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As clean energy investment slows and startup valuations fall, seasoned investors are repositioning — not retreating. VX News excerpts the latest episode of Open Circuit by Latitude Media, focusing on the contributions of climate finance veteran Jigar Shah, as he describes how a market once bloated by hype is now ripe with more disciplined opportunity.