""Climate tech" isn't a thing. It has shifted in recent years from a category to define clean energy companies to an umbrella phrase that loses meaning the more we use it. Granted, the term is everywhere: inserted into VC pitch decks, plastered on billboards along highways from San Francisco to Austin to Boston, wedged into government policy papers, and featured prominently on conference agendas. Media properties from CNBC to GreenBiz rely on it as a traffic-driving category."
"And there's a reason why. A changing climate is the most complex and vast challenge and opportunity confronting our society today. That also means we can't afford ambiguity. We need accountability. We need progress. We need to reengineer infrastructure with advanced tech that future-proofs as it solves urgent and complex problems. Now. Which means we need precision. And we need to acknowledge that infrastructure and markets that have served us for so long are failing-and in need of rebuilding to anticipate and meet future challenges."
The term 'climate tech' has shifted from a specific clean-energy category into an umbrella phrase that increasingly loses clarity. The phrase appears across VC pitch decks, billboards from San Francisco to Austin to Boston, government policy papers, conference agendas, and media outlets. A changing climate is a complex and vast challenge and opportunity that requires immediate action. Precision, accountability, and measurable progress are necessary to develop advanced technologies that future-proof infrastructure and solve urgent, complex problems. Existing infrastructure and markets are failing and need rebuilding to anticipate and meet future challenges. The Fast Company awards application deadline is Friday, October 3, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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