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September 5, 2023

Atomico leads $6.5m seed round into carbon project financing startup Opna

Opna aims to restore trust in the carbon markets

Freya Pratty

4 min read

Trust in carbon markets — where companies trade credits equivalent to a reduction in carbon emissions — is at an all time low. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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