# Sustainability

Brunch with Sweep’s Rachel Delacour: ‘In companies, it’s the women who know how to talk about climate’
Interview
March 9, 2023
Brunch with Sweep’s Rachel Delacour: ‘In companies, it’s the women who know how to talk about climate’
The founder of Sweep talks supporting French tech, working in Moscow — and how she almost became an astronaut
Freya Pratty
How impact startups are helping Vienna meet its smart city goals
Places
March 3, 2023
How impact startups are helping Vienna meet its smart city goals
Austria’s capital has a target to be climate neutral by 2040. How are startups helping to make this a reality?
Sponsored by: ViennaUP
The rise of the infrastructure startup
Analysis
March 3, 2023
The rise of the infrastructure startup
In the race to build green infrastructure, VCs are having to get comfortable backing a whole new kind of company
Freya Pratty and Eleanor Warnock
Paris, Stockholm, London: Europe’s climate tech hotbeds
Analysis
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
A bioengineered houseplant will clean your air — for $179
Analysis
February 23, 2023
A bioengineered houseplant will clean your air — for $179
After a long wait, Neoplants has released more information on its magic plant.
Freya Pratty
The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs
Analysis
February 23, 2023
The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs
Supply chains can be precarious things — here are the startups working to shore them up
Freya Pratty
How startups can usher in the circular economy
Analysis
February 21, 2023
How startups can usher in the circular economy
Reusing, recycling and sharing goods can help mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Here’s how startups can help
Sponsored by: Lowe Rental
Can a Bill Gates-backed electric plane really stay in the air? — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast
Podcast
February 19, 2023
Can a Bill Gates-backed electric plane really stay in the air? — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace hopes to build a plane even. Greta Thunberg would fly on
Steph Bailey
Counteract closes £15m fund for carbon removal solutions
News
February 15, 2023
Counteract closes £15m fund for carbon removal solutions
It's the first fund solely committed to CO2 removal technologies, and is hoping to raise £35m in total
Freya Pratty
Planet A closes €160m for science-based climate investing
News
February 8, 2023
Planet A closes €160m for science-based climate investing
The flurry of climate tech fund launches looks set to continue into 2023
Freya Pratty
Climeworks eyes US expansion in wake of $369bn climate bill
News
February 2, 2023
Climeworks eyes US expansion in wake of $369bn climate bill
The poster child of European climate tech is looking to expand into the US while Europe is trying to retain its climate tech talent
Freya Pratty
From ground to plate: Four investors on what’s next in foodtech and agritech
Analysis
February 1, 2023
From ground to plate: Four investors on what’s next in foodtech and agritech
VC investment has fallen, but the world urgently needs to eat in a sustainable way. Investors outline how startups could help
Sponsored by: Grand Heritage Bakery
Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy
News
January 31, 2023
Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy
Lightyear was set to be the world's first production-ready solar car
Freya Pratty
Why water may be the next big climate tech bet
Analysis
January 26, 2023
Why water may be the next big climate tech bet
As the threat of water scarcity ramps up, water is becoming more of a tech bet
Freya Pratty
What went so wrong at Britishvolt? Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast
Podcast
January 22, 2023
What went so wrong at Britishvolt? Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast
The embattled British gigafactory startup has filed for administration
Steph Bailey
Britishvolt: A symbol of failing UK climate tech policy?
Analysis
January 19, 2023
Britishvolt: A symbol of failing UK climate tech policy?
How the UK government put all its eggs in one battery basket — and is now left to rely on China for gigafactories
Freya Pratty
Climate fintech funding reaches record high in 2022
Analysis
January 19, 2023
Climate fintech funding reaches record high in 2022
Investors poured $2.9bn into climate fintech companies globally in 2022, a new CommerzVentures report has found
Amy O'Brien and Freya Pratty
Britishvolt files for administration
News
January 17, 2023
Britishvolt files for administration
The embattled British gigafactory startup has failed to find enough money to carry on operations
Freya Pratty
Britishvolt sees senior management exodus amid fundraising crunch
News
January 17, 2023
Britishvolt sees senior management exodus amid fundraising crunch
A host of senior managers have left the gigafactory startup as it struggles to raise money to ensure its survival
Freya Pratty
Reimagined cities and an end to carbon tunnel vision: Predictions for climate tech in 2023
Analysis
January 6, 2023
Reimagined cities and an end to carbon tunnel vision: Predictions for climate tech in 2023
Will the industry remain resilient in 2023? And which companies will thrive?
Freya Pratty
Nine people who mattered in European climate tech in 2022
Analysis
December 22, 2022
Nine people who mattered in European climate tech in 2022
No, we’re not giving you 10
Freya Pratty
I got an invite to witness the next industrial revolution. Here’s what went down
Analysis
December 15, 2022
I got an invite to witness the next industrial revolution. Here’s what went down
The revolution will be led by Finnish men in hard hats
Freya Pratty
Basecamp Research raises $20m to map the world’s biodiversity
News
December 13, 2022
Basecamp Research raises $20m to map the world’s biodiversity
Less than one percent of the biochemistries in nature have been discovered
Freya Pratty
So you want to work in climate tech? Here’s what your next job could be
Analysis
December 8, 2022
So you want to work in climate tech? Here’s what your next job could be
Climate tech jobs are hot in the market, but what do you need to do to meet the demand boom?
Sponsored by: BCG X

# Sustainability

Brunch with Sweep’s Rachel Delacour: ‘In companies, it’s the women who know how to talk about climate’

How impact startups are helping Vienna meet its smart city goals

The rise of the infrastructure startup

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

A bioengineered houseplant will clean your air — for $179

The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs

How startups can usher in the circular economy

Can a Bill Gates-backed electric plane really stay in the air? — Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast

Counteract closes £15m fund for carbon removal solutions

Planet A closes €160m for science-based climate investing

Climeworks eyes US expansion in wake of $369bn climate bill

From ground to plate: Four investors on what’s next in foodtech and agritech

Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy

Why water may be the next big climate tech bet

What went so wrong at Britishvolt? Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast

Britishvolt: A symbol of failing UK climate tech policy?

Climate fintech funding reaches record high in 2022

Britishvolt files for administration

Britishvolt sees senior management exodus amid fundraising crunch

Reimagined cities and an end to carbon tunnel vision: Predictions for climate tech in 2023

Nine people who mattered in European climate tech in 2022

I got an invite to witness the next industrial revolution. Here’s what went down

Basecamp Research raises $20m to map the world’s biodiversity

So you want to work in climate tech? Here’s what your next job could be