Awganic Feeds

Awganic Feeds wrote: Since 2014 the brown algae sea weed known as sargassum has been inundating the caribbean coast, costing tourism interest over us$6 billion dollars in lost revenue and another us$120 million in clean up costs. Awganic inputs processes this sargassum combining it will locally available organic agro-processing waste to produce a feed that is targeted to goat industry as a beach head. Data from 2014 says jamaica imported us$15 million worth of goat meat with yearly increases , with this the government of jamaica has seen it fit to increase the national goat herd from 700,000 to 3 million. (outside of theft) farmers report access to affordable feed as the primary issue... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Jamaica

Refurbished products marketplace

Refurbed is a marketplace for refurbished electronics. The electronics are used products that are completely renewed, so they look like new and function like new. Refurbed created a platform for products with consistent, high standards of quality, safety and warranty. The aim is to make sustainable living affordable to all members of society by allowing consumers to easily buy refurbished equipment. The company claims that refurbished products are up to 70% more environmentally friendly compared to a new product.

Germany

SDG 13 Climate Action

SDG 13 Climate Action wrote: The campaign is divided in three population sectors: young people: audiovisual campaigns in social media through influencers and cartoons for kids. Example: paw patrol buying goods in local shops. Adults: audovisual campaigns through social media using influencers and documentals. Example: "the travelling tomato", a tomato that travels around the world showing how far a product can travel and its carbon foot print through the journey. Elderly people: campaigns in classic media like radio, newspapers or tv, using famous characters like "tom jones" as owner of a local shop, and how sad it would be if tom jones´s shop closes, to create empathy with the owners of local shops... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Spain

First Serbian bamboo plantation

Bambooing wrote: Bambooing is a project within whom first serbian bamboo plantation is planned to be established. Since bamboo is not native to europe and european countries import over 50% of world’s bamboo production, this opens new and interesting commercial opportunities that uroboros through bambooing is going to pursue. Realization of this project will allow new branches of existing industries to develop within region or the new ones to emerge- bamboo usage can find its place in every niche: furniture and woodwork, textile, food. Bamboo has so many uses that is up to producers/ customers what their preference will be, not excluding other bamboo growing benefits... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Serbia

ReBuild

ReBuild wrote: Rebuild designs and manufactures durable custom tiles and pavement squares with a high reflective power. Rebuild, reduces waste and contributes to a circular economy by recycling and reusing non-biodegradable plastics, non-potable water and environmentally friendly mixtures. The manufacturing flexibility of the product is one of its greatest features allowing it to be anti-slip (if necessary), weathering, chemical, corrosion and static resistant. Create new green infrastructure with rebuild!.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Jamaica

Ecolabel project for food

Consumption Dream Team wrote: Ecolabel project for food. Our solution was developed during the 2019 climathon that took place in galicia. The solution is providing sustainability traffic light ecolabel project. Fomentar el consumo, accesibilidad y conocimiento de los productos sostenibles al consumidor medio. Our project offer a system for helping consumers to identify the most sustainable food product. Etiquetas sostenibles (tipo semaforo) para ello la administracion con ayudas de las empresas dedicadas a la certificación ambiental estarandarizaran unos metodos para determinar la sostenebilidad de los productos de alimentación (huella hídrica, huella de carbono. )... Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Spain

Making insects part of our staple diet

Burgs Foods wrote: There is a rising demand for animal protein worldwide. The current way we produce this protein is however very unsustainable and a drain on our resources and the environment. Crickets as a food are full of the essential vitamins and nutrients the body needs and packed with protein. Additionally crickets require much less food, water and land to rear making it a perfect environmental friendly protein source. . We at burgs foods set out to produce healthy and tasty food products based on insects. Our first product is the burgs burger, a cricket based burger. With the burger and additional food products we want to push a food revolution to make insects part of our staple diets in europe by 2030... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Netherlands

Quadcycle Ltd

Quadcycle Ltd wrote: We are manufacturing electric vehicles for last-mile transportation in nigeria and setting up solar charge stations for these vehicles... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Nigeria

Global network for climate

Global network for climate wrote: Colavorative map (geografic informative sistem), different layers users will consult, participate and update. Users will be able to find centralized and trustful information about local and global climate problems and actions. Pined things on the map:organizations and colectives climate problemsforumpollution info/dataecological stores or consumer cooperative.. Source: EIT Climate KIC's Climathon

Spain

Providing smart maritime waste solutions

Green Anchor Ports wrote: Green anchor ports (g. A. P. ) connects and provides smart waste. Solutions to maritime ports. Cruise ships produce thousands of tons of. Waste on a daily basis year round which is offloaded in cruise terminal. Ports. Some ports(-islands) do not have the sufficient capacity to. Handle these. Waste streams. G. A. P. Provides a unique worry-free. Service for such ports by sharing a professional network and expertise. To implement small scale sustainable waste management solutions like. Anaerobic organic digesters and/ or energy producing incinerators. Eventually the aim is to turn waste back into a valuable resource... Source: EIT Climate KIC's ClimateLaunchPad

Netherlands