News Summary

• Climate tech companies are finding ways to survive and even thrive in this new environment.
• Focusing on metals like niobium and tantalum won’t have the massive climate benefit that cleaner steel would, but it could generate the cash the company needs to keep going.
• It’s a strategy I’m noticing more as these tough industries like steel look ever tougher to succeed in with limited federal support in the US.
• Last year, the US Department of Energy canceled $1.3 billion in funding that had been set aside for cement-related projects.