Climate tech companies in the US are adapting to reduced federal support for decarbonization by reframing their work around politically popular topics like critical minerals. Boston Metal, for example, is pivoting its low-emissions metal production technology toward minerals such as niobium and tantalum, hoping the revenue generated will sustain its longer-term goal of greening the steel industry. While this messaging shift helps companies survive the current political climate, there are concerns that deprioritising climate goals could cause them to lose sight of their core emissions-reduction missions.
