Europe’s fastest-growing climate tech startups

Electric trucking, car batteries and solar panels dominate Europe's fastest growing climate techs.


Freya Pratty

6 min read

Mario Kohle

European climate tech is taking off. Last year, investors poured $10bn into startups trying to tackle the climate crisis, up from $5.4bn the year before.

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Mario Kohle, Enpal's chief executive
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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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