Decarb Weekly 12/21/23

Decarb Weekly, by Industria Partners, is a collection of articles focusing on trends and transactions in industrial decarbonization and climate tech. 

Chart of the Week: 

The U.S. is set to hit a new record for solar installations – Canary Media

Recent Market News:

• Major maritime players are looking for ways to cut carbon emissions and save on fuel. Automated sails, retrofitted onto a ocean cargo liner have recently completed their maiden voyage around the globe. – WSJ
• Companies purchased about $1.6 billion in carbon removal credits in the first 11 months of 2023, up from roughly $333 million during the same period last year. The flood of funding is being encouraged by U.S. government grants, tax credits, and a federal purchasing program for carbon removal credits. – WSJ

Transactions:

• 12/19/23: Octopus Energy, a British clean energy giant, has raised $800 million to fund it’s next phase of expansion. – Canary Media
• 12/18/23: Lingrove, a producer of carbon-negative wood alternative, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. – TechCrunch
• 12/18/23: Future, a climate focused fintech, raised $6.5 million in new funding to acquire Fan Rewards. – Axios 
• 12/14/23: Tech veterans, Raj Kapoor and Josh Felser, have raised their $65 million inaugural climate tech venture fund called Climatic. – TechCrunch 

In-depth Read:
Pitch Deck Teardown: Metafuels’ $8M climate tech seed deck – Tech Crunch

Other Media:
New biomass map to take stock of the world’s carbon – European Space Agency

Podcast:
Can AI Combat Climate Change? Google’s CSO Thinks So. – WSJ 

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