cleantech
noun
clean·tech
ˈklēn-ˌtek 
: technology that places an emphasis on environmentally friendly products, services, or practices
At the same time, they hope to keep Europe competitive in the global sector known as cleantech, an area that includes everything from electric cars … to high-capacity batteries and technologies to harvest energy from new sources like waves and tides.—
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Hot Topic Arun Majumdar, dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, on cleantech and China’s challenge as Trump’s new administration sets its energy policy
Donald Trump has talked about big increases in oil and gas production and dialing back cleantech incentives.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Major pieces of legislation, such as the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, have budgeted over $600 billion for basic sciences, the semiconductor industry, cleantech, and other investments.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
China is also now outcompeting the United States and the rest of the world in cleantech.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
From next-generation cleantech to life-changing medical devices and from AI-ready semiconductors to literal spaceships, American manufacturers are in the business of making the world a better place—and that’s something that young workers care deeply about.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act, the single biggest investment in cleantech in world history.
—Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
Total spending on investments to install renewable energy, buy electric vehicles, build hydrogen production systems and deploy other cleantech rose 17% in 2023 to $1.8 trillion, according to BloombergNEF data.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Investing in cleantech and renewables may seem like easy money, given the widespread negative impact of climate change, but it’s left some of the biggest investors badly bruised.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
With the need for clean energy, investors expect companies campaigning for more reliable power to fuel growth in cleantech.
—Steve Taplin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Major pieces of legislation, such as the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, have budgeted over $600 billion for basic sciences, the semiconductor industry, cleantech, and other investments.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
China is also now outcompeting the United States and the rest of the world in cleantech.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
From next-generation cleantech to life-changing medical devices and from AI-ready semiconductors to literal spaceships, American manufacturers are in the business of making the world a better place—and that’s something that young workers care deeply about.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act, the single biggest investment in cleantech in world history.
—Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
Total spending on investments to install renewable energy, buy electric vehicles, build hydrogen production systems and deploy other cleantech rose 17% in 2023 to $1.8 trillion, according to BloombergNEF data.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Investing in cleantech and renewables may seem like easy money, given the widespread negative impact of climate change, but it’s left some of the biggest investors badly bruised.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
With the need for clean energy, investors expect companies campaigning for more reliable power to fuel growth in cleantech.
—Steve Taplin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Cleantech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleantech. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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