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From start-up to 100-person industry player in 18 months: air up is launching in new markets

It’s a beverage revolution: Healthy hydration while fooling your brain. EIT Climate-KIC supported start-up air up is...

From start-up to 100-person industry player in 18 months: air up is launching in new markets
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New EIT initiative to boost innovation in higher education

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is...

New EIT initiative to boost innovation in higher education
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Just transition within reach for Polish coal city Rybnik

“We are preparing plans for the next decade. Mentality is...

Just transition within reach for Polish coal city Rybnik
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Climate resilience needs community roots
Democratic Society
Climate resilience needs community roots
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What’s the future of trade in a climate crisis?

EIT Climate-KIC Chief Executive Officer Kirsten Dunlop addressed the...

What’s the future of trade in a climate crisis?
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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: Cross-KIC circular economy collaboration

EIT Climate-KIC, EIT RawMaterials, EIT Digital, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility are aiming to strengthen collaboration between European circular economy activities. The Cross-KIC circular action includes two specific calls; one on environmental technology verification (ETV) and one on circular SMEs.

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Call: Innovation capacity building for higher education

Innovation and entrepreneurship will receive a significant boost with the launch of the new EIT HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education! The initiative will fund, support and empower HEIs across Europe to increase their capacity for innovation.

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