Innovation Laboratories for Climate Actions 01

The EIT Climate-KIC project “Innovation Laboratories for Climate Actions – ILCA” (Nr. 220194) brings together six higher education institution (HEIs) and three research institutes from five different countries under the theme of climate change.

The project aims to strengthen human capital in climate innovation and entrepreneurship for systemic problem solving. It advances multidisciplinary climate and social innovation capacity by establishing Climate Innovation Laboratories and involves ecosystem actors in the design of Climate Innovation. The preparedness and competitiveness of small- and medium-sized (start-ups, scale-ups) enterprises in climate transition & digitalization is supported.

The vision of the consortium is to become an engine and beneficiary of an integrated ecosystem for systems innovation and entrepreneurship and sustainable competitiveness in the service of the long-term impact on carbon-neutral, digital, circular, and inclusive society.

The project has three objectives:

- strengthen human capital in climate innovation and entrepreneurship by training and mentoring students, academic and non-academic staff in systemic problem solving;

- advance multi-disciplinary climate and social innovation capacity by establishing climate innovation laboratories, and involving ecosystem actors in the design of climate innovation projects;

- support the preparedness and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in climate transition and digitalisation.