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Heightened focus on ESG in private markets and recent wave of corporate net zero targets have prompted dramatic increase in global climate tech investment, according to new PwC analysis, but fears remain that key technologies are under-funded

New round of funding awards unveiled at COP26 to advance projects for tracking emissions, forest cover, and building efficiency from space

Leading economies announce fresh push to catalyse the development of the technologies needed to decarbonise cities and heavy industry, capture emissions from the air, and deliver renewable fuel

But new report from Tech Nation group warns a further increase in investment is urgently required to put the UK on track to meet net zero goals

'The math is so much clearer that using the sun to power our economy is much cheaper'

US start up secures fresh backing for pioneering technology that sequesters carbon from biomass waste in the form of thermoplastics

Think tank Onward calls for 'radical' UK policy push to drive net zero innovation, as World Economic Forum warns a 10-fold increase in tech investment needed worldwide to reach climate goals