'Now or never': 590 per cent climate tech investment spike needed to hit 2030 green goals

Stuart Stone
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'Now or never': 590 per cent climate tech investment spike needed to hit 2030 green goals

New report argues that despite a record investment year, climate tech financing must increase to almost $4.5tr to meet 2030 environmental targets

European investment in climate tech reached a record $13.2bn last year, but according to new a first-of-a-kind analysis funding needs to hit $4.35tr annually - an increase of 590 per cent - to meet EU...

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