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    Climate & Clean Economy September 18, 2025

    Canadian Campuses Power a New Era of Climate-Tech Entrepreneurship

    Across Canada in 2025, entrepreneurship education is shifting toward sustainability, with business schools expanding climate-tech programs and incubators building space for clean innovation. Student-led ventures are emerging at a pace that reflects both local progress and global urgency.
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    Canadian Campuses Power a New Era of Climate-Tech Entrepreneurship
    Canadian Campuses Power a New Era of Climate-Tech Entrepreneurship.

    Through new research grants and non-dilutive funding, The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research [CFIR] is helping early-stage founders reduce risk and bring low-carbon solutions closer to commercialization, advancing Canada’s 2030 climate objectives.

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