Opinion

May 24, 2022

Why VCs need to back more climate hardware

If investors are serious about cutting emissions, they need to invest in hardware solutions, says Norrsken's Tove Larsson.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Software has had a lot of attention from climate VCs in recent months, from carbon credit monitoring systems to carbon accounting platforms. But, if investors are serious about cutting emissions, they need to invest in hardware solutions, says Tove Larsson, General Partner at Norrsken.

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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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