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THE LONDON EDITION 2026

London’s
sustainability tech industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping sustainability tech in London. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Sustainability Tech illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore London’s sustainability tech leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Sustainability Tech company highlights in London, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Octopus Energyoctopus.energy$1.96B—1,579—
Hometreehometree.co.uk$735.08M2 roles59—
Kineticskineticsenergies.com$400M———
EDF Energyedfenergy.com$394.42M—13,000—
Field Energyfield.energy$354.67M—65—
Deep Greendeepgreen.energy$255M—4—
Planet Smart Cityplanetsmartcity.com$244.95M—179Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Carbon Cleancarbonclean.com$243.66M—27Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Theramextheramex.com—8 roles17—
Epoch Biodesignepochbiodesign.com—7 roles25—
Revaluerevalue.earth—5 roles——
FPC Globalfpc-global.com—4 roles67—
KarbonWisekarbonwise.com—3 roles——
Octopus Energy Groupoctopusenergy.group—3 roles5,402Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Dot Dot Dotdotdotdotproperty.com—2 roles20—
4401 Earth4401.earth——50—
Aptorum Groupaptorumgroup.com——26—
Arthurarthuronline.co.uk——36—
Bboxxbboxx.com——793Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
BeZero Carbonbezerocarbon.com——90$6.38MFYFY2025 filing
Clarion Housing Groupclarionhg.com——1,763—
GridBeyondgridbeyond.com——16Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Lightsource Labslightsourcelabs.com——639—
UNDOun-do.com——80Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Sustainability Tech industry KPIs in London

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation6.5%

49 of 757 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation35.3%

267 of 757 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share35.4%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$1.31M

Midpoint of 609 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 35.4% of disclosed capital, while 64.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How London sustainability tech has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

London sustainability tech
$0$494.59M$989.19M$1.48B$1.98B2016: $216.43M20162017: $246.55M20172018: $366.53M20182019: $231.26M20192020: $586.83M20202021: $1.74B20212022: $1.16B20222023: $1.69B20232024: $1.03B20242025: $935.13M2025
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Annual sustainability tech funding and company formation in London
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$216.43M3825
2017$246.55M4733
2018$366.53M4436
2019$231.26M6939
2020$586.83M9558
2021$1.74B7864
2022$1.16B5381
2023$1.69B5554
2024$1.03B2451
2025$935.13M633
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Octopus Energy22.4%
  • Hometree8.4%
  • Kinetics4.6%
  • Other companies64.6%

Funding by stage

707 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel343 48.5%
Series A–B158 22.3%
Series C+ / PE47 6.6%
Grants, debt & other159 22.5%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
7 rounds

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Seed05/2026
Greenpixie $6.26M

Backed by Verbundx and Octopus Ventures and others.

Series A04/2026
Rivan $34M

Backed by IQ Capital and Plural and others.

Series A03/2026
CocoonCarbon $15M

Backed by 2150.VC and Brick & Mortar Ventures and others.

Series C03/2026
GridBeyond $13.8M

Backed by Samsung Venture Investment and Act Venture Capital and others.

Seed03/2026
Zevero $7M

Backed by Spiral Capital and Gazelle and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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GBP · millions · consolidated

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 5 reporting entities from 315 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not London market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 5 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 5 reporting entities

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LONDON · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does sustainability tech compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the London companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

8 of the 757 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.1%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 98,578 visits.

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

58 of these companies (7.7%) publish at least one Android app — 176 apps in all, carrying 5.7M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Octopus EnergyOctopus Energy3.9M3.7House & Home
W2U WeatherPro Maps USWeather2Umbrella721.1K3.2Weather
Pump with ElvieElvie239K4Health & Fitness
Fuse EnergyFuse Energy156.8K—House & Home
Elvie TrainerElvie120K4.1Health & Fitness
Carbon Neutral & CO2 MeterCO2 Offset Club75.1K3.4Lifestyle
HurdHurd65.1K4.3Education
Arthur OccupantArthur62.7K—Business
SmartLobby Visitor ManagementSmartLobby48.7K4.5Business
BrightGlowmarkt39.1K—House & Home

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Smart Grid104.1MOctopus Energy 3.9M
Air Pollution Management Tech21928.1KW2U WeatherPro Maps US 721.1K
Women Health8362.1KPump with Elvie 239K
Disease Self Management6361.9KElvie Trainer 120K
Wearable Technology4359.6KElvie Strong | Kegel Exercises 644
Energy Efficiency Tech124265.2KArthur Occupant 62.7K
Facility Management Tech121264.5KSmartLobby Visitor Management 48.7K
Property Management Tech113263.9KFixflo Contractor App 28.1K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 42023Q2: 02023Q22023Q3: 112023Q3: 12023Q32023Q4: 72023Q4: 12023Q42024Q1: 62024Q1: 12024Q12024Q2: 32024Q2: 32024Q22024Q3: 42024Q3: 42024Q32024Q4: 102024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 132025Q1: 12025Q12025Q2: 62025Q2: 12025Q22025Q3: 82025Q3: 422025Q32025Q4: 32025Q4: 222025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1: 312026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 153 of 176 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The London sustainability tech market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech499
Consumer digital183
Enterprise software163
Saas125
Circular economy100
Deep tech74
Carbon capture and offset73
Energy saas67
Carbon accounting53
Life sciences50
Smart buildings40
Building energy management system38

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

499companies
8.2%have hiring activity

41 companies hiring · $6.43B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Subscription363
Physical commerce176
Fee-for-service151
Commission on transaction147
E-commerce - product135
Advertising58
E-commerce - service49
Renting / leasing21
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsrecycleye.com ↗

San Diego-based CP Group (CPG), a provider of recycling and sorting equipment, has acquired a majority stake in Recycleye, a London‑based provider of waste and recycling technologies.

Funding roundsheatgeek.com ↗

Carrier Ventures has made a strategic investment in Heat Geek, a UK-based startup focused on accelerating residential heat pump adoption across Europe.

Funding roundsepochbiodesign.com ↗

Epoch Biodesign, a London startup founded in 2019, has raised $12 million to move its AI engineered nylon 6,6 recycling enzymes from pilot to commercial scale, bringing total funding past $50 million.

Mergers & acquisitionsoctopus.energy ↗

Octopus Energy acquired a majority stake in Uplight to strengthen its technology-driven energy platform and customer engagement capabilities.

Mergers & acquisitionsoctopusenergy.group ↗

Octopus Energy Group announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in grid flexibility technology provider Uplight.

Funding roundszevero.earth ↗

Carbon management platform Zevero has secured $7 million in new investment, bringing its total funding to $14 million to date.

Funding roundsgridbeyond.com ↗

The Dublin, Ireland-based company received funding commitments from existing shareholders, while South Korea’s Samsung Ventures joined as a new investor.

Mergers & acquisitionsverteltd.com ↗

France-based testing, inspection and certification provider Bureau Veritas announced the acquisition of two sustainability consulting firms, Verte and Sustainable Construction Services, expanding its capabilities in sustainable buildings and infrastructure services in the UK.

Funding roundstem.energy ↗

London-based energy technology company Tem has raised $75 million in fresh funding as it looks to expand internationally and accelerate the rollout of its AI-driven platform designed to cut business electricity bills by up to 30 per cent.

Mergers & acquisitionsrio.ai ↗

Both sides announced in early January that they were in talks and had since been arguing over the premium that Rio should pay.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 258 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
79
Mergers & acquisitions
44
Contracts
37
Earnings
20
Leadership moves
18
Company announcements
16
New products
12
Asset acquisitions
12
Capital infusions
10
Job creation
3
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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

OFS1 reports

Leadership moves

6 tracked people moves

Ryan King

Appointment Chief Growth Officer

Dr. Alidad Mireskandari

Appointment President and Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Laura A. Philips

Appointment Independent Director

Dr. Kira Sheinerman

Appointment Director

Mr. Iman Ramani

Appointment Representative for the Gulf Cooperation Council

Sanjay Bowry

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Isometric ↗
Book and Claim Module

Platform Feature

Isometric ↗
Environmental Attribute Certificates (EAC)

Certification Registry

Hummingbird One

Blended Finance Fund

Octopus Fleet

Charging Management Solution

Workforce actions

1 companies with reported reductions

Rio ↗

20.0% rolescost reduction

Regulatory events

2 recorded events

approved for market entry

approved for sale of black mass under agreement with Glencoregovernment regulations

Litigation

2 tracked suits

Company
guru v pepsi

distribution agreement disputeCivil · Appeal

Company
pepsi v guru

distribution agreement disputeCivil · Appeal

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

9companies
19period observations
8.9%median reported growth

Median across 11 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
cp group→Recycleye ↗Announced2026-04-22Not stated in snapshot
Octopus Energy→uplightAnnounced2026-03-26Not stated in snapshot
bureau veritas→Verteltd ↗Announced2026-03-13Not stated in snapshot
Octopus Energy Group→NaAnnounced2026-02-20$1.0B
Octopus Energy Group→solar and battery projectAnnounced2026-02-20$1.0B
Octopus Energy Group→NaAnnounced2026-02-20$1.0B

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

104 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 229-posting snapshot covers 14 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Grant Expert1
Specialty Doctor1
Smart Meter Engineer1
Band 7 Echocardiographer1
Head Of Health & Safety1
0 internship postings

89 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

1 postings specify a level.

unspecified
228
lead
1

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 229 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Python
26
Rust
20
Typescript
19
Sql
16
React
15
Blockchain
11
Go
9
Graphql
9
Hubspot
8
Terraform
8
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

565 founders and chief executives across 378 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

181 profiles with education records.

Imperial College London
42
University of Cambridge
36
University of Oxford
34
University College London
11
London Business School (LBS)
10
INSEAD
7
Harvard Business School
6
Harvard University
6

Prior employers

23 profiles with prior-work records.

Boston Consulting Group
6
Morgan Stanley
5
McKinsey
4
Goldman Sachs
4
Google
3
Apple
2
Bain
1
Amazon
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

19,250 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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19,250articles in the measured year
4,795articles in 2026Q1
71.2%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Sustainability Tech coverage tagged London · articles per complete quarter

02,0554,1106,1648,2192021Q2: 4,2892021Q22021Q3: 4,5442021Q4: 5,0062022Q1: 4,1592022Q2: 4,2122022Q22022Q3: 4,1612022Q4: 5,1922023Q1: 4,6572023Q2: 5,5272023Q22023Q3: 5,1242023Q4: 5,2252024Q1: 4,9912024Q2: 5,2822024Q22024Q3: 5,4032024Q4: 4,9142025Q1: 7,1472025Q2: 4,7452025Q22025Q3: 5,3742025Q4: 4,4262026Q1: 4,7952026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q24,289
2021Q34,544
2021Q45,006
2022Q14,159
2022Q24,212
2022Q34,161
2022Q45,192
2023Q14,657
2023Q25,527
2023Q35,124
2023Q45,225
2024Q14,991
2024Q25,282
2024Q35,403
2024Q44,914
2025Q17,147
2025Q24,745
2025Q35,374
2025Q44,426
2026Q14,795

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
9,872 positive · 77 neutral · 4,885 negative
2022
11,723 positive · 103 neutral · 5,883 negative
2023
13,789 positive · 103 neutral · 6,623 negative
2024
14,555 positive · 162 neutral · 5,857 negative
2025
15,444 positive · 152 neutral · 6,084 negative

Leading coverage topics

Sustainability Tech coverage tagged London · ranked by full-period article count.

Climate Change Mitigation Strategies20,002 articles in the full recorded period
2,617 recent · 2,928 prior
Climate Activism And Youth Movements15,841 articles in the full recorded period
1,905 recent · 2,024 prior
Renewable Energy Sources And Technologies11,583 articles in the full recorded period
1,666 recent · 1,844 prior
Carbon Footprint Reduction Techniques10,926 articles in the full recorded period
1,672 recent · 1,773 prior
Offshore Wind Energy Development10,221 articles in the full recorded period
2,112 recent · 1,947 prior
Covid 19 Vaccine Development And Efficacy Trials8,719 articles in the full recorded period
552 recent · 176 prior
Sustainability Initiatives And Esg Reporting7,704 articles in the full recorded period
1,302 recent · 1,484 prior
Biodiversity Conservation Efforts7,504 articles in the full recorded period
1,526 recent · 1,359 prior
Wind Turbine Technology & Onshore Wind Farms7,354 articles in the full recorded period
1,794 recent · 1,442 prior
New Product Launches And Innovations7,209 articles in the full recorded period
1,920 recent · 1,489 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United Kingdom comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
vaccine candidates500143250%
vaccine trials452142218%
vaccine immunogenicity392120227%
vaccination campaigns37980374%
charging accessibility36924451%
ocean sanctuaries33922749%
mass vaccination sites30841651%
renewables integration30321044%
cloud infrastructure28920044%
satellite broadcasting25916854%
climate governance219480-54%
climate diplomacy216475-55%
climate legislation248398-38%
smartphone models231350-34%
waste management213322-34%

Event and signal lenses

United Kingdom comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

156,811 classified articles

climate protests, climate mobilization, climate strikes

57.9% critical · 35.2% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

42,400 classified articles

offshore wind farms, climate mobilization, climate protests

55.4% critical · 49.0% positive
Rising

Growth

52,784 classified articles

charging corridor development, dc fast-charging deployment, charging accessibility

46.8% critical · 50.7% positive

Sustainability Tech coverage tagged London. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Sustainability Tech research is working on

18,751 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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18,751papers
18,751worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Problem-identifying
6,778
Promising
4,869
Descriptive
3,494
Cautionary
1,440
Breakthrough
1,281
Critical
446
Comparative
443

Contribution mix

Empirical
9,911
Methods-led
3,963
Reviews
2,346
Position pieces
2,328
Theoretical
203

Tone counts: 11,958 positive · 1,282 neutral · 5,511 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
7,224 papers · 38.5% of this field
  • Climate change4,970 papers
  • Resilience1,640 papers
  • Flood myth1,360 papers
  • Psychological resilience1,273 papers
  • Vulnerability1,205 papers
  • Agriculture882 papers
  • Climate resilience727 papers
  • Flooding720 papers

Landmark: The Importance of Climate Risks for Institutional Investors

Cautions
1,440 papers · 7.7% of this field
  • Climate change800 papers
  • Flood myth407 papers
  • Agriculture211 papers
  • Flooding174 papers
  • Resilience173 papers
  • Psychological resilience167 papers
  • Climate risk150 papers
  • Vulnerability116 papers

Landmark: Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change

Opportunities
6,150 papers · 32.8% of this field
  • Flood myth2,487 papers
  • Climate change2,412 papers
  • Resilience1,312 papers
  • Flooding1,029 papers
  • Psychological resilience728 papers
  • Agriculture715 papers
  • Sustainability573 papers
  • Hydrology510 papers

Landmark: Hedging Climate Change News

Leading institutions

Swiss Finance Institute
3,978
The University of Texas at Austin
3,421
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
3,402
University of Geneva
3,378
Yale University
1,996
Columbia University
1,786

Leading researchers

Zacharias Sautner
3,368
Laura T. Starks
3,123
Philipp Krueger
3,113
W. J. Wouter Botzen
2,216
Johannes Stroebel
2,085
Bryan Kelly
1,996
Stefano Giglio
1,981
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts
1,677

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Hedging Climate Risk410 citations
  • What Is Nuisance Flooding? Defining and Monitoring an Emerging Challenge214 citations
  • Event‐Based Storylines to Address Climate Risk198 citations
  • Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Africa's Infrastructure: The Power and Water Sectors157 citations
  • Assessing catchment scale flood resilience of urban areas using a grid cell based metric138 citations

Common problems researchers identify

6,176 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Flood Risk and ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Flood Risk and Management

1,136 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Researchers highlight challenges in flood mitigation, risk assessment, and urban planning under changing climate conditions.

Flood myth (1,109) · Flooding (538) · Flood mitigation (250) · Flood risk management (83)

Flood risk and flood management

Flood resiliency approach for urban planning: critical review and future research agenda

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YearShare index
2022361.6
2023348.0
2024300.9
2025355.7
Climate Change GovernanceCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Climate Change Governance

1,055 papers

17.6% of this theme group

Papers examine political, economic, and justice dimensions of global warming and related policy responses.

Climate change (995) · Political economy of climate change (223) · Global warming (140) · Climate justice (77)

Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future

Public Perceptions Of Climate Change: Risk, Trust, and Policy

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2022452.7
2023467.5
2024442.6
2025493.1
Agricultural Climate ImpactsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Agricultural Climate Impacts

979 papers

16.3% of this theme group

Studies focus on food security, productivity, and adaptation hurdles for agriculture facing climate change.

Agriculture (627) · Food security (300) · Climate change (755) · Agricultural productivity (90)

Climate change adaptation: Challenges for agricultural sustainability

A Comprehensive Review on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Challenges in Agriculture

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YearShare index
20223466.4
20233515.1
20243386.3
20253534.6
Urban Climate ResilienceCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Urban Climate Resilience

901 papers

15.0% of this theme group

Research addresses building and city-level strategies to enhance resilience against climate-driven stresses.

Resilience (601) · Climate change (559) · Climate resilience (230) · Urban resilience (107)

Shaping resilient buildings and cities: Climate change impacts, metrics, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation

Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience

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YearShare index
202251.5
202358.7
202470.2
2025112.4
Climate‑Related Financial RiskCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Climate‑Related Financial Risk

714 papers

11.9% of this theme group

Works explore risk management, financing, and systemic implications of climate change for financial markets.

Climate risk (290) · Climate Finance (147) · Climate change (560) · Risk management (129)

Climate Change and the Financial System

Managing Climate-Related Financial Risk: Prospects and Challenges

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YearShare index
202292.4
202393.5
202490.8
2025132.8
Psychological Resilience to Climate ChangeCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Psychological Resilience to Climate Change

640 papers

10.7% of this theme group

Investigations assess community and individual capacity to cope with climate impacts and adaptation pressures.

Psychological resilience (564) · Climate change (534) · Resilience (305) · Climate resilience (161)

Assessing community resilience to climate change

Climate Adaptation and Resilience

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YearShare index
2022128.4
2023140.5
2024143.1
2025240.0
Vulnerability and Adaptation PathwaysCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Vulnerability and Adaptation Pathways

575 papers

9.6% of this theme group

Literature discusses transforming vulnerable populations into resilient ones through targeted climate adaptation measures.

Adaptation (315) · Climate change (530) · Vulnerability (212) · Climate change adaptation (82)

Climate change and development: adaptation through transformation

Transforming Vulnerability into Resilience: Strategies for Climate Adaptation

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YearShare index
202251.8
202352.6
202472.3
202576.0

Cautions

1,235 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Limits of Climate‑Smart AgricultureCautions · 01

Limits of Climate‑Smart Agriculture

225 papers

18.2% of this theme group

Cautionary analyses question the effectiveness and scalability of agricultural practices under climate stress.

Agriculture (143) · Food security (57) · Climate change (158) · Agricultural productivity (26)

Conservation agriculture and climate resilience

Climate risks and adaptation strategies of farmers in East Africa and South Asia

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YearShare index
20223466.4
20233515.1
20243386.3
20253534.6
Uncertainties in Flood Mitigation DesignCautions · 02

Uncertainties in Flood Mitigation Design

207 papers

16.8% of this theme group

Studies warn about gaps in knowledge and performance of drainage and land‑use interventions for flood control.

Flood myth (193) · Hydrology (90) · Flooding (79) · Surface runoff (34)

Many-Objective Optimization of Sustainable Drainage Systems in Urban Areas with Different Surface Slopes

Evaluating the effectiveness of land use management as a natural flood management intervention in reducing the impact of flooding for an upl

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YearShare index
2022392.9
2023379.3
2024328.5
2025385.0
Financial Exposure to Climate TransitionCautions · 03

Financial Exposure to Climate Transition

195 papers

15.8% of this theme group

Research highlights hidden risks in portfolios and lending practices linked to climate‑related uncertainties.

Climate risk (73) · Climate change (136) · Portfolio (20) · Stock (19)

Firm climate risk, risk management, and bank loan financing

Climate transition risk and bank lending

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YearShare index
202222.0
202324.1
202419.1
202533.1
Equity Concerns in Climate PoliciesCautions · 04

Equity Concerns in Climate Policies

180 papers

14.6% of this theme group

Papers caution that climate actions may exacerbate social and economic inequalities across regions.

Climate change (165) · Political economy of climate change (21) · Global warming (19) · Climate risk (35)

Weather index insurance: promises and challenges of promoting social and ecological resilience to climate change

Unequal impacts of future droughts on global croplands: contributions of climate and land-use changes across different income groups

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YearShare index
2022446.7
2023462.0
2024435.5
2025493.2
Infrastructure Gaps in Flood DefenseCautions · 05

Infrastructure Gaps in Flood Defense

167 papers

13.5% of this theme group

Analyses point to shortcomings in levee management and insurance models for evolving flood hazards.

Flood myth (164) · Flooding (64) · Flood mitigation (39) · Flood risk management (16)

Better use and management of levees: reducing flood risk in a changing climate

Application of re/insurance models to estimate increases in flood risk due to climate change

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YearShare index
2022361.6
2023348.0
2024300.9
2025355.7
Policy Trade‑offs for ResilienceCautions · 06

Policy Trade‑offs for Resilience

154 papers

12.5% of this theme group

Works discuss unintended consequences of climate policies on broader environmental and resource management goals.

Resilience (55) · Climate change (94) · Climate resilience (29) · Environmental resource management (19)

Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change

Sustainable, green, and climate-resilient cities: an analysis of multilateral development banks

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YearShare index
20221021.3
20231058.0
20241089.0
2025712.2
Challenges in Community‑Based AdaptationCautions · 07

Challenges in Community‑Based Adaptation

107 papers

8.7% of this theme group

Research notes practical and methodological obstacles to implementing resilient solutions at the local level.

Psychological resilience (95) · Resilience (46) · Climate change (76) · Climate resilience (26)

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change

Food Security Under a Changing Climate: Exploring the Integration of Resilience in Research and Practice

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YearShare index
2022128.4
2023140.5
2024143.1
2025240.0

Opportunities

5,293 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Innovative Flood Risk ModelingOpportunities · 01

Innovative Flood Risk Modeling

962 papers

18.2% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on advanced scenario tools and data integration to improve flood mitigation planning.

Flood myth (960) · Flooding (324) · Flood mitigation (215) · Flood risk assessment (108)

Land Use Scenario Modeling for Flood Risk Mitigation

Flood damage: a model for consistent, complete and multipurpose scenarios

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YearShare index
2022361.6
2023348.0
2024300.9
2025355.7
Building Climate‑Resilient SocietiesOpportunities · 02

Building Climate‑Resilient Societies

861 papers

16.3% of this theme group

Papers propose strategies for enhancing adaptive capacity and reducing vulnerability across diverse populations.

Climate change (751) · Adaptation (180) · Vulnerability (151) · Climate model (54)

Building Africa’s climate resilience: understanding the impacts and future strategies in the face of climate change

Changing Climate Changing Behaviour

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YearShare index
2022258.4
2023261.3
2024165.0
2025226.0
Climate‑Smart Agricultural PracticesOpportunities · 03

Climate‑Smart Agricultural Practices

818 papers

15.5% of this theme group

Research highlights emerging techniques to boost productivity and sustainability under shifting climate conditions.

Agriculture (528) · Food security (192) · Agricultural productivity (69) · Climate change (438)

Exploring the dynamics of climate-smart agricultural practices for sustainable resilience in a changing climate

Enhancing climate resilience of cropping systems.

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YearShare index
20223466.4
20233515.1
20243386.3
20253534.6
Integrated Urban Resilience FrameworksOpportunities · 04

Integrated Urban Resilience Frameworks

766 papers

14.5% of this theme group

Studies present holistic approaches linking psychological, infrastructural, and systemic resilience for cities.

Resilience (474) · Urban resilience (111) · Psychological resilience (229) · Climate change (375)

An Integrated Framework to Streamline Resilience in the Context of Urban Climate Risk Assessment

Climate change and emerging risks. Innovative urban climate services as a strategy to improve resilience of human systems.

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YearShare index
2022130.3
2023138.8
2024140.3
2025228.2
Hydrologic Modeling for Flood ControlOpportunities · 05

Hydrologic Modeling for Flood Control

695 papers

13.1% of this theme group

Works explore GIS and simulation methods to assess and enhance flood mitigation in watersheds.

Flood myth (611) · Hydrology (294) · Flooding (230) · Hydrograph (58)

Modeling effectiveness of management practices for flood mitigation using GIS spatial analysis functions in Upper Cilliwung watershed

Simulating the hydrologic impact of distributed flood mitigation practices, tile drainage, and terraces in an agricultural catchment

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YearShare index
2022392.9
2023379.3
2024328.5
2025385.0
Urban Flood Resilience SolutionsOpportunities · 06

Urban Flood Resilience Solutions

671 papers

12.7% of this theme group

Research develops methodologies for assessing and improving flood resilience in rapidly urbanizing environments.

Flood myth (623) · Flooding (331) · Urbanization (143) · Flood mitigation (181)

Methodology for flood resilience assessment in urban environments and mitigation strategy development

Modelling and resilience-based evaluation of urban drainage and flood management systems for future cities

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YearShare index
2022781.9
2023756.7
2024660.9
2025761.9
Climate Finance and Risk DisclosureOpportunities · 07

Climate Finance and Risk Disclosure

520 papers

9.8% of this theme group

Papers outline emerging frameworks for assessing and reporting climate‑related financial risks.

Climate risk (235) · Climate change (354) · Portfolio (72) · Climate Finance (62)

Dissecting climate change risk and financial market instability: Implications for ecological risk management

Climate-related Financial Risks: Considering an Emerging Framework for Assessment and Disclosure in a Regulatory Perspective

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YearShare index
202232.4
202335.3
202430.5
202550.5

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Problem-identifying36.1%9.1%
Promising26.0%38.2%
Descriptive18.6%16.8%
Cautionary7.7%4.6%
Breakthrough6.8%26.3%
Critical2.4%1.0%
Comparative2.4%3.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Safety & misuseOn the use and misuse of climate change projections in international development320.2%26 (81.2%)0.2%
Privacy & surveillanceAssessing climate change effects on vector-borne disease patterns to strengthen surveillance, prevention and adaptive gl50.03%5 (100.0%)0.03%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainAre Wastewater Systems Adapting to Climate Change?40.03%2 (50.0%)0.03%
Concentration of compute powerFlood insurance contract design based on incentive mitigation30.02%1 (33.3%)0.02%
Labour & data workFrom Reactive to Proactive: Greening Germany’s Regional Policy20.01%1 (50.0%)0.01%
Energy & datacenter footprint00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Bias & fairness00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — London

Compare demand signals in London’s newsflow with the sustainability tech categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-05-01 to 2026-05-01Against 2024-05-01 to 2025-05-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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4 London demand signals compared with mapped sustainability tech supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure100.00.0+100.0+10.1%
Climate policy & governance ↗Compliance Pressure50.075.0-25.0-28.7%
Carbon & emissions ↗Compliance Pressure0.075.0-75.0-35.5%
Renewables build-out ↗Infrastructure Shift50.0—No matching category—-18.2%

Showing all 4 signals. Select a family for its history and mapped categories.

Where the signals are loudest

All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. London is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage. Rows cover all of the United Kingdom for this page's signal families; London is marked.

Cheshire87.7

Climate policy & governance · Layoffs & income shocks · Carbon & emissions

Glasgow81.5

Climate policy & governance · Renewables build-out · Layoffs & income shocks

Oxford79.4

Renewables build-out · Climate policy & governance · Carbon & emissions

LondonThis page70.9

Layoffs & income shocks · Climate policy & governance · Renewables build-out

Cambridge67.2

Climate policy & governance · Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out

Belfast63.0

Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions · Climate policy & governance

Norwich56.6

Renewables build-out · Carbon & emissions · Climate policy & governance

Inverness50.6

Renewables build-out · Layoffs & income shocks

Edinburgh50.0

Layoffs & income shocks · Carbon & emissions · Renewables build-out

Dundee40.1

Renewables build-out · Layoffs & income shocks · Carbon & emissions

York36.5

Layoffs & income shocks · Carbon & emissions · Renewables build-out

Blackburn34.1

Layoffs & income shocks · Renewables build-out

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+100.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

26.27mentions per 10,000 articles+10.1%share change vs prior year

Mapped sustainability tech categories

  • Energy Saas67

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0102030402024Q3: 212024Q32024Q4: 262024Q42025Q1: 312025Q12025Q2: 202025Q22025Q3: 272025Q32025Q4: 172025Q42026Q1: 352026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q35421.03
2024Q46126.01
2025Q18431.68
2025Q25020.77
2025Q38427.61
2025Q44317.83
2026Q110935.03

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

London27.2 / 10,000
COMPLIANCE PRESSUREClimate policy & governance-25.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Climate policy can land as reporting, compliance and transition demand.

17.72mentions per 10,000 articles-28.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped sustainability tech categories

  • Circular Economy100
  • Carbon Capture And Offset73
  • Carbon Accounting53

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0102030402024Q3: 162024Q32024Q4: 232024Q42025Q1: 242025Q12025Q2: 342025Q22025Q3: 142025Q32025Q4: 212025Q42026Q1: 142026Q1
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Climate policy & governance in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q34216.35
2024Q45523.45
2025Q16424.13
2025Q28434.9
2025Q34414.46
2025Q45121.15
2026Q14414.14

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Glasgow31.2 / 10,000
COMPLIANCE PRESSURECarbon & emissions-75.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Emission pressure can pull measurement, reduction and offset tooling demand.

11.4mentions per 10,000 articles-35.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped sustainability tech categories

  • Circular Economy100
  • Carbon Capture And Offset73
  • Carbon Accounting53

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

071320272024Q3: 92024Q32024Q4: 232024Q42025Q1: 182025Q12025Q2: 202025Q22025Q3: 92025Q32025Q4: 142025Q42026Q1: 92026Q1
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Carbon & emissions in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3249.35
2024Q45523.45
2025Q14818.1
2025Q25020.77
2025Q3299.53
2025Q43514.51
2026Q1299.32

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

INFRASTRUCTURE SHIFTRenewables build-out—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Renewable build-out can multiply the storage, grid and management tooling it depends on.

15.76mentions per 10,000 articles-18.2%share change vs prior year

Mapped sustainability tech categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s sustainability tech market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of London coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

061319262024Q3: 152024Q32024Q4: 172024Q42025Q1: 202025Q12025Q2: 222025Q22025Q3: 142025Q32025Q4: 152025Q42026Q1: 142026Q1
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Renewables build-out in London coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q33915.19
2024Q44217.91
2025Q15520.74
2025Q25422.43
2025Q34414.46
2025Q43815.76
2026Q14614.78

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Oxford35.8 / 10,000
Belfast31.5 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

London sustainability tech coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2019

Intermolecular London Dispersion Interactions of Azobenzene Switches for Tuning Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems

ChemPlusChem

54 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2017

The challenges of aligning the scales of urban climate science and climate policy in London and Manchester

Environment and Planning C Politics and Space

8 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

London coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
urban sustainability188100.7%
global warming weather patterns188100.7%
eco-innovation171051.6%
renewable technologies2527-17.4%
climate mobilization2633-29.7%
carbon reduction strategies3045-40.5%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Sustainability Tech in London: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 1 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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