Between the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, the mobility and transport sector accounted for the majority of climate tech unicorns. Out of the 78 climate tech start-ups that were valued over one billion U.S. dollars in this time period, 43 were mobility and transit oriented. As transport is one of the fastest-growing sources of global emissions, a transition to electric vehicles is underway across the globe.
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PwC. (December 22, 2021). Number of climate technology start-up unicorns between H2 2020 and H1 2021, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294456/climate-technology-startups-unicorns-by-sector/
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PwC. "Number of Climate Technology Start-up Unicorns between H2 2020 and H1 2021, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294456/climate-technology-startups-unicorns-by-sector/
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Number of climate technology start-up unicorns between H2 2020 and H1 2021, by sector [Graph], PwC, December 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294456/climate-technology-startups-unicorns-by-sector/