Despite US rollbacks, Asia's climate innovators push hard tech forward

Published on February 20, 2026

Asia’s climate tech startups are facing a sharper funding squeeze in 2026 – but Singapore’s growing ecosystem shows that “hard tech” breakthroughs can still make the leap from lab to market.

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