Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

in Convertible notes from BlackRock, CPP Investments, OMERS, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and other investors. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

There is real money to be made from investing in companies with the greatest potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, argues World Fund’s Tim Schumacher. Instead, software and marketplace investments and micromobility have received the majority of climate tech funding as seemingly "safe bets" for investors.

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Middling government action Also, one crosscutting theme that is hard to avoid is the significant increase in new climate tech investment funds. Credit: The Economist One other trend that is sure to be clear to folks following the space is the incredible surge in climate tech investment over the year (really over the last couple of years).

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

Other measures in the Energy Bill are expected to set out crucial regulatory architecture to support the growth of hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in the UK, following numerous consultations with industry over the past couple of years.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

The UK leads the world "in the long term solutions to climate change, in wind, solar, hydrogen, CCS nuclear", Johnson said, and is now committed to leading the world in zero emission aviation through its new 'Jet Zero Council'. Why then are green business leaders and campaigners so underwhelmed by Johnson's latest green promises?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Funding will support construction of two plants in Wales where two-seater hydrogen fuel cell 'eco-coupe' and lightweight commercial delivery van are set to be produced. The company intends to operate a 'mobility as a service' business model favoured by mobility giants such as Uber and Lyft and some e-scooter providers.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales continue to surge in key markets, while scores of producers and users of cars, buses, trucks, and even scooters are now pushing towards ridding their operations of fossil fuel vehicles altogether. Investments and public policy should therefore reflect that - and urgently.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

But the fossil fuel industry's many critics insist they serve to launder the oil and gas industry's reputation and distract from its continued investment in polluting infrastructure. Lockwood asks.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Leaders sought to position the continent’s renewables potential and mineral resources as climate investment opportunities and get nations on the same page ahead of COP28. World Bank reforms that would funnel hundreds of billions of dollars toward climate investments in the Global South. Disproportionate impacts: Home to 1.3

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5 Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility. He also leads Citi Ventures Initiatives, which invests in efforts to "help people, businesses, and communities thrive."

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Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 9, 2020

May Cleantech Roundup: COVID & EVs | Enormous Storage Investments | Scooter Consolidation | Insanely Cheap Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Note: There is a lot happening in the world.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Investment of £15m is earmarked in 2021/22 to help address the backlog in traffic signal maintenance "to improve traffic flow and reduce emissions", it states. The plan also sets out a stated aim to deliver a "world class cycling and walking network in England by 2040". So far, 38 per cent of UK rail track has been electrified.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5 Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility. ” Citi Impact Fund investments include waste-to-fuel company, smart water management and 3D printing companies.

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Business Green

JUNE 17, 2021

The UK regulatory landscape needs a rapid overhaul to accelerate the markets for offshore wind, hydrogen, zero carbon transport, clean tech innovation, and greener farming practices now the country has left the European Union, a government-commissioned task force has concluded.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 15, 2024

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work.

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CleanTechnica

MARCH 15, 2024

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s.

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