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March 2, 2023

Paris, Stockholm, London: Europe’s climate tech hotbeds

Several small towns and villages around the continent also score highly on climate funding (we’re looking at you, Sveta Nedelja)


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Europe has three emerging hotbeds of green innovation: Paris, Stockholm and London. 

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A graphic showing Europe's 5 top cities for climate tech investment: Paris, Stockholm, London, Zurich and Sveta Nedelja
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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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