Difference between revisions of "Climate-KIC"
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|Primary function=Knowledge production and innovation including research and development (e.g. output of research paper or database) | |Primary function=Knowledge production and innovation including research and development (e.g. output of research paper or database) | ||
|Secondary functions=Training and education (e.g. training publications and workshops),Partnership and voluntary agreements,Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference) | |Secondary functions=Training and education (e.g. training publications and workshops),Partnership and voluntary agreements,Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference) | ||
− | |Location/Nationality of lead organisation= | + | |Name of lead organisation=European Institute of Technology (EIT) |
+ | |Type of lead organisation=Other intergovernmental organization | ||
+ | |Location/Nationality of lead organisation=Hungary | ||
|LPAA Theme Transport=No | |LPAA Theme Transport=No | ||
|LPAA Theme Agriculture=No | |LPAA Theme Agriculture=No |
Revision as of 15:43, 10 March 2017
General
Name of initiative | Climate-KIC |
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LPAA initiative | No |
NAZCA Initiative | No |
Website address | http://www.climate-kic.org/ |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2010 |
End year | |
Secretariat | Climate-KIC European Headquarters
21 Great Winchester Street London EC2N 2JA United Kingdom |
Organisational structure | Climate-KIC is led by our Assembly and Governing Board with representatives from our core partners.
Operationally, Climate-KIC are driven by an Executive Board led by Climate-KICs Chief Executive Officer. A Supervisory Board oversees the Executive Board. Climate-KIC operates through 13 centres across Europe and a headquarters in London. Climate-KIC includes a grouping of six major regions covering western, eastern and southern Europe. These are Central Hungary, Emilia-Romagna in Italy, Hessen in Germany, Lower Silesia in Poland, Valencian Region in Spain and the West Midlands in the UK. Each region brings together a cluster of key innovation players – public agencies, large and small companies, university and research bodies – to develop new ideas and initiatives for climate change mitigation and adaptation. |
Geographical coverage | Western Europe, Eastern Europe |
Name of lead organisation | European Institute of Technology (EIT) |
Type of lead organisation | Other intergovernmental organization |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Hungary |
Description
Description | Climate-KIC is one of Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change, consisting of dynamic companies, the best academic institutions and the public sector.
Climate-KIC is one of three Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) created in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The EIT is an EU body whose mission is to create sustainable growth. Climate-KIC supports this mission by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate-KIC integrates education, entrepreneurship and innovation resulting in connected, creative transformation of knowledge and ideas into economically viable products or services that help to mitigate climate change. |
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Objectives | Climate-KIC's mission is to bring together, inspire and empower a dynamic community to build a zero carbon economy and climate resilient society.
Climate-KIC's vision is to enable Europe to lead the global transformation towards sustainability. |
Activities | Climate-KIC brings together people with a common interest in the climate change challenge. Climate-KIC offers services to entrepreneurs to help them create their business and trains students in using their climate change knowledge in the business world.
Climate-KICs activities are driven by four climate change themes: Urban Transitions; Production Systems; Metrics & Finance and Sustainable Land Use Together with its partners, Climate-KIC identifies markets for climate mitigation and adaption innovations through pathfinder projects, and invests in innovation projects to create products and services and take them to market through existing businesses, new joint ventures and spin-off companies. For a complete list of projects, see here: http://www.climate-kic.org/projects/ Climate-KICs Flagship Projects are: Buidling Technologies Accelerator, Carbon City Lab, Enabling CO2 Reuse, Smart Sustainable Districts |
One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
Function of initiative | Capacity building, Technical dialogue |
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Activity of initiative | Training and education, Knowledge dissemination and exchange |
Indicators | |
Goals | |
Comments on indicators and goals | |
How will goals be achieved | |
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals | |
Progress towards the goals | |
How are you tracking progress of your initiative | |
Available reporting |
Participants
Participants | Number | Names |
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Members | 0 | |
Companies | 0 | |
Business organisations | 0 | |
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |
National states | 0 | |
Governmental actors | 0 | |
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |
City / municipal actors | 0 | |
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |
Financial Institutions | 0 | |
Faith based organisations | 0 | |
Other members | 0 | |
Supporting partners | 0 | |
Number of members in the years | | |
Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Not only have national states as participators