Humans have an innate desire to name things, but to be honest, we’re not always that good at it. Take climate tech: It’s a category of companies and technologies that, broadly speaking, seek to ...

When Exxon made some of the earliest solar energy technology investments in the early 1970s, the oil company couldn’t have expected it was jump-starting technological breakthroughs that would one day ...

The urgency of addressing climate change has never been clearer. Emissions of planet-warming gases are at record highs, as are global temperatures. All that extra heat is endangering people around the ...

The last few years have been some of the most exciting and crucial in the race to address climate change, and it’s only going to ramp up from here. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology ...

A lot has changed since then, and 2022 proved to be the peak for startups and fundraising in this sector. Real or perceived pushback from the electorate on the cost of climate policies led to many ...

Globally, climate-tech companies raised more than $10 billion in equity financing in the third quarter of 2024. That appears to be a lot of money, but it actually puts the full-year funding for green ...

Climate tech may have had a down year in 2024, but new data also shows a maturing sector with larger deal sizes. Venture investment in the climate tech sector was down 7% to $12.9 billion, $1 billion ...

The three biggest investments so far this year in Pacific Northwest companies have gone to businesses working to decarbonize the economy. Clean energy, climate and sustainability tech companies netted ...

For the third consecutive year, venture capital investment in climate tech fell in 2024. Investment in the sector reached only $37.8 billion, nearly 40% lower than its all-time high in 2021. Looking ...