Climate Investing Drops 50%

By Douglas McIntyre  •  January 13, 2026

A new Axios study shows that VC funding for clean tech and climate companies has dropped by 50% over the past 4 years. Given Trump’s push for fossil fuels and opposition to wind and solar, this will get worse. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of Climatecrisis247, explains.

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