Energy Digital Magazine April 2024 | Page 152

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The development of key climate technologies is not only facilitating progress for global decarbonisation efforts , but is supporting sustainability goals on a more micro scale , too . From this , Andrillon sees climate tech nearing mainstream adoption .
“ Growth in key climate technologies , including renewable power and electric vehicles ( EVs ), has helped accelerate decarbonisation efforts around the world ,” Adrillon echoes . “ Other climate technologies such as low-carbon hydrogen , carbon capture and alternative fuels are becoming available and , if scaled , could help businesses achieve their sustainability goals .”
Climate tech ’ s potential To scale up , more public support , investment and collaboration across sectors is required . Regardless of being an expert across the realms of energy , utilities and sustainability , Andrillon has witnessed his fair share of surprises off the back of this report – which have caused shock but also has provided a sense of encouragement regarding the prospect of climate tech and its potential future impact .
“ The first surprise for me was the level of contribution that executives see for climate tech in their net zero targets ,” Andrillon shares . “ The second was that , while they are conscious of it , investment still does not follow , except in domains
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