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Daily climate technology and sustainability news - Updated: 2026-04-07

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Climate Tech Startups

Tech Nation announced its 2026 UK cohort of 25 climate tech startups, collectively raising $250M+ in funding (average £9M per company), employing 370+ people, with 76% planning international expansion; 23 focus on hardware or life sciences for food systems, industrial decarbonization, energy, materials, and nature restoration[1]. Eight global startups shortlisted for S$4M at The Liveability Challenge 2026 (from 1,500+ submissions) target decarbonization and urban heat, including UK's Endo Enterprises (15% cooling energy reduction), Singapore's FlueVault (low-cost carbon capture) and Metha8 (methanol-to-power), US's MacroCycle (textile recycling) and Power To Hydrogen (hydrogen production), Japan's Spacecool (passive cooling), Estonia's UP Catalyst (flue gas to battery materials), and France's Yama (electrified carbon capture)[2]. US highlights include Solugen ($600M+ funding, bio-based chemicals replacing fossil fuels), CarbonCapture ($35M, modular direct air capture), Voltpost ($3.6M, streetlight EV charging), Remora ($117M, truck tailpipe carbon capture), and Cloverly (carbon offset APIs)[3][4]. Fervo raised $462M for geothermal energy, powering Google data centers[5].

Clean Energy & Environmental Innovations

Fervo leads geothermal with a 150MW Google deal and IPO filing; Helion (nuclear fusion, backed by Sam Altman) hit 150 million°C in reactor tests[5]. Remora's durable adsorbents capture truck exhaust CO₂ in humid conditions, reducing transport emissions[4]. Endo reduces building cooling by 15%; Spacecool mitigates urban heat passively[2]. Solugen's Bioforge uses corn sugar for low-carbon chemicals in fuels/concrete; UP Catalyst turns flue gases into battery materials[1][2][3]. Y Combinator funds 49 climate startups in 2026[7].

Funding & Carbon Impact Metrics

•Tech Nation cohort: $250M+ total, partnering with Microsoft, Shell, Salesforce[1].

•Fervo: $462M Series E[5].

•Liveability finalists: Compete for S$4M; solutions promise emissions/cost reductions (e.g., 15% cooling savings)[2].

•Others: Solugen $600M+, Remora $117M, CarbonCapture $35M[3][4].

Carbon metrics emphasize scalable removal (e.g., DAC pilots, tailpipe capture) and energy savings, though specific GtCO₂ figures unavailable in reports[2][3][4].

ESG Investing & Climate Policy

Climate tech draws disciplined VC/CVC focus on execution beyond hype, including hydrogen, AI energy demand, localization; 2026 lists spotlight data centers, materials, adaptation[6][10]. Tech Nation aids policy advocacy to remove barriers[1]. No new policy details today; events like Scaleup Summit (April 2026, San Francisco) connect investors/startups for energy transition scaling[8]. Trellis seeks 15 early-stage startups for investor exposure by March 27[6].