08 . Switzerland
07 . Canada
Countries with CleanTech Innovators
cleantech funds floating around and will likely continue driving innovation in the next ten years .
08 . Switzerland
Despite current weak financial support , Switzerland has extremely high innovation inputs . The cleantech industry is also driven by Switzerland ’ s high output of environmental patents and highly-supportive governmental policies . Innovation in Switzerland and similar countries , the report notes , is driven by pure entrepreneurial spirit rather than motives born from necessity . The above-average energy and transportation infrastructure in the country are also innovation drives . The only downside for the country is its lack of attractiveness for renewable energy deployments and below-average commercialized cleantech . ne , ergy
07 . Canada
Not much has changed for Canada ’ s cleantech industry in the last year . It ’ s still currently average , though many innovating
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