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January 4, 2024

2024: Is this the year AI helps us fight climate change?

Climate tech founders and VCs share their predictions for the year ahead

Freya Pratty

5 min read

For the climate tech world, 2023 was somewhat of a mixed bag. Funding levels fell compared to the year prior, but the industry took up a larger portion of the tech funding landscape than ever before. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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