Climate-KIC Climate innovations for Europe

Knowledge & Innovation Community

Climate-KIC

European Network for Climate Innovations

The European consortium Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community (Climate-KIC) brings together private, public and academic partners with the aim to jointly develop innovative technologies and services that counteract the adverse effects of climate change and facilitate adaptation – on national and global scales. Climate-KIC also supports young innovators and entrepreneurs through educational training and venture incubation. The European Union is funding Climate-

KIC during its four-years’ pilot phase with approx. 80 million Euros; project partners contribute additional 300 million Euros.

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Contact

Climate-KIC national centres

German Centre: Hans-Juergen Cramer, Director, germany@

Swiss Centre: Reto Largo, Director, switzerland@

Dutch Centre: Hero Prins, Director, netherlands@

French Centre: Corinne Borel, Director, france@

UK Centre: Richard Templer, Director, uk@

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Knowledge & Innovation Community

Climate-KIC

Climate-KIC regions

Aled Thomas, Coordinator, ric@

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The NetherlandsDelft Technical University, Utrecht University, Wageningen University

UKImperial College London

FranceCommissariat à l‘énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives CEA, l’Institut national de la recherche agronomique INRA, L’Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines UVSQ Switzerland

ETH Zurich

GermanyPotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Forschungs-zentrum Jülich GmbH

Climate-KIC National Centre

Regional Innovation andImplementation Centre

West Midlands

Valencia region Emilia Romagna

Central Hungary

Hessen

Lower Silesia

Core Business Partner: Core Public Partner:

Stimulating Innovation in Europe Climate-KIC develops innovations, which have a true, sustainable impact on the changing climate, economy and society. In close collaboration with Europe’s best universities, corporations and public partners, Climate-KIC fosters the development of innovative products and services, patenting and entrepreneurship. In addition, Climate-KIC supports optimization of existing value chain configurations through innovations at process and technology levels.

EIT – a new Institution of the European UnionThe European Union established the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as key driver of European excellence, innovation and growth. In December 2009, the EIT launched Climate-KIC together with two other Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).

Fig. 1 European network of Climate-KIC with core partners from academia (blue boxes), industry and the public (logos in the footer)

The Climate-KIC CommunityClimate-KIC creates a vibrant network of partners that share the same concerns: to solve today’s grand challenges and at the same time boost innovations and economic growth. As a member of the Climate-KIC community you will gain access to the knowhow of European experts and benefit from project-based investment and entrepreneurship support.

Join the CommunityBecome an active member of the Climate-KIC community and join the European network for climate innovations. Contact us!

Fig. 2 Climate-KIC network, themes and value propositions