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NetZeroCities: New cities join the Pilot Cities Programme to accelerate climate transition

26 European cities have been selected for the second cohort of the Pilot Cities Programme, which aims...

NetZeroCities: New cities join the Pilot Cities Programme to accelerate climate transition
opinion
A step-by-step guide for regions to create a transformative climate adaptation plan
Thomas Koetz Senior Advisor for Climate Resilient Regions
A step-by-step guide for regions to create a transformative climate adaptation plan
opinion
What sensemaking can teach us about development funding
Tom Pruunsild, Learning Facilitator and Seth Armstrong-Twigg, Communications Manager
What sensemaking can teach us about development funding
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Celebrating the New European Bauhaus in Barcelona

Last month, the Spanish city of Barcelona hosted a...

Celebrating the New European Bauhaus in Barcelona
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New partnership charts a path for systemic change in the EU

The Systems Transformation Hub, a pioneering venture designed to...

New partnership charts a path for systemic change in the EU

Deep Demonstrations

The world needs inspiration and proof that inclusive, fast and large-scale change is possible to achieve net zero in time.
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Healthy, Clean Cities
Healthy, Clean Cities Fifteen cities across Europe are working with EIT Climate-KIC to accelerate their transitions towards carbon neutrality and climate resilience.
Healthy, Clean Cities
Resilient Regions
Resilient Regions We work with regions particularly exposed to climate impacts due to the make-up of their landscapes, economies and societies.
Resilient Regions
Landscapes as Carbon Sinks
Landscapes as Carbon Sinks We apply systems thinking to help turn a number of specific landscapes across Europe from carbon sources to carbon sinks.
Landscapes as Carbon Sinks
Long-termism
Long-termism We’re designing a demonstration to address short-term thinking (in finance and other areas of society) that prevents the 1.5C transition we need.
Long-termism
Climate-friendly Food Systems and Diets
Climate-friendly Food Systems and Diets Work with us to catalyse a shift towards a healthy food system that can feed future generations within planetary boundaries.
Climate-friendly Food Systems and Diets
Circular Regenerative Economies
Circular Regenerative Economies The government of Slovenia has articulated the ambitious and inspiring aim to become the world’s first fully circular national economy.
Circular Regenerative Economies
Resilient, Net-Zero-Emissions Maritime Hubs
Resilient, Net-Zero-Emissions Maritime Hubs We are working with ambitious ports and shipping industry leaders to create a circular, inclusive, net-zero-emissions maritime sector.
Resilient, Net-Zero-Emissions Maritime Hubs
Just Transformations
Just Transformations We’re working for democratic and inclusive transitions in regions still economically dependent on fossil fuels and polluting industries.
Just Transformations

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Call for Expression of Interest: ClimAccelerator Organisers

We are looking for new EIT Climate-KIC partners (impact hubs, incubators, accelerators) to collaborate with us on the ClimAccelerator programme in Europe and Asia! Our goal is to enable Entrepreneurship Support Organisation to run ClimAccelerators effectively. Together, we can work as a collective of actors to support entrepreneurship that tackles climate change. We would love to work with new as well as existing Entrepreneurship Support Organisations scale climate innovation at the speed required for systemic change. 

Europe submission deadline: 1 April l2024, 20:00 CEST

Asia submission deadline: 15 April 2024, 20:00 SGT

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Open Call: CATAL1.5°T Pre-Acceleration Programme for ESOs in West Africa

We are inviting Entrepreneurship Support Organisations (ESOs) based in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal or Togo that wish to initiate or deepen their involvement in addressing climate change by supporting start-ups focused on mitigating carbon emissions. This invitation extends to incubators, accelerators, start-up associations, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurship or business creation units at universities or research institutes, or any other organisation with a core focus on supporting early-stage ventures develop business ideas.

Submission deadline: 2 April 2024 at 12:00 CET, Noon.

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Amazon Sustainability Accelerator - Call for Start-Ups

For the third year running, we are teaming up with Amazon to support climate tech start-ups focused on building businesses in one of four categories:

✅ Consumer Products: Early-stage start-ups developing sustainable and innovative physical consumer products that have recently launched or are on the cusp of go-to-market.

✅ Circular Economy: Start-ups who are building solutions that extend the lifetime of products through reverse logistics, repair capabilities accessible to end users, and more. 

✅ Energy in Buildings: Start-ups focused on helping buildings to decarbonise through AI and cutting-edge materials. 

✅ Packaging: Start-ups creating innovative packaging materials, closed-loop reusable systems technology and more.

The deadline for applications for the first cohort focused on the Circular Economy, Energy in Buildings, and Packaging is 5 April 2024 and successful applicants will be announced in the spring. The deadline for the second cohort focused on consumer products is 31 July 2024, with successful applicants announced in the autumn.

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>2100 climate-positive companies incubated
>15000 full-time jobs created through our community
>450 partners