10 OCTOBER 2018 REPORT Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Urgency of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Beyond which …the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people, significantly worsen!

The world is on course for a disastrous 3C of warming We have 12 years left until the point of no return. Most of us will still be alive then! Urgent and unprecedented changes are needed to reach the target. The target is affordable and feasible. The final tick box is political will!

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EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece

Associate Support

Government support

Director, EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece: Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri Operations Manager: Mr. Achilleas Spais Website: https://www.climate-kic.org/countries/greece/

EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece Mission Statement

• We will mobilize global and national scientific and technological expertise to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, through CleanTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• We will accelerate technological innovation that will address the interconnected economic, social, and environmental challenges that Greece is facing today

• We will reinforce collaboration between:

– Research & Education – Business, Financial Institutions & Private Funds – Civil Society, Policymakers & Stakeholders

Vision • Becoming the “incubator of incubators” • Expanding a regional climate innovation movement and eventually bridging the knowledge gap in

CleanTech development between Western Europe and the South-East Mediterranean • Creating of a prosperous, inclusive, climate-resilient society with a circular, zero-carbon economy Long-term impact Preventing catastrophic climate change through innovative climate-smart solutions

How? 1) Creating networks of expertise Partners from the private sector, academia and the public, will create networks of expertise through which innovative products, services and systems, can be developed, brought to market and scaled-up for impact

2) Leveraging grants smartly & effectively Identify and place public and private funds that stimulate innovation

3) Catalysing innovation Nurturing innovation from large corporations, research institutes and public bodies through to start-ups and individual entrepreneurs 4) Developing people & capacity Education programs for postgraduate students and professionals, to develop skills and capacities

• Ecosystem Awareness Establish regional innovation ecosystems, raise awareness, identify links & synergies & connect to a wider EU network

• Maturing ideas Incubate and accelerate climate-relevant innovations and entrepreneurship. Bring startups close to business networking and funds through UN SDSN Develop educational formats for climate-positive and sustainable development skills • Scale up Support and deploy mature decarbonisation ideas that will contribute to sustainable development regionally and at a global level. Collaborate and share insights with a network of hubs & regional stakeholders in South-East Med and the Balkans

Focus areas

Synergies with ongoing EU Projects

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Planned Actions Synergies with the EIT RIS

The consortium will work together for the participation of the Greek EIT Climate KIC hub in various EU Calls

Foster innovative solutions

Virtual Incubation, Mentoring, Pitching Events for CleanTech Startups

Soft skills startup training

Develop New Business Models (PPPP) based on Circular Economy for Climate Change Resilience

Anticipated impact for Greece

• Promoting innovative CleanTech start-ups & companies towards the limitation of lignite production

• Working towards the achievement of 2030 targets for a low carbon economy

• Providing policy guidance to Ministries for the sustainable growth of Green Entrepreneurship

• Promoting decentralized energy production

• Reverting Brain drain effect that resulted in the migration of 427.000 Greeks that produced €16 Billion for other countries

Applications for the Greek Start-up Accelerator Program offered by EIT Climate-KIC Hub Greece are now open:

https://www.climate-kic.org/ris/accelerator

Deadline: 20 January 2019

Lydia Papadaki Email: Lydia_papadaki@hotmail.com Email: achspais@gmail.com