Barclays has called on Keir Starmer to address a crippling ‘funding challenge’ that is hindering growth-stage climate-tech firms to scale up their operations and make a meaningful difference to reducing global emissions. Bloomberg covers the story.
Over the past few years, huge amounts of capital have poured into ‘transition finance’, i.e. funding the decarbonisation of highly polluting industries. But this has restricted growth opportunities for early-stage climate tech firms progressing at a radically faster pace. The Financial Times covers the story.
As positive sentiment towards ESG investing continues to wane across Europe and the US, the UK’s largest pensions provider is ramping up its investment in UK defence as the global economy confronts a dangerous geopolitical backdrop. The Telegraph covers the story.
