Transitions
Cities account for 70 per cent of worldwide emissions, but they are also at the heart of the solution.
We actively accelerate the transformation of buildings, infrastructure and transport systems to be low carbon and resilient.
EIT Climate-KIC is a European knowledge and innovation community, working towards a prosperous, inclusive, climate-resilient society founded on a circular, zero-carbon economy.
Keeping global temperature rise below 2˚C necessitates unprecedented change: new social dynamics, ways of doing business, capital flows, policymaking, economic models, and new ways of living. No one organisation can solve climate change on its own.
We catalyse the rapid innovation needed across sectors by convening the brightest minds to tackle challenges, empowering leaders through capacity building, and seed funding the most promising climate-positive businesses.
Urban
Transitions
Transitions
Sustainable
Production
Systems
Production
Systems
The industrial sector is responsible for a third of total global GHG emissions.
We lay the foundations for carbon-neutral manufacturing systems and material flows in urban areas and industrial regions, through circular economy principles and creating added value among stakeholders.
Sustainable
Land Use
Land Use
Agriculture, forestry and other land uses account for 24 per cent of greenhouse gases emissions, second only to energy production.
We pave the way for efficient, low-carbon agriculture, advancing the bio-economy, and building resilience into food and forest value chains.
Decision
Metrics &
Finance
Metrics &
Finance
There is no lack of finance - but there is a lack of bankable green assets.
We develop metrics and financial mechanisms that matter in order to mobilise and redirect the finance needed to quickly scale-up climate action.
NEWS & INSIGHTS Latest updates & innovations
CLIMATE-KIC NEWS
Vienna’s Journey to Carbon-Neutrality
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How to engage citizens in a just transformation process
With climate change, we are facing one of the biggest challenges of our lifetime – one that...
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
“Climate-KIC empowered us by making vital connections, pushing us to have the highest impact – to reverse emissions.”Dr. Saskia Visser Programme Lead Sustainable Land Use, Environmental Sciences Group, Wageningen University & Research
“For us, Climate-KIC brings key resources and knowledge to the table with both independence and global reach”Dickie Whitaker Chief Executive, Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
“Thanks to its top level European network and innovation framework support, Climate-KIC enables us to accelerate eight French start-ups per year.”Pierre Nougué President, ECOSYS Group
“Climate KIC introduced us to the start-ups that are really going to help drive the circular economy.”Stuart Ferguson Head of Investment at LWARB
“Climate-KIC has established itself as a key player in the low-carbon economy. ”Paul Dickinson Executive Chair of CDP