Tech start-ups aim to reshape the economy through net zero

As the world’s leaders converged on the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh for the COP27 summit this month, for the annual progress check on the planet’s shared imperative to reduce carbon emissions and global warming, the growing ranks of Australia’s climate tech entrepreneurs were once again thankful for the spotlight.

In the shadows of whatever crisis or scandal is dominating the news agenda on any given day, the investors and entrepreneurs who want to solve the planet’s most pressing problems have quietly built operations that promise to grow an industry that shifts the national GDP dial.