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December 22, 2022

Nine people who mattered in European climate tech in 2022

No, we’re not giving you 10


Freya Pratty

7 min read

It’s been a big year for European climate tech. The sector's brought in $14.4bn in funding so far this year, just pipping 2021’s $14.3bn, according to Dealroom.

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Peter Carlsson, founder of Northvolt
Peter Carlsson, founder of Northvolt
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Climeworks' founders Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher
Climeworks' founders. Photo: Climeworks
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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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