Climate KIC

🐄 Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and reducing emissions from agriculture is an important part of tackling climate change. One source of these emissions is slurry – the mixture of animal waste stored on dairy farms, particularly during the winter months when cows are housed indoors. In West Cork, Ireland, weve been working with farmers to explore how these emissions can be reduced. During the 2025/26 winter, Climate KIC led a pilot with Carbery Group Co-op and technology provider GlasPort Bio, testing a methane-reducing technology on nine dairy farms. The results have been encouraging. Methane emissions from the monitored slurry stores fell by an average of 72%, equivalent to 218 tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided by the end of May 2026. The pilot has also helped improve the technology. Working with farmers, the team developed a simpler, lower-cost approach that is now being rolled out to another 18 farms in West Cork. We're also working with organisations across Irish agriculture to explore how these reductions can be officially measured and recognised, helping create the conditions for more farmers to adopt the technology. It's a promising example of how practical changes on individual farms could contribute to reducing emissions across the wider agricultural sector. Great to see Agriland Media covering the initiative and our colleague Stewart Gee sharing more about the work. We're now exploring opportunities to expand the approach and welcome conversations with potential partners. #MethaneReduction #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateInnovation

What if the future could tip in the right direction? The Global Tipping Points Conference has just come to a close in Kuala Lumpur. But the end of the conference is really the beginning of the harder part – carrying its ideas, commitments and momentum into what happens next. That feels like the right moment to share Episode 2 of In Between Futures. 🎙️ We’re joined by Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, who co-designed and co-chaired the conference. She’s also an internationally renowned humanitarian leader, physician and Executive Director of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health. After years spent responding to humanitarian crises, Jemilah shifted her focus towards addressing the deeper causes behind them. Today, she is working to help turn planetary health science into actionable pathways for governments, finance and society – and to understand how positive tipping points might accelerate change towards a healthier, more stable future. So, what is a tipping point? Tipping points are critical thresholds where relatively small changes can trigger much larger shifts. Some are dangerous, such as changes in the Earth system that can become difficult or impossible to reverse. But tipping points can also be positive – accelerating changes such as clean energy adoption or ecosystem restoration. And the conference ended with a significant statement of intent: the adoption of the Kuala Lumpur Tipping Points Declaration, signed off by 521 participants from 37 countries. It calls for action across areas including finance, business, education, law, technology and health to help trigger positive societal tipping points. In this episode, we explore: 🌱 How positive tipping points can help speed up the transition to a healthier planet 🩺 Why health professionals could be some of climate action’s most powerful advocates 🌏 Why Asia has an important role to play in shaping the future of planetary health The conference may be over, but the question now is how that momentum turns into action. 🎧 Episode 2 of In Between Futures is live now. Link in the comments.

Europe needs STEM talent. Building it requires an ecosystem. This week, EIT STEM Talent launched a new initiative led by the EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology, aiming to support 700,000 people across Europe in accessing STEM learning, skills and career pathways by 2028. The climate transition is reshaping how we live, work and build, and delivering it depends on the right talent behind the innovation: scientists, engineers and problem-solvers who can also collaborate, influence and lead. At Climate KIC, we see every day how powerful STEM skills become when paired with systems thinking. EIT STEM Talent complements this by expanding access to the STEM learning, skills and career pathways the green transition needs, so talent can grow wherever it starts. It’s also launching a €2 million Call for Proposals to support organisations in developing or scaling STEM training programmes across Europe, with grants of up to €80,000 for 25 projects. Together, we can help build the STEM talent needed to shape a climate-resilient future. Find out more www.eitstemtalent.eu and follow EIT STEM Talent #EITSTEMTalent #STEM #EITCommunity

🌱 The BIOECONOMY GIANTS Ecosystem Training Programme continues with its 4th webinar: Business Model Development in the Bioeconomy: From Concepts to Canvas Application. 📊 How can you turn a promising technology or resource into a viable and sustainable business model? Join us to explore thethe foundations of business model development, sustainable and circular business model innovation, and their relevance to the bioeconomy. 🎤 Speakers: Dr. Giustina Pellegrini and Dr. Alireza Alerasoul from Wageningen University & Research 📅 19 October 2026 | 11:00 CET 💻 Online | Free of charge 👉 Read more about the webinar and register here: https://lnkd.in/dSY67AXk #BIOECONOMYGIANTS #Bioeconomy #BusinessModels #BusinessModelCanvas #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #EcosystemTraining #HorizonEurope FOOD+i - Cluster Alimentario del Valle del Ebro| CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico|AINIA|European Forest Institute| Wageningen University & Research|Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant| APRE - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea| Flanders' FOOD| CNTA| CLIB - Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie| ENCO Engineering and Consulting srl| SPRING - Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster|Italia Foresta Legno - Cluster Nazionale| BIOEAST HUB Czech Republic|Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL| Climate KIC | Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)

👀 Did you save your spot for our last webinar? Join BIOECONOMY GIANTS Webinar #5 to explore the role of governance structures, stakeholder engagement, and co-creation in developing successful collaborative initiatives. 📅 20 October 2026 | 11:00 CET 👇 Check out the agenda below and register now: https://lnkd.in/dVBPpe97 #BIOECONOMYGIANTS #Bioeconomy #BusinessModels #HorizonEurope FOOD+i - Cluster Alimentario del Valle del Ebro| CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico|AINIA|European Forest Institute| Wageningen University & Research|Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant| APRE - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea| Flanders Food| CNTA| CLIB - Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie| ENCO Engineering and Consulting srl| SPRING - Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster|Italia Foresta Legno - Cluster Nazionale| BIOEAST HUB Czech Republic|Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL| Climate KIC| Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)

Are you passionate about protecting our planet? Do you live in the Mediterranean? Then join our community of climate ambassadors! Through DesirMED, the EU initiative set up to help people in the Mediterranean regions adapt to climate change, Climate KIC is looking for 100 climate ambassadors. Will you be one of them? Your story and experiences can inspire others to take action! Have you thought of a solution to tackle a climate challenge in your area or community? Whether it’s mobilising to plant trees, protect the dunes at your local beach, help your community after a fire or a flood, or even make small changes like rainwater harvesting or building a school garden… We want to hear your story! 🫵 You will be part of a community of 100 changemakers to exchange ideas, inspire action, and amplify your voice in the fight against climate change. Apply via the link in the comments. 📍 Eligible countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus + open to candidates from all Mediterranean countries (EU and non-European) ❗️Please note that this is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity.

44 climatetech opportunities are open this week, and this week we're putting Imperial College London in the spotlight. Imperial Enterprise Lab's WE Innovate 2027 closes Monday 16 November. It's a six-month programme for women-led teams with an early-stage idea, with a £30k equity-free prize pot, masterclasses and coaching from January. The team lead needs to be an Imperial student, researcher or recent graduate. There's an online info session this Thursday 15 October. EarthScale Cohort 3, led by Imperial with Cranfield, Derby, Exeter, Leeds and Nottingham, closes Friday 20 November. It's a 12-month, no-equity programme for UK deep tech hardware ventures, worth about £25k in kind per venture. No university affiliation needed. And if you run an accelerator, incubator or any other entrepreneur support organisation, Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation's Global Network is worth a look. Run by Imperial and the Royal Institution and backed by The Earthshot Prize, it connects climate and nature support organisations worldwide with each other, plus investors, corporates and funders. Free, open on a rolling basis. Closing soonest: 📅 Wed 14 Oct: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's Farming Innovation Programme, up to £3m per project for UK-led R&D partnerships. 📅 Fri 16 Oct: Miller Center for Global Impact's accelerator, a free six-month programme with about 180 hours of mentoring. 📅 Sun 18 Oct: The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, over $250k of technical assistance for emerging-market finance vehicles. 📅 Fri 23 Oct: Halcyon's Africa agriculture accelerator, $10k equity-free per venture. 📅 Sun 25 Oct: Crazy Town Oy's EriCa Reactor Accelerator, a free programme for fibre-based renewable packaging startups in Espoo. Other organisations with open calls: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, UBS, Global EbA Fund, Innovate UK, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 100x Impact, Cox Cleantech Accelerator powered by gener8tor, FIERCE Project, EIT Urban Mobility, Unearthodox, D-Prize, Conception X, Finance in Common, Climate KIC, Third Derivative, and our partner Venerate. Full list, with eligibility and deadlines, on the ClimateTech Navigator opportunities page.

📢People in the lead: Speaker spotlight No single actor holds the answers to the climate crisis. That’s exactly the argument for bringing citizens into the room. Kirsten Dunlop is CEO of Climate KIC, Europe’s flagship climate innovation initiative, and chairs the Global Citizens’ Assembly’s Advisory Council. At the People in the lead online event, she’ll be making the case for deliberative democracy in climate action. 📅 Thursday 15 October | 13:00-14:30 UTC | Online 🔗 Register: https://luma.com/p06johet With thanks to our funders, partners, Assembly Members and the experts who make this work possible. Ertharin Cousin, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Kirsten Dunlop, Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman, BONNY IBHAWOH, Sir Geoff Mulgan CBE, Otto Scharmer, Michael Sheldrick, Natalie Samarasinghe, Maria Augusta Arruda, Tolullah Oni, Laurence Tubiana, Oliver Escobar. Wellcome Trust, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Porticus, Global Challenges Foundation, European Climate Foundation, Climate Emergency Collaboration Group.