Climate-focused companies are turning lampposts into electric charging stations and agricultural waste into clothes. They are manufacturing WiFi-enabled showers that save water and plastic that promises to be fully biodegradable.

Entrepreneurs are finding ways to green society as the climate crisis intensifies. They are drawing up business plans and creating products to help contain global warming and cut pervasive pollution and waste.

But as federal money for climate projects tightens, many of these startups find themselves looking for alternatives funding, whether from investors, private lenders, university incubators or state grants.

"Programmatic support and incubators are becoming increasingly vital in helping climate tech startups bring effective solutions to everyday Americans,

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