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Tech Nation has added 32 climate tech companies into its Net Zero 2.0, the second iteration of the Net Zero programme. Net Zero 2.0 is the first government-backed programme designed to support the most promising climate tech companies to accelerate the UK’s path to net zero.

The pandemic has brought renewed focus on the topic of sustainability. While the COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in a steep dip in greenhouse gas emissions, 2020 was still considered the worst year for climate-related disasters, with record-breaking temperatures around the globe, months of disastrous wildfires that engulfed most of California and Australia, and a record hurricane season in the Caribbean,

Following Climate Week, Back Market - whose mission is to support the world’s transition to a more sustainable consumption as the UK works towards a green recovery following the impact of COVID - has written an insightful piece highlighting the impact of tech on our planet and how we can reduce our carbon footprint.

The government is launching a new effort to support green startup companies across the UK, joint-funding a £40M venture capital fund to supercharge the development of next-generation clean, low-carbon technologies.