Octopus Energy’s generation arm has announced a new investment in Nordic Generation Fuels (NGF) to accelerate clean air travel.

Carolyn Dawson of Tech Nation says tech companies can make an impact on climate mitigation Tech Nation/Founders ForumHere’s the irony. While an important subset of tech entrepreneurs are focused on the mitigation of climate change, the innovation economy as a whole is playing a significant role in pushing emissions to ever-higher levels. From co-working sectors to server farms, computers are collectively consuming ever-increasing amounts of electricity, creating an enormous carbon footprint in the process.So what can be done? Well, U.K. energy provider Octopus Energy has joined forces with entrepreneur networking platform Tech Nation to relaunch an initiative designed to help businesses of all sizes cut their emissions while also providing climate tech startups with an opportunity to enter into conversations with CEOs, CTOs and government officials. Earlier this week I spoke to Tech Nation CEO, Carolyn Dawson, and Octopus Energy Product Marketing Manager, Rebecca Dibb-Simkin about the thinking behind the scheme and the potential opportunities for startups.First some context. Originally created as a government-backed body tasked with supporting innovation economy entrepreneurs, Tech Nation almost disappeared in 2023 when public funding was withdrawn