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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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First round of 15 winners of Reinventing Cities competition announced
C40 Cities and EIT Climate-KIC have announced 15 winners of their Reinventing Cities competition, an initiative launched in December 2017 for local innovators to transform underutilised urban spaces into carbon neutral and resilient urban projects. Teams in Chicago, Madrid, Milan, Oslo, Paris and Reykjavík have been chosen. Supported by EIT Climate-KIC, the Reinventing Cities competition...
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Five EIT Climate-KIC startups announced as Cleantech Innovate finalists
Five EIT Climate-KIC supported startups are among the 30 finalists that will pitch at Cleantech Innovate, an investor showcase event happening on 30 April in London, United Kingdom. The five startups, which all attended EIT Climate-KIC’s Accelerator programme, are: Origen Power, RFC Power, Addionics, Climate Edge and Boxergy. Origen Power is researching and developing carbon...
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COP24: Distributed ledger technology could help enact Paris Agreement
With the carbon costs of travel in mind, key EIT Climate-KIC COP24 session summaries are available online for those who cannot attend—and for review for those present. These summaries aim to extract important debates, dialogues, and learnings from each session. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to efficiently and transparently measure, track, and report...
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Could ambitious financial regulation be a key driver of climate action?
With the carbon costs of travel in mind, Climate Innovation Summit session summaries are available online for those who cannot attend—and for review for those present. These summaries aim to extract the key debates, dialogues, and learnings from each #MissionFinance session. Richard Bruton, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Government of Ireland, delivered...
innovation-spotlight
2nd SKIN paves the way to decarbonise Europe’s existing housing stock
In Innovation Spotlight, we explore some of the most promising innovations from around our community. This week, we take a look at 2nd SKIN – a façade for residential properties that is at the heart of one of the first deep retrofit projects in the Netherlands with the goal of decarbonising ageing building stock. As...
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EIT Climate-KIC CEO urges mayors to consider their role in boosting climate innovation
Cities must consider the infrastructure and environmental legacy that their decisions create, and use their position to create demand for innovation that can help tackle climate change. This was the message of EIT Climate-KIC’s CEO Kirsten Dunlop, addressing an EU and City audience at the Covenant of Mayors 2018 Ceremony (22 February) last month. Emphasising...
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