Andre Rodriguez

The Underserved End of This Market Is Not a Sector.

Oct 22, 2026

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5 min read

The Underserved End of This Market Is Not a Sector.

One European buyer, worked through from the dated trigger to the person who signs.

Oct 17, 2026

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1 min read

Map First, Pitch Later

How a Benelux launch went from 20% to 33% penetration in 18 months, and the three questions climate tech keeps skipping.

€3.8bn of Power Relief. Half of It Must Become Capex.

Oct 15, 2026

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3 min read

€3.8bn of Power Relief. Half of It Must Become Capex.

EU leaders discuss energy relief today. In Germany, the obligation to spend is already law.

Name the Company. Name the Person. Name the Date.

Oct 8, 2026

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2 min read

Name the Company. Name the Person. Name the Date.

Three questions about your European pipeline. The third one is where most of them die.

A regulation just created a budget. Who finds it first?

Oct 1, 2026

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3 min read

A regulation just created a budget. Who finds it first?

Energy audits produce a number, a date, and a line item. That is when money moves.

Your Next Buyer Gets a Shopping List on 11 October

Sep 25, 2026

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4 min read

Your Next Buyer Gets a Shopping List on 11 October

Thousands of European companies are about to publish what they'll buy next. Most sellers won't be on the list.

Capital Set a Record. Deal Count Hit an All-Time Low.

Sep 18, 2026

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2 min read

Capital Set a Record. Deal Count Hit an All-Time Low.

$41.3 billion went into climate tech in six months, across the fewest deals ever recorded. If you are being told the market is tight, that is only half the story.

Your Green Claims Get Tested on 27 September. Your Images Already Are.

Sep 10, 2026

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2 min read

Your Green Claims Get Tested on 27 September. Your Images Already Are.

Two European rules, eight weeks apart, now apply two different tests to the same asset. Most companies are only preparing for one.

This month, your sustainability claims became legally testable.

Sep 3, 2026

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1 min read

This month, your sustainability claims became legally testable.

Your environmental claims are now easier to challenge - is your evidence ready?

85% Fewer Companies Under EU Reporting. That Doesn't Mean You're Off the Hook.

Aug 27, 2026

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2 min read

85% Fewer Companies Under EU Reporting. That Doesn't Mean You're Off the Hook.

The Omnibus cut CSRD's scope dramatically. But three developments in July restructured where regulatory attention actually lands now.

CBAM Just Gave Your European Buyer a Reason to Replace You. And It's Not About Price.

Aug 20, 2026

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2 min read

CBAM Just Gave Your European Buyer a Reason to Replace You. And It's Not About Price.

EU importers are quietly routing around suppliers who can't produce verified emissions data. The shift is not happening through announcements. It is happening through smaller purchase orders.

85% of European Climate Tech Dies Between Seed and Series B. Three Mistakes Explain Most of It.

Aug 15, 2026

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2 min read

85% of European Climate Tech Dies Between Seed and Series B. Three Mistakes Explain Most of It.

European climate tech raised €17 billion in 2025, down from €27 billion the year before. The companies that survive share one thing: commercial infrastructure before scale.

Circular Economy Stories Go Viral. Circular Economy Capital Goes Somewhere Else.

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

Circular Economy Stories Go Viral. Circular Economy Capital Goes Somewhere Else.

Recycling platforms captured 86% of circular funding in 2026. The bio-material companies getting all the attention captured less than 8%.

Every Wall Is Also a Filter. CBAM Is Selecting Who Gets to Sell Into Europe.

Aug 8, 2026

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1 min read

Every Wall Is Also a Filter. CBAM Is Selecting Who Gets to Sell Into Europe.

European buyers are quietly searching for suppliers who can already prove low-carbon production. That window is open right now. It won't stay open long.

Founders from India to São Paulo Are Asking the Same Question. Brussels Already Answered It.

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

Founders from India to São Paulo Are Asking the Same Question. Brussels Already Answered It.

CBAM stopped being a reporting exercise. Companies exporting into Europe now face a board-level cost problem this quarter. The ones moving fastest see the opportunity inside it.

$56 Billion in Dry Powder Is Waiting. The Bottleneck Is Not Your Technology.

Jul 30, 2026

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2 min read

$56 Billion in Dry Powder Is Waiting. The Bottleneck Is Not Your Technology.

Europe outpaced the US in climate deals for the first time. The gap between having something worth funding and being in the room where funding happens is commercial.

The Trees Are in the Ground. The Capital Is in Frankfurt.

Jul 25, 2026

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2 min read

The Trees Are in the Ground. The Capital Is in Frankfurt.

A reforestation project in Peru and an impact fund in Germany both want the same transaction. Neither can use the other's evidence, and that gap leaves no record.

The Money Was Committed. Almost None of It Moved.

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

The Money Was Committed. Almost None of It Moved.

The EU just announced €100 billion for industrial decarbonisation. The last fund it ran signed 208 project agreements and paid out under 1%. What fails is not the capital.

Solar Just Became Europe's Largest Power Source. Did Anyone Hear You Explain Why It Matters?

Jul 16, 2026

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2 min read

Solar Just Became Europe's Largest Power Source. Did Anyone Hear You Explain Why It Matters?

In June 2026, solar hit 25% of all EU electricity for the first time. The professionals who understood it fastest are not the ones being heard.

The energy signal most people in your space are missing right now.

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

The energy signal most people in your space are missing right now.

The same drilling technology that transformed the oil industry is now unlocking one of the most promising clean energy breakthroughs of the decade.

The EU Greenwashing Crackdown Just Became Real

Jul 3, 2026

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1 min read

The EU Greenwashing Crackdown Just Became Real

What changed on June 30, what gets banned on September 27, and the gap that decides who gets trust.

90 days until sustainability claims become a legal risk

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

90 days until sustainability claims become a legal risk

The Green Claims Directive takes effect in September. Most organizations are still unprepared for what comes next.

The CBAM Invoice That's Already Being Written. You Saw It First. Nobody Listened.

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

The CBAM Invoice That's Already Being Written. You Saw It First. Nobody Listened.

The data you collect today determines the invoice that arrives in 2027. Three teams hold the puzzle. You're the one who sees how it fits.

The most expensive sentence in corporate sustainability.

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

The most expensive sentence in corporate sustainability.

The companies under pressure today are not the ones that lacked information, they are the ones that ignored signals until deadlines became reality.

Seven Years of Invisible Work. Then Overnight, the World Noticed.

Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

Seven Years of Invisible Work. Then Overnight, the World Noticed.

Coral Guardian restored a dead reef for seven years before anyone saw it. The climate professionals doing meaningful work face the same problem.

Andre Rodriguez

The Underserved End of This Market Is Not a Sector.

Map First, Pitch Later

€3.8bn of Power Relief. Half of It Must Become Capex.

Name the Company. Name the Person. Name the Date.

A regulation just created a budget. Who finds it first?

Your Next Buyer Gets a Shopping List on 11 October

Capital Set a Record. Deal Count Hit an All-Time Low.

Your Green Claims Get Tested on 27 September. Your Images Already Are.

This month, your sustainability claims became legally testable.

85% Fewer Companies Under EU Reporting. That Doesn't Mean You're Off the Hook.

CBAM Just Gave Your European Buyer a Reason to Replace You. And It's Not About Price.

85% of European Climate Tech Dies Between Seed and Series B. Three Mistakes Explain Most of It.

Circular Economy Stories Go Viral. Circular Economy Capital Goes Somewhere Else.

Every Wall Is Also a Filter. CBAM Is Selecting Who Gets to Sell Into Europe.

Founders from India to São Paulo Are Asking the Same Question. Brussels Already Answered It.

$56 Billion in Dry Powder Is Waiting. The Bottleneck Is Not Your Technology.

The Trees Are in the Ground. The Capital Is in Frankfurt.

The Money Was Committed. Almost None of It Moved.

Solar Just Became Europe's Largest Power Source. Did Anyone Hear You Explain Why It Matters?

The energy signal most people in your space are missing right now.

The EU Greenwashing Crackdown Just Became Real

90 days until sustainability claims become a legal risk

The CBAM Invoice That's Already Being Written. You Saw It First. Nobody Listened.

The most expensive sentence in corporate sustainability.

Seven Years of Invisible Work. Then Overnight, the World Noticed.

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