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June 30, 2022

How can Greece accelerate its climate tech scene?

Greece's climate tech ecosystem is small, but the country has the natural resources to play a key part in the green transition.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Solar panels on Crete.

Greece’s climate tech ecosystem is small. In 2020, Greek climate startups brought in $3.3m in funding —compared to $1.1bn for Sweden, which also has a population of around 10m.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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