Tech Nation has just announced the 24 climate tech companies joining its Climate Programme for 2024.

Now entering its fourth year, the programme is designed to support the UK’s most promising climate tech companies with a curriculum tailored to tackling critical growth challenges and providing direct support on fundraising, acquiring multinational customers and advocating on climate policy.

Backed by Tech Nation’s Founding Partner, HSBC Innovation Banking, this year its focus on critical solutions across food, biodiversity and nature, material innovation, packaging, the built environment, energy and mobility.

Announcing the programme cohort, Tech Nation’s CEO Carolyn Dawson said: “Over 45% of the emission reductions needed to reach net zero by 2050 will come from the adoption of climate technologies that are still under development. Helping these amazing startups grow will deliver innovations with a dramatic impact on generations to come.

“Whether it’s creating a new world of mushroom tech or developing new tools to help businesses plan and install renewable energy infrastructure, Tech Nation helps these businesses to grow and deepen the UK’s reputation as the home for incredible new climate development.”

Edinburgh-based Zedify is among the climate cohort for 2024 for their electric cargo bikes delivery service, which aims to reduce carbon emissions by 96% over the full life cycle.

Other winners include Carno, Spruce, and Furbnow, which are focused on installing domestic heat pumps to achieve net-zero emissions in at least 80% of homes by 2050, as recommended by the Climate Change Committee.

Other companies include soil health monitoring (PES), seaweed utilisation for carbon removal (Seafields), next-generation vertical farming (Future Greens), and innovative plant-based meat products (Adamo Foods).

The six-month programme is developed by a group of seasoned entrepreneurs, climate specialists, and thought leaders.

The programme’s steering committee includes leading names who have transitioned their focus to solving climate change, including Dhiraj Mukherjee, Co-Founder of Shazam; Marta Krupinska, fintech entrepreneur turned climate tech founder; Roee Goldberg, Co-Founder of OpenWeb; and Lubomila Jordanova, CEO of Plan A.

“This is the year of climate tech adoption,” Tech Nation’s head of climate, Sammy Fry, said.

“We are experiencing an inflection point, where solutions are slowly approaching cost parity across multiple sectors and environmental regulations are being enacted.  Through the Climate Programme, we want to ensure we support this group of climate startups to reach scale and ensure their solutions are being adopted by the masses.”

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Reflecting Tech Nation’s commitment to supporting under-represented groups, 40% of startups, in this year’s cohort area female-found or co-founded, and more than half are based outside London.

HSBC innovation banking CEO Erin Platts said: “HSBC Innovation Banking is committed to supporting all aspects of climate tech, from early-stage through to late stage. Tech Nation is playing a pivotal role in fostering the most innovative companies across the sector, and we’re excited to empower this promising cohort of scaleups at the forefront of climate tech.”

A list of the cohort can be found below:

• Zedify
• Arda Biomaterials
• Bioataraxis
• Really Clever
• Ottan Studio
• Glowb
• Kleandrive
• Metris Energy
• Again
• Bower Collective
• Dizzie
• Pact Earth
• Adamo Foods
• Future Green Farms
• Straw Innovations
• Sustained
• Seafileds
• Natcap
• Provenance
• Spruce
• Carno
• Furnbow