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December 21, 2023

European climate tech founders are heading to Kenya

“Africa has a lot to offer in terms of climate change solutions – and that narrative didn’t exist for a long time”


Freya Pratty

5 min read

Credit: Lexie Yu.

When Europe’s best-funded direct capture company, Climeworks, launched its first plant, it went north — to Iceland. There, Climeworks can run its machines, which remove CO2 directly from the air, off the Nordic nations’ free-flowing hydropower. 

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A rendering of Climeworks’ second plant, Mammoth. Credit: Climeworks.
A rendering of Climeworks’ second plant, Mammoth. Credit: Climeworks.
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Climeworks founders Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher in front of Climeworks plant in Switzerland.
Climeworks founders Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher ©Climeworks, photo by Julia Dunlop
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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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