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Large funds are too invested in the energy transition to turn back now


The recent U.S. election might appear bad for climate tech, but the energy transition has enough financial momentum that experts aren’t expecting investment trends to change anytime soon.

The results of the U.S. presidential election has left many worried about the future of climate tech, but the energy transition has enough financial momentum that experts aren’t expecting investment trends to change anytime soon. For some LPs, the investments come at the behest of beneficiaries, who are hoping their money will be put to work tackling climate change. Whatever the case, the magnitude and durability of these investments over the past decade suggests that some of the largest investors in the U.S. are still expecting climate friendly technologies, many being commercialized by startups today, to deliver outsize returns in the coming years.

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