Europe is home to twice as many climate techstartupsas the US (30,000 vs. 14,300).
While the continent is great at creating clean tech companies, its not so good atfundingthem.
Dependency on foreign powers for everything from solar panels to EVs is eroding Europes resilience, they said.
Germany provides a good example.
We shouldnt repeat the mistakes made in 2012, but capitalise on our opportunities.
They view defence as a unifying thread across these sectors.
It also calls for an increase in EU defence spending to at least 3% of GDP.
Disruption is upon us,saidBo Lidegaard, a partner at Kaya Partners and co-author of the white paper.
Europe must embrace it and reignite the creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship so deeply rooted with us.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
