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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Bioenergy is the largest form of renewable energy worldwide. It actually generates more energy than wind, solar and hydropower combined. In the coming decades a huge increase in demand of biomass for energy purposes is expected. Where will this biomass come from and what are the impacts of this increased usage? Is thi

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/debate-bioenergy-what-are-possibilities-and-trade-offs - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is part of the core team for Climate-KICs latest Flagship programme, eCircular, aiming to crack down on plastic waste and radically reduce the use of plastic materials. The project aims to explore and use innovative digital tools to improve plastics waste prevention. This can, for example, include bloc

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/ecircular-flagship-catalysing-switch-circular-economy-through-plastic-waste-prevention - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In connection to the Nordic Clean Energy Week in Malmö and the International Energy Ministerial Meeting in Malmö and Copenhagen, Lund University and Climate-KIC hosted a panel discussion with leading researchers and other experts on the topic of bioenergy. The Debate was held as a Climate-KIC Sparks! Lecture. Bioenerg

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/bioenergy-movie - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In July 2018 we are hosting a Climate-KIC Journey Summer school in Lund. On Monday the 16/7 we were visiting the ICOS station in Hyltemossa and Radio Kristianstad made a short interview and article. Read the article and listen to the interview at Sveriges Radios web page

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climate-kic-summerschool-field-trip-and-radio - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climate-KICs Autumn call have now opened. You may apply for financing of innovation projects and education activities within the area Climate-KICs Impact Goals. The call is for different types of projects: Pathfinder                        – up to 100 000 Euro with at least 20% co-financePartner Accelerator        – u

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/call-open - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Increased plastic recycling and/or reduced usage of plastic materials is crucial to reach set environmental and climate targets. How can plastic waste better be used as a resource and can digitalisation help?Projections show a doubling of plastic usage in the coming decades. Can this development be avoided? Could we i

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/lowering-climate-impact-plastic-materials - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is time for a new Climathon in Lund! Climathon is a 24-hour hackathon for climate solutions that is taking place in over 100 cities all around the world on the 26-27th of October. We face a number of common serious climate challenges and we need to work together, beyond traditional boundaries, in order to find new

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 26-27 oktober arrangeras Climathon i Lund, en global 24-timmars klimatförändrings-hackathon som sker samtidigt i över 100 städer runt om i världen. Lösningarna som arbetas fram fokuserar på att minska plastens klimatpåverkan. Studenter, forskare, entreprenörer och andra intresserade kommer att ägna ett helt dygn åt in

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-ska-minska-plastproblem - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Solutions to limit the climate impact of plastics” was the topic of this years Climathon in Lund. The 24 hour hackathon gathered 54 participants and was thereby one of the larger among the 113 Climathons held simultaneous all around the world. Climathon in Lund was organised by a consortia of five very different orga

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2018-0 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Journey is the world's largest climate innovation summer school. If you are a masters student you can apply for the Journey. Apply at Climate-KICs web before the deadline 18th of February. The picture is from the Journey in Lund 2018. You can read more about this 3 or 5 week program at Climate-KICs web or watch th

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/apply-journey - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Journey Summer School visited Lund University for ten days this August. We first meet the group of 40 students in Älmhult (coming with boat/buss from Tallin). The students represented 23 different nationalities from several continents. In Älmhult we treated them with a rainy (vegan) barbeque and a nice sleepover a

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/journey-lund-2019 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What will everyday life in a fossil free society be like? Let´s find out together! By the year 2050 the world must have reached net zero Co2 emissions in order to reach the climate goal of 1,5 degrees global warming. Today 80% of all energy generation consists of fossil fuels (coal oil and gas). What will the fossil f

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/fantastic-fossil-free-futures - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Applications for Climate-KICs Climate innovation summerschool "the Journey 2020" has now opened! Applications for Climate-KICs Climate innovation summerschool "the Journey 2020" has now opened and will be open until 17/2. PROLONGED TO 1/3 The Jouney is four weeks long and courses will be held in a early period in July

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/journey-summer-school-2020 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It is going well for many of the companies in Climate-KICs Nordic Accelerator. One of the success stories is Swedish Algae Factory that has just secured 53 MSEK in funding. Swedish Algae Factory extracts a unique nanoporous silica material from algae. The material has exceptional properties when it comes to light as w

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/swedish-algae-factory-secures-funding - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The biannual Nordic Accelerator intake boot camp was hosted on the 5-6 of March this year. Twenty founders gathered in Malmö to take part in a series of thought-provoking workshops and finally pitched to qualify into the first stage of our Accelerator programme. Five workshops and twenty pitches later, the panel and t

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/spring-arrivals-nordic-accelerator - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Climathon is a global hackathon for climate solutions that is run in over 100 locations globaly each autumn. In 2020 we will host a Climathon multiple locations around Skåne. The theme of this years Climathon is Food and Climate. Due to the Covid-19 situation we have made a lot of changes to this years format. Climath

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-skane-2020 - 2026-05-01

Would you like to: • Find out more about sustainable mobility • Learn how to run solution-oriented innovation activities • Work together in a diverse group of people • Win amazing prices • And have fun while making an impact Then come and join us! Climathon is a global climate action program that takes place in 100+ cities around the world, with a hackathon at its core. We would like to invite you

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2021 - 2026-05-01

Climathon is a hackathon for climate solution that is organized simultaneously in over 100 city’s all around the world. Climate-KIC@LU organized Climathon in Lund on the 25-29th of October. The 5 day event was a great success with over 50 participants. All most as many experts, staff, jury members, workshop leaders and others helped the participants out in creating the climate solutions of the fut

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2021-0 - 2026-05-01

Climathon is a hackathon for climate solution that is organized simultaneously in over 100 city’s all around the world. Climate-KIC@LU organized Climathon in Lund on the 7-11th of November. The 5 day event was a great success with over 70 participants. A large group of experts, staff, jury members, workshop leaders and others helped the participants out in creating the climate solutions of the fut

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/climathon-lund-2022 - 2026-05-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On the 8th of November Climate-KIC held a large Pan-European event in Frankfurt. Here is a short report about this event. Climate-KIC innovation Summit Frankfurt 8/11The event started off with a talk on the urgency of action to meet the threats of climate change with action by John Schellnhuber CBE, Founder/Director,

https://www.climate-kic.lu.se/article/report-climate-kic-innovation-summit-frankfurt-811 - 2026-05-01