money? And will investors receive any returns? Or is this a charitable donation?","answer":"Just as shown in the deck, the company will initially generate returns through programs implemented onboard partner cruise lines, and later through operations with our own ship. 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