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Daily climate technology and sustainability news - Updated: 2026-01-18

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Climate Tech Startups and Accelerators

Multiple accelerators are closing applications soon for early-stage climate tech funding:

•Cox Cleantech Accelerator (with gener8tor) offers $100,000 equity investment per startup in climate, water, circular economy, and energy sectors; global applicants must attend in Atlanta, GA; deadline January 11, 2026.[1]

•BEAM Circular Accelerator provides $100,000 (grant/investment/services) for bioeconomy startups in biomanufacturing and circular innovation; global, based in California; deadline January 11, 2026.[1]

•Indian program offers up to $70,000 no-interest loans to SMEs/startups in clean energy, agri-energy, and waste management; deadline January 12, 2026.[1]

Y Combinator funds 49 climate startups, emphasizing top performers in the sector.[5] Seedtable ranks 12 key climate startups (e.g., Climeworks in direct air capture, Climatiq in carbon intelligence) with aggregate $1.2B funding (avg. $103.8M per company); database updated January 13, 2026.[2]

Clean Energy and Funding Trends

Climate tech investment hit $40.5B worldwide in venture/growth capital in 2025 (up 8% from 2024), driven by AI data center demand (78% of built environment funding).[7] Clean energy investment rose 31% to $14.4B, with nuclear (fission/fusion) at all-time highs to meet gigawatt-scale power needs.[4][7] Nuclear startups captured ~20% of 2025 climate VC; investors like Khosla Ventures plan to "double down" in 2026 despite high valuations.[4]

Investors predict bigger checks but fewer bets in 2026, prioritizing profitability beyond emissions cuts; AI, Trump policies, and electrification shape trends.[4][7] Top US climate tech firms include Helion Energy and Crusoe Energy.[8]

ESG Investing and VC Landscape

VCs demand strong business cases; innovative financing (e.g., risk insurance, surety bonds, pooled off-take agreements) expected to scale tech via debt and private credit.[6] OpenVC lists active climate tech investors for renewables and sustainability (updated January 17, 2026); emphasizes IP/infrastructure-dependent startups.[3] Key 2026 VCs: Technology Development Fund, BDC Venture Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures.[9]

Policy and Deployment Outlook

No new policies detailed today, but 2026 forecasts highlight geothermal (electricity/district heating) and thermal energy storage for industrial scale-up; investors note high friction in single-site geothermal.[6] AI power demand boosts nuclear/geothermal; policy whiplash noted but investments rebounding.[7]

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