Let‘s scale all availble climate technologies
Only by scaling highly innovative climate tech startups can we still meet the climate targets in time.
Who we are
Our mission
The Tech for Net Zero Alliance is a network of leading climate tech startups, scaleups and investors in Germany and the DACH region. To accelerate the scale-up of breakthrough climate technologies, the alliance focusses on expanding climate tech finance, stimulating market demand, and adopting an enabling regulatory environment.
Given the abundance of technical solutions, talent, and financial resources, we believe achieving the climate targets is a matter of speed, focus, and execution. We need all hands on deck to move faster and turn Europe into a climate tech powerhouse.
As a Climate Tech Think Tank, the Tech for Net Zero Alliance is a reliable partner for policy makers, investors, and founders. In addition, the Tech for Net Zero Alliance supports the Climate Tech ecosystem in Germany, Europe and beyond.
Members
The alliance is a network of founders of climate tech startups as well as venture capital investors with a clear climate focus. The alliance is additionally supported by a network of think tanks, research, science, and the established economy.
News & Articles
Publications
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EU Climate Tech Manifesto
Read article: EU Climate Tech ManifestoDemands of the climate tech ecosystem for European policymakers Europe is at a crossroads: the continent’s economic strength and resilience have been increasingly challenged in recent years. The European Union (EU) must now come up with a clear strategy and smart measures to respond to these challenges. Smart economic policies, market-oriented mechanisms and strategic investments…
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Public Credit Guarantees
Read article: Public Credit GuaranteesHow to finance the scaling of breakthrough climate technologies? Many climate tech startups and scaleups struggle to secure the necessary financing for first-of-a-kind (FOAK) facilities – even with existing offtake agreements. Venture capital financing, the most common form of startup finance, is usually not sufficient to meet the investment needs of hardware startups. However, loans…
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Green Public Procurement
Read article: Green Public ProcurementPolicy paper: “Green Public Procurement – Stimulating climate-neutral demand for a competitive EU net zero economy: A case study of Germany” The public sector awards contracts worth around 500 billion euros a year in Germany alone – equivalent to around 13% of gross domestic product. Such massive purchasing power can be leveraged to reduce greenhouse…
Initiatives
Joint projects with partner organizations
The Climate Movers Database is a public database that provides a transparent overview of European research in innovative climate technologies. The database was developed together with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the IRIS Group from Copenhagen and aims to help interested people from research, politics and industry to identify suitable researchers and find possible synergies or build partnerships.
The Tech for Net Zero Alliance provides operational support for the joint project and offers the publicly accessible database on their website.
The Energy Resilience Leadership Group (ERLG) is a multi-stakeholder initiative led by Breakthrough Energy and Siemens Energy that brings together corporate CEOs, political leaders, financial institutions, and startups at the technology frontier. The Group was launched at the 2023 Munich Security Conference with the goal to enhance Europe’s energy resilience by rapidly bringing emerging climate technologies to scale.
The Tech for Net Zero Alliance provides operational support to ERLG and brings the perspective of innovative climate startups to potential partnerships.
Team
Tobias Lechtenfeld
Speaker of Tech for Net Zero and Partner at 1.5°Ventures
Pia Dorfinger
Speaker of Tech for Net Zero and Head of Digital Technologies & Start-up Ecosystem at dena
Julian Joswig
Policy & Climate Alliance Manager of Tech for Net Zero
Alliance Chair
Ann Mettler
Vice President Europe of Breakthrough Energy
Corinna Enders
Chairwoman of the dena Management Board
Are you interested in joining our mission?
We are constantly looking for talented and motivated people who share our vision: to create a climate-neutral future through groundbreaking technologies. If you are looking for a challenging and fulfilling role that will have a positive impact on the future of our planet, then Tech for Net Zero is the right place for you.
Powered by
1.5°Ventures and dena
Supported by
Breakthrough Energy
The Tech for Net Zero Alliance was founded in 2021 as a joint initiative by the German Energy Agency (dena) with Breakthrough Energy and 1.5°Ventures. The goal of the alliance is to address existing barriers to the creation, scaling and growth of climate tech startups to facilitate meeting the climate goals. The alliance engages with policymakers, financiers, industry and academia to bring breakthrough climate technologies to market and scale, via faster funding and a better enabling environment.