Cleaner Tech
Where the Smart Climate Tech Venture Money Is Going in 2025
With Trump in the White House, the prospect of a trade war and $86 billion in unspent funds, climate venture capitalists are realigning their investment strategies.
A maintenance worker inspects solar panels at a power plant operated in southern India.
Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/BloombergThis year is shaping up to be a dramatic one for climate tech investors.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is set to shift the US landscape, with the possible rollback of key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, Energy Department loans drying up and weaker regulations. Beyond the US, the prospect of more trade wars is scrambling the economy in ways that will determine which climate tech sectors to bet on.