The role of corporate investment in start-ups for climate-tech innovation

Surana, K., Edwards, M.R., Kennedy, K.M., Borrero, M.A., Clarke, L., Fedorchak, R., Hultman, N.E., McJeon, H., Thomas, Z. Williams, E.D.: The role of corporate investment in start-ups for climate-tech. Joule (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.02.017

• Using data-driven insights on corporate climate-tech investments and their outcomes to anticipate technological change and identify policy and regulatory gaps for emerging sectors and industries.
• Incentivizing investments that support long-term climate solutions over short-term workarounds. This could help policymakers target the technologies that reduce emissions most efficiently.
• Identifying and filling in gaps in corporate and private investment in key technologies and infrastructure. Policymakers need a more complete picture on the full investment landscape to keep balanced the portfolio of technologies needed for decarbonization.
• Mobilizing and rewarding additional corporate and private finance to support climate-tech start-ups. Designing new public-private models that mobilize capital from corporations through rewards or accountability nudges can help advance corporate efforts to invest in climate and energy innovation.