India, Nov. 10 -- The ongoing conflict in West Asia with regard to the energy-supply disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz is a reminder of why India must accelerate the scale up of climate tech. Innovations in renewable energy and bio-circular materials are critical to reduce the country's vulnerabilities to geopolitical shocks, secure national interests and achieve resilient and sustainable growth.

A CEEW study estimates that green opportunities can add $ 1.4 trillion annually to our GDP starting 2047. India has no shortage of innovators and entrepreneurs willing to give it a shot. The gap exists within our inability to explore newer avenues of collaboration between industry and start-up incubation systems to help climate-tech startu...