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November 1, 2022

The UK Environment Agency pension fund is investing in climate tech startups

Are we seeing the start of a big shift in European pension funds backing VC, and climate tech in particular?


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Photo: UK Environment Agency

The UK Environment Agency has put some of its £4.5bn pension fund into World Fund, a climate tech-focused VC firm based in Berlin, Sifted has learnt. 

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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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