Climate tech investment is set to double, but are too many start-ups missing out?

Two reports this week suggest financing of climate technology is increasingly being directed at more established 'green' companies and projects. Funding may be flowing into climate technologies at an increasing rate, but a slow-down in investment in early-stage projects and start-ups could clog the innovation pipeline and undermine long term progress towards a low-carbon economy. That is the conclusion of two new reports published this morning, which assess trends in climate finance funding over the last year. The first, from UK tech organisation Tech Nation, notes that investment ...