What Emerging Climate Tech Sectors Are Ready for Growth?

<p>After 30 years of R&amp;D and commercial proof, hundreds of billions in institutional dollars are pouring into now-conventional tech like wind, solar and batteries.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>But there’s a whole class of technologies that are ready to scale. And investors who are increasingly ready to back them.</p><p>As we heard in our previous show, there was a record $17 billion in venture capital going into climate tech in 2020.&nbsp;</p><p>With all this money dropping into the space, where can it have the highest impact? What are the areas where we have commercial viability, but still need significant breakthroughs?</p><p>Our guest co-host this week is <a href="https://twitter.com/nnekapedia?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nneka Uzoh Kibuule</a>, a senior vice president at Aligned Climate Capital. She joins Stephen and Katherine to talk about the sectors where she sees the most promise.</p><p>She'll also talk about the <a href="https://twitter.com/Nnekapedia/status/1351302086294585346" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">launch</a> of GreenTech Noir, an organization that helps black professionals grow their career connections across clean energy, smart cities, transportation, infrastructure, environmental justice, and more.</p><p><em>The Energy Gang is brought to you by Sungrow. As a leading provider of PV inverter solutions across the world, Sungrow has delivered more than 10 gigawatts of inverters to the Americas alone and 154 gigawatts in total across the globe.&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:info@sungrowamericas.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Email them to learn more</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>The Energy Gang is brought to you by S&amp;C Electric Company. Today, non-wires alternatives such as microgrids can provide more sustainable, resilient and economical ways to deliver reliable power. S&amp;C helps utilities and commercial customers find the best solutions to meet their energy needs.&nbsp;</em><a href="http://sandc.com/nwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target