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Climate Tech

20 stories about Climate Tech
לוחות סולאריים בשדה חקלאי.

Israel's climate-tech crossroads

05.05.25|Shani Ashkenazi
A new report by the Israel Innovation Authority points to a troubling decline in climate-tech investment. In the domain of clean energy, not a single startup was founded in Israel in 2024.
אסף גרין דירקטור פיתוח עסקי NTT ישראל

AI and natural disasters: Today’s solution for tomorrow's challenges

19.01.25|Asaf Green
The recent wildfires in Los Angeles serve as a sad reminder of the devastating power of natural disasters, which have grown more frequent and intense in recent years. As AI-based solutions continue to mature, the time has come to apply them to addressing natural disasters.
מנכ"ל מיקרוסופט סאטיה נאדלה

Microsoft's $1B climate fund hasn’t backed any Israeli startups despite opening a local office two years ago

16.01.25|Shani Ashkenazi
Despite opening a dedicated office in Israel to support climate-tech innovation, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund has yet to invest in any local startups, leaving the country’s burgeoning climate-tech sector without promised support.
Ilana Liberman

How startups can drive insurance innovation to mitigate climate crises

17.12.24|Ilana Liberman
Just before the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku in last November, Hurricane Milton and unprecedented storms in Spain—some of the most severe in decades— highlighted the urgent need for insurers to adopt advanced climate technologies to improve efficiency.
מתחם שמצונן באמצעות תעלות תת־קרקעיות בסביליה

Cool cities: How global urban areas are tackling heat challenges

07.10.24|Shani Ashkenazi
From implementing eco-friendly cooling systems in Singapore to increasing green spaces in Medellin, cities worldwide are reshaping their landscapes for a sustainable future.
Climate-Tech delegation

Israel Export Institute delegation with 30 climate-tech companies to represent Israel at Climate Week in NY

26.09.24|CTech
The delegation will meet with strategic investors, including venture capital funds, investment banks, and large corporations seeking cutting-edge solutions in climate-related fields, such as energy, construction, and infrastructure.
Make sunsets הסטארט אפ של luke Iseman

The heat is on: The rise of climate engineering ventures

27.08.24|Viki Auslender
Rampant climate change and record-breaking heat are pushing more and more fringe ideas in climate engineering to gain funding: from launching sulfur balloons to deploying satellites with mirrors to spraying chemicals into the atmosphere. However, in the absence of proper regulation, the lines between serious research bodies and reckless entrepreneurs are blurring, conspiracies are flourishing, and research critical to saving the planet may be stalled 
CarbonBlue Team

CarbonBlue secures $10 million in Seed funding for CO2 removal technology

22.07.24|CTech
The Israeli startup has developed technology for the removal of CO2 from the environment through the use of water and water-utilizing industries and infrastructure.
Noam Sonennberg

Harnessing space technologies for a sustainable future

16.05.24|Noam Sonennberg, Yaroslav Efimov
Israel stands uniquely positioned to advance in the field of space technologies for climate applications. With a history of innovation in aerospace and a thriving high-tech ecosystem rich in AI, machine learning, and data analysis expertise, Israel can lead significant advancements in this area
פוטו גל חום המדרגות הספרדיות רומא

Global warming to shuffle vacation destinations: Goodbye Greece, hello Canada

30.04.24|Shani Ashkenazi
According to a new study, popular tourist destinations around the world will lose about half of their pleasant days for outdoor activities by the end of the century. In Greece, tourists will lose up to 37 days, in Spain 13, and in Thailand 55 days. The good news is that some countries will become more attractive for tourism
ג'ף בזוס מייסד, יו"ר הדירקטוריון ולשעבר נשיא ומנכ"ל של חברת אמזון

Bezos Earth rules out $30 million investment in Israeli alternative protein center due to war

24.04.24|Shani Ashkenazi
Jeff Bezos’ climate fund had published a call for proposals for an Israeli center of excellence, but despite being “awed to see such a robust ecosystem for alternative proteins developing in Israel”, ultimately chose not to invest “given the uncertainty around the war at the current time.”
יונתן בן ארצי מייסד ושותף מנהל בקרן ההשקעות באקלים Firstime Ventures

Israeli climate-tech is a world leader in clean energy

14.03.24|Jonathan Benartzi
"The crisis also presents an opportunity to leverage climate technologies for producing more affordable energy for an economy yearning to save costs and to again set in motion the wheels of the Israeli high-tech sector and the Israeli economy," writes Jonathan Benartzi of Firstime
גזי חממה זיהום אוויר איכות הסביבה פליטות מתאן

Less than half of Israeli climate-tech companies are focused on decarbonization

11.03.24|Shani Ashkenazi
Investments in climate are increasing worldwide, but according to a new report less than half of Israeli climate-tech startups address decarbonization - the biggest problem with the most in-demand solutions and flow of investment
Eliran SNC

$1.3 million awarded to Israeli startups to tackle climate crisis

28.02.24|James Spiro
“Israel is extremely well-positioned to take a central role in battling climate change and bringing solutions to the biggest shared challenge of our times,” said Startup Nation Central’s CEO Avi Hasson.
Itamar Weizman

At a time of war, investing in climate-tech is not a privilege - it is a strategic necessity

25.12.23|Itamar Weizman
“The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance must wake up and understand that allocating resources to climate-tech is not only a victory for the Israeli economy, but also for national security and advocacy,” writes Itamar Weizman, Partner and Head of Climate-tech at the Firstime VC
חשמל סולארי אנרגיות מתחדשות אנרגיה ירוקה פאנלים סולאריים

Investment in Israeli climate tech is shrinking at an alarming rate

07.12.23|Shani Ashkenazi
According to the Israel Innovation Authority's report on Israeli climate tech, investment in the field in the first half of 2023 amounted to $551 million dollars - a 60% decrease, compared to a global investment decrease of 40%
Gil UBQ

Inside UBQ Materials’ “crisis, recovery, and resilience plan” for 7/10

22.11.23|James Spiro
The company shifted focus from its broader mission to build ‘a world without waste’ and directed its efforts to help its immediate employees
זיו אבירם מייסד שותף מובילאיי ו אורקם

Mobileye co-founder: "I'm ashamed that I didn't know how serious the climate problem is"

24.09.23|Shani Ashkenazi
Ziv Aviram discusses why he decided to establish a climate-tech fund with former US President Bill Clinton
Tal Abuloff

5 practical tips to make your climatech startup fundable

15.08.23|Tal Abuloff
After meeting with most (if not all) of the Israeli founders in the climatech sector, Tal Abuloff of Grove Ventures shares valuable insights on the keys behind establishing a climate startup that will be able to raise money
מוסף שבועי 13.7.23 ה שמש ו כדור הארץ התחממות גלובלית

Could deploying a massive sunshade help curb Earth's rising temperatures?

09.08.23|Shani Ashkenazi
From blankets that cover glaciers, to water cannons that create white clouds to reflect the sun's rays, scientists are investigating innovative solutions to a long-term problem
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