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March 3, 2022

Which startups could actually help save the planet? We asked the scientists

Investors are pouring billions into climate tech. But is it going to the right places?


Freya Pratty

7 min read

Credit: Climeworks.

There’s a lot of buzz around Europe’s climate tech industry at the moment. Investment surpassed $8bn last year — seven times the figure in 2016, making the continent the fastest-growing region for climate tech in the world.

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Climeworks' carbon capture plant, Orca.
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Northvolt's gigfactory in Skelleftea, northern Sweden
Northvolt's gigfactory in Skelleftea, northern Sweden
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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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