UK becoming a clean tech investment hub after COP26 boost in 2021

The UK is the third world’s biggest market for clean tech investment, claims a report by PWC. More climate tech start-ups have received venture capital funding in the UK than in any other European nation. COP26 boost Between 2013 and 2021, UK-based firms received investments exceeding £6.5bn – a figure bested globally by only China

Coal industry did not show potential of clean tech quickly enough -WCA boss

The coal industry was not quick enough to explain the potential of clean technologies that can give the fossil fuel a place in a sustainable energy matrix, Michelle Manook, chief executive of the World Coal Association (WCA), told Reuters on Wednesday. Coal is considered a heavy polluter and environmentalists warn using it is an obstacle