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ARTICLE · 23 OCTOBER 2024

J A Kemp COP 29 Series: Top Climate Tech Growth Areas

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J A Kemp attorneys are helping clients protect their intellectual property in the growing green sector. Ahead of COP29, they predict key growth areas in Cleantech, including plastics recycling and agriculture, which are critical to combating climate change.

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The ongoing drive to combat climate change is not only encouraging growth in existing green sectors but is also leading to the development of entirely new fields. J A Kemp attorneys are working with clients to secure protection of their innovative intellectual property across the sector.

In our COP28 article series, we scrutinised some of the outcomes of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28).

Now COP29 is approaching, we have turned our attention to some predictions for the November 2024 forum in Baku and have reviewed some of the key growth areas in Cleantech – from plastics recycling to agriculture – that we think deserve attention.

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