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Adaptation and Resilience Challenge & Accelerator announces winning start-ups
26 April 2022, Amsterdam, Netherlands – EIT Climate-KIC, with support from British International Investment (BII), has piloted the first Adaptation & Resilience Challenge and Accelerator to identify and support promising start-ups providing solutions to the impacts of climate change across Africa and South Asia. According to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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Brill Power’s new innovation radically increases battery life and storage capacity
Brill Power, supported by EIT Climate-KIC, has launched the first in a new class of battery management systems (BMS), increasing battery life and storage capacity to help mitigate climate change, pollution and the extraction of raw materials. According to a study on energy storage systems: “A large amount and wide range of raw materials, including...
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Embracing a new approach to climate change in Moldova
Moldova is one of Europe’s most modest contributors to climate change. Its per capita emissions, while higher than many other Eastern European countries, are still almost half the world’s average. But the country is also one of the poorest on the continent, and it is disproportionately impacted by the impacts of climate change. An unprecedented...
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These eleven organisations are building a greener Europe
Google, in partnership with EIT Climate-KIC, launched the €10 million Google.org Impact Challenge (GIC) on Climate to fund bold ideas that aim to use technology to accelerate Europe’s progress toward a greener, more resilient future. 11 initiatives have now been selected to receive funding. The recipient solutions address a range of areas in need of...
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Edinburgh: building climate resilient infrastructure and communities
A labyrinth of cobblestone streets, dimly lit and presided over by an imposing castle, Edinburgh’s city centre has seen centuries of history. But the climate crisis is threatening this heritage as summers are getting warmer, extreme rainfall and other severe weather events are becoming more frequent, and the sea level is projected to increase by...
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Biden’s Opportunity for Reinventing Climate Innovation
Joe Biden will be sworn in today as 46th president of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. He and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office outside the US Capitol in Washington DC. In an opinion piece initially published on December 2 on Foresight Climate & Energy , EIT...
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Cassetex from Bangladesh, Sosei from Uruguay and Carbon Craft Design from India win the seventh edition of ClimateLaunchpad
More than 3,000 entrepreneurs from 56 countries participated in the ClimateLaunchpad 2020. This year’s global climate competition took place online from 30 September to 2 October. The winner, Cassetex, is a solar-powered battery swapping service for electric 3-wheelers in Bangladesh. The team hopes to transition more than one million vehicles and save 0.47 megaton of...
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EIT Climate-KIC announces winners of the world’s largest climate business ideas competition
Amsterdam, 2 October 2020 – Green start-ups Cassetex from Bangladesh, Sosei from Uruguay and Carbon Craft Design from India win the seventh edition of ClimateLaunchpad, a global green business ideas competition which awards the world’s most innovative climate entrepreneurs. More than 3,000 entrepreneurs from 56 countries participated in the ClimateLaunchpad 2020. This year’s global climate...
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The City Finance Lab calls on urban leaders to help build back better
Organised by sustainability expert South Pole, the competition for the most innovative financing solutions for city climate action is open and will run until 21 October 2020. Pitches for the City Finance Lab’s 2020 call for proposals can be submitted here. Cities can lead the way in championing a green recovery, and in shaping our...
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EIT Community shines on Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list
Eight EIT Climate-KIC innovators are featured in the prestigious list of young entrepreneurs shaping the future of Europe. In total, 12 EIT Community entrepreneurs are featured. Science & Healthcare Douglas Martin – MiAlgae MiAlgae is set to revolutionise the global livestock feed industry by using by-products from local whisky distilling processes together with waste water...
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