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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2024: Is this the year AI helps us fight climate change?
Climate tech founders and VCs share their predictions for the year ahead
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