Resources & Environmental Management
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When a Weather-Modification Start-Up Raises $100M, We Have to Ask Where It Works
Rainmaker closed a $100M Series B on September 21, backed by NOA VC, Upfront Ventures, DCVC,…
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The Climate Adaptation Market Has a Data Glut, Not a Data Gap
At Cleantech Group, we track hundreds of adaptation and resilience innovators across wildfire, flood, extreme heat,…
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Paddy Fields and Pipelines: What Aramco’s Investment in Mitti Labs Says About the Future of O&G
Mitti Labs just raised $9.5M in a Series A led by Aramco Ventures, Saudi Aramco’s venture…
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Climate Adaptation’s Summer of Exits: Atmo, First Street, AiDash
Three deals in five weeks, roughly $540M combined. Individually, none of these would have reshaped how…
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Spain Won the World Cup, Beating the Heat by 2030 Is Another Match
Spain lifted its second World Cup over the weekend. The celebration is real, and so is…
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We Can’t Air-Condition Our Way Out of This
Europe is in its second major heatwave in two months, with record June temperatures across the…
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Adaptation in Asia: Your Eyes and Ears on the Ground
Last week marked the first time Cleantech Forum Asia ran a dedicated Adaptation & Resilience Track.…
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What’s Actually Happening in Desalination
71% of Earth’s surface is covered in water. Yet 97% is saltwater, unusable for drinking, crops,…
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As AI Weather Forecasting Speeds Are Commoditized, Value Is Moving to Accuracy, Data, and Decisions
AI-driven weather forecasting is rapidly transitioning from a performance race to a value-delivery race. While early…
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From Efficiency to Resilience: Rethinking Water Security in the Middle East
Water security is becoming a defining issue at the intersection of geopolitics, infrastructure, and cleantech. Nowhere…
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AI, Data, and the Race to Redefine Mineral Exploration
AI is rapidly reshaping mineral exploration and mining, but not in the way many initially expected. The competitive…
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Resilience Revolution: AI, Earth Observation, and Weather Tech Reshape Climate Risk
In last year’s Global Cleantech 100 report, we anticipated that 2025 could be the breakout year for adaptation and resilience…
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Outpacing the Flames: What Wildfire Tech Has Taught Us and What Comes Next
Wildfire risk is expanding faster than the systems built to contain it. Across regions, fires are growing larger,…
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Spark of Innovation: How Tech Is Catching Wildfires Before They Burn
The Market Is Heating Up Early wildfire detection sits at the crossroads of several transformative trends…
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The Forecast Revolution: How Innovation Is Disrupting the Weather Industry
Weather forecasting has typically been the domain of national meteorological agencies running physics-based models. Today, that…
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Green is the New Gold: Smarter, Cleaner Mining
In Part 1, we explored how AI is revolutionizing mineral discovery by making exploration faster, cheaper,…
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Rock Solid AI: How Digital Tools Are Unearthing a New Era of Mining Exploration
Why Mineral Exploration Needs a Rethink The world needs vast amounts of critical minerals like copper,…
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Making Waves: The Future of Water Innovation — Webinar Highlights
We recently hosted the “Making Waves: The Future of Water Innovation” webinar, featuring insights from Sunena…
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Great Lakes, Greater Innovation: The Midwest’s Water Tech Momentum
At a time when clean water is increasingly becoming a precious resource, Chicago Water Week spotlighted…
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Every Drop Counts: Navigating Water Challenges in Manufacturing and Data Centers
On April 10th, Cleantech Group hosted the panel “Every Drop Counts: Navigating Water Challenges in Manufacturing…
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Eyes in the Sky: How Earth Observation is Revolutionizing Climate Action
Once the exclusive domain of governments and defense agencies, Earth Observation (EO) is now a vital…
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Wish You Were Here: A Blue Vision at EU’s Blue Invest Day
Earlier this month in Brussels, the future was most definitely blue (… and that is a…
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It’s Getting Hot in Here: Climate Resilient Infrastructure to Combat Urban Heat Island Effect
As global temperatures continue to rise, cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the Urban Heat Island…
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How the Insurance Sector Can Further Enable Cleantech Scaling
The insurance sector is the leading authority on risk, while scaling cleantech requires a deep understanding…
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Geoengineering: Focus on Cloud Seeding
Geoengineering solutions are large-scale interventions to counteract the effects of climate change. The most established of…
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Innovation Through Collaboration in the Maritime Sector
The future was most definitely blue at the Smart City Expo in Barcelona last week. The…
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Unlocking Value and Trust in Carbon Offsets: The Role of MRV Innovation
As the carbon offset market grows, the importance of accurate, transparent, and scalable monitoring, reporting, and…
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The Two Biggest Challenges for Sustainability Teams in Europe
What are corporate’s sustainability hopes, dreams, and aspirations? Who is in the room leading the charge?…
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50 to Watch, Agriculture & Food, Energy & Power, Materials & Chemicals, Resources & Environmental Management, Waste & Recycling2024 Cleantech 50 to Watch
It is our pleasure to bring you this sixth edition of the Cleantech 50 to Watch.…
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Adaptation and Resilience: New Innovation & Venturing Opportunities for a 2° World
Climate change is here and the longer we leave adaptation, the more expensive and difficult resilience…
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