ABOUT US
What is Climate-KIC?
We are Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change, consisting of dynamic companies, the best academic institutions and the public sector.
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
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. We support this mission by addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation.
We integrate 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.
Themes
Our activities are driven by four climate change themes:
- Urban Transitions
- Sustainable Production Systems
- Decision Metrics & Finance
- Sustainable Land Use
Vision, mission and core values
Our mission is to bring together, inspire and empower a dynamic community to build a zero carbon economy and climate resilient society.
Our vision is to enable Europe to lead the global transformation towards sustainability.
Our core values demonstrate what we stand for. We are:
- Dynamic
- Passionate
- Engaging
- Open
- Inspiring
- Excellent
- Empowering
BUSINESS STRATEGY
Driving innovation in climate change
Climate-KIC is Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership, working together to address the challenge of climate change.
We drive innovation in climate change through creative partnerships large and small, local and global, between the private, public and academic sectors.
All our partners bring their industry experience to the community and are connected through our centres across Europe.
What do we offer partners?
The benefits to getting involved in our community are:
- Membership of a long-term community which is transforming climate change ideas into commercial success. We bring together the most influential and commercially minded players in the climate change space
- Attractive returns on investment through open innovation
- More influence in the climate change field by working alongside the brightest academic minds and commercial entrepreneurs
- Being part of a network which not only effectively combats climate change but also generates prosperity across Europe with global impact
