Mark Carney backed climate tech company raises £11m in series A January 30, 2024 Climate tech company Cultivo has raised $14m (£11m) in a series A funding round co-led by Massmutual Ventures and Octopus Energy Generation.
UK tech sector is ‘not just OnlyFans’, business minister claims January 25, 2024 A business minister has told MPs the UK’s science and technology sector is “not just Only Fans”.
Former Rolls-Royce CEO named chair of climate tech firm January 17, 2024 A former chief executive of Rolls-Royce has been named chairman of a UK-based climate technology company.
Trump in the White House won’t stop the green investment tide January 8, 2024 Biden's Inflation Reduction Act has unleashed a wave of green investment that even Trump won't be able to reverse, writes Ted Christie-Miller.
Five areas of tech which will dominate 2024: From climate to blockchain December 23, 2023 Investors will also be closely watching government regulation against the misuse of AI.
COP28: Five things to watch out for as the global climate conference starts in Dubai November 29, 2023 While some cynics may look at it as a talking shop where not enough discussion leads to action, it does offer a chance for thought-leaders to co-ordinate.
Cool Planet: Any business that thinks decarbonisation is BS, call us September 28, 2023 Norman Crowley is a three-time business founder who says climate change is more than an impending crisis – it's a business opportunity.
City firms fire £1.5tn warning shot at Sunak over lack of net zero clarity August 29, 2023 Top City firms have fired a warning shot at Rishi Sunak over a lack of “long term clarity” on net-zero today after ministers have wavered on a number of climate commitments in recent weeks.
AI can help capital tackle climate threat, Sadiq Khan says June 12, 2023 Artificial intelligence (AI) can be deployed to help London tackle the threat from climate change, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor of London has launched a review exploring how data and technology can help the capital thrive in a changing environment. At the opening of London Tech Week on Monday, Khan outlined how blistering heatwaves [...]
Sunak’s semiconductor plans will leave UK ‘very vulnerable’, warn tech bosses May 19, 2023 Tech bosses have hit out at the government’s landmark £1bn semiconductor strategy, blasting it as “a drop in the ocean” which leaves the UK “very vulnerable”. Founders warned the government’s proposals for investment over the next decade to boost the UK’s domestic silicon chip and compound semiconductor production were “disappointing”, with the announced £1bn funding [...]