AI power binge delivers best half since 2022 for climate tech venture funding

Climate tech venture capital had its strongest first half since 2022 as investors poured billions into low-carbon datacenters and projects needed to feed AI's seemingly endless appetite for compute. According to investment tracker Currence, climate tech startups pulled in $26.1 billion in venture funding during the first six months of 2026, up 55 percent year-over-year. However, that headline growth came with a catch: investors weren't backing the climate sector broadly so much as pouring money