{"id":136455,"date":"2025-11-25T11:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technation.io\/?p=136455"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:45:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:45:36","slug":"uk-climate-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technation.io\/uk-climate-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Climate Tech 2026: The Next Chapter for UK Climate Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Discover the key trends shaping the UK\u2019s $75.3b climate tech economy &#8211; from investment shifts to AI\u2019s growing influence &#8211; and what it will take for the UK to lead the next chapter of global climate innovation. 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