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The practice of climate adaptation in a challenging environment
“In five years from now, there will be at least 100 European regions with a transformative climate adaptation plan, and ready to implement a number of actions to build resilience in their communities. That would be a fantastic catalyser for change,” says Fernando Diaz Lopez, lead of Pathways2Resilience, a programme funded by Horizon Europe under...
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Arone Energy is pioneering energy solutions to improve Nigerians’ quality of life
Despite Nigeria being Africa’s largest oil producer, the country continues to experience an energy crisis that is costly for businesses, government and citizens. In fact, 43 per cent of the country’s population does not have access to grid electricity. However, work and life must carry on, contributing to a heavy reliance on back-up generators across...
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EIT Climate-KIC launches new accelerator to support solutions for the Built Environment
September 2, 2022 – Following a successful second edition of the Circular Cities ClimAccelerator (a programme that accelerates advanced start-up teams with innovative solutions fostering the circular economy in urban areas.), EIT Climate-KIC has launched a new programme – the Built Environment Circular ClimAccelerator – to accelerate the circular transition of the construction and infrastructure...
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Meet the three EIT Climate-KIC innovators nominated for EIT Awards
Three innovators from EIT Climate-KIC’s community have been nominated to win an EIT Awards 2022, which celebrates the entrepreneurial and societal achievements of EIT innovators and aims to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs across Europe. Each year, the EIT Awards recognises the most promising entrepreneurs and innovators emerging from the EIT’s ecosystem across Europe: from students...
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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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