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From Cleantech to Climate Tech

From Cleantech to Climate Tech

In the early 2000s, concern around rising energy prices tied with rising emissions led to a wave of venture investors piling into cleantech almost overnight. The VC crusaders who rode the internet wave applied the same investment formula to what they saw as a disruptive market opportunity in clean energy.

The Runway for Zero-Carbon Aviation

The Runway for Zero-Carbon Aviation

In the throes of the pandemic, air travel took the hardest hit as we all hunkered down in our Zoom bubbles. Now that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, the aviation industry has been busy not only adapting to a post-COVID world but also a

Climate risk is investment risk

Climate risk is investment risk

When Larry Fink pens a letter, people read it. From his January 2021 letter to CEOs, he puts it simply as “climate risk is investment risk” and warns that “no issue ranks higher than climate change on our clients’ list of priorities.”

The Air Mining Rush of Carbon Capture

The Air Mining Rush of Carbon Capture

To support Elon on his hunt, and to help the rest of us frame up this notoriously misunderstood market, we went to the start of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) to explore the capture – as an addendum to our prior review of utilization or carbon to value.

Woz-up with climate tech and blockchain

Woz-up with climate tech and blockchain

Last week, the acclaimed co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, unveiled his second company, Efforce [https://www.efforce.io/], with a slick website and much media fanfare. Efforce claims to disrupt the energy efficiency market by using blockchain and “WOZX” tokens to finance energy efficiency projects. The platform encourages the public

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