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May 20, 2025

Climeworks eyes expansion despite planned layoffs

The company's plant in the US is dependent on funding from the Trump White House

Freya Pratty

3 min read

Climeworks, a Swiss startup which removes carbon directly from the air, is plotting an international expansion despite a recent round of layoffs and uncertainty over funding from the US government. 

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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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