Climate Action Stories

Heating and cooling with ice storage systems

An innovative energy system in residential housing

Location: Germany
Submitter: Hallmann Corporate Group as owner of SÜBA AG

Klima-Taler Gamification

Saving CO2 pays off

Location: Finland, Germany, Portugal
Submitter: Blacksquared GmbH / Klima-Taler.com

Acker Austria

Vegetable garden as a learning facility for sustainable living

Location: Austria
Submitter: Acker Austria

Unverschwendet

Turning surplus fruit and vegetables into delicious products such as jam, syrup, chutneys & sauces

Location: Austria
Submitter: Unverschwendet

Reeddi

Providing clean and affordable electricity at a price point that every African can afford

Location: Nigeria
Submitter: Reeddi Technologies Limited

Eco Wave Power - Harnessing Clean Electricity from Waves

An innovative technology for generation of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves

Location: Israel, Portugal, United States
Submitter: Eco Wave Power

Ecopost, Sustainable Living

Stopping plastic leakage into the environment to drive circular economy and support marginalized communities in Kenya

Location: Kenya
Submitter: Ecopost, Sustainable Living

Kern Tec

Upcycling fruit pits to food ingredients for alternative dairy application

Location: Austria
Submitter: Kern Tec

BIGBAG - washing instead of buying new

Safe - sustainable - efficient

Location: Germany
Submitter: BIGBAG Waschen

CommuniTree

Reforestation to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and act against climate change

Location: Nicaragua
Submitter: Aprodein

SolBid

Automating the clean energy procurement process for companies

Location: United States
Submitter: SolBid

Saving furniture and the planet with Rheaply

Building the circular economy while diverting furniture, fixtures, and equipment waste from the landfill

Location: United States
Submitter: Rheaply

Die Pflanzerei

Gustl - the plant-based Leverkas

Location: Austria
Submitter: Die Pflanzerei

Polar Night Energy's Sand Battery

Sand battery stores renewable energy and produces clean heat

Location: Finland
Submitter: Polar Night Energy

Austrian Green Planet Building®

Worldwide sustainable building "Made in Austria"

Location: Austria,
Submitter: pulswerk GmbH

Circular Solutions in Construction

Innovative recycling and reuse in the construction industry

Location: Austria
Submitter: Holcim Österreich

Gotland's Ugliest Lawn

Brown is the new green!

Location: Sweden
Submitter: Region Gotland

Climate Change Center

Addressing the climate crisis by promoting green cities

Location: Poland
Submitter: Climate Change Center - Centrum Zmian Klimatu

ecop Rotation Heat Pump

An innovative "Rotation Heat Pump" for industrial use with a novel, multi-patented technology

Location: Austria
Submitter: ecop Technologies GmbH

H₂Genset

The mobile, emission-free generator

Location: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Submitter: TEST-FUCHS GmbH

Status improvement of Klátovské rameno wetland

Restoration of degraded wetland ecosystems

Location: Slovakia
Submitter: NGO Zelené dedičstvo - Zöld örökség (Green Legacy)

REEDuce - Noise Protection Technologies

Ecological noise barriers made of reed, thermally treated wood, and clay

Location: Austria
Submitter: REEDuce - Noise Protection Technologies

LISA Tulln

On-demand and Green Mobility

Location: Austria
Submitter: Federal Government of Lower Austria and the City of Tulln

3D Concrete Printing

Bringing the digital revolution to the construction industry for more sustainable and affordable infrastructure

Location: Austria, Malawi
Submitter: Holcim Austria

Recycling Center Retznei

Recycling construction waste to close the loop on circular building

Location: Austria
Submitter: Holcim Austria

The House of Digitalization

The contact point for digitalization in Lower Austria

Location: Austria
Submitter: ecoplus Digital GmbH

Klimawandeln

Lower Austria's platform for climate action

Location: Austria
Submitter: NÖ Energie- und Umweltagentur GmbH (eNu)

Green Sentinel

From waste to recyclables with the RSR process

Location: Austria
Submitter: Green Sentinel GmbH

uca.rocks - Urban Cycling Academy

Association to support safety and speed in urban cycling

Location: Austria
Submitter: uca.rocks

PhytonIQ

Growing on Intelligence

Location: Austria
Submitter: PhytonIQ GmbH

We got the power

City of Vienna Waste Management launches Austria’s first fully electric-powered waste collection vehicle

Location: Austria
Submitter: Waste Management Department (MA 48), Vienna

V-Whey

The world's first animal-free, dairy whey protein

Location: United States
Submitter: California Performance Co.

Rebel Meat

The meat rebelution - less meat but a higher quality

Location: Austria
Submitter: Rebel Meat GmbH

Green SPA Resort Stanglwirt

The Only Organic Farm with an Integrated Luxury Resort

Location: Austria
Submitter: Stanglwirt GmbH

Energy!ahead Mobile App

A city guide to innovative energy projects in Vienna

Location: Austria
Submitter: City of Vienna, Municipal Department 20 - Energy Planning

IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof

New sustainable IKEA city store in Vienna

Location: Austria
Submitter: IKEA AUSTRIA

Clean Air for African Cities, With the Help of AI

Development of an AI system in Africa that uses real-time data from low-cost, dynamic sensors to predict local pollution levels

Location: Uganda
Submitter: Google.org

Paris-Vorderwald model region

Vorderwald households strived to meet the Paris climate goals

Location: Austria
Submitter: Klima- und Energiefonds

endlos fesch

The Vienna fashion library

Location: Austria
Submitter: Karissima GmbH

Bleed X Zanier Outdoor Glove

A multifunctional outdoor glove closing the loop nearly 100%.

Location: Austria, Germany
Submitter: ZANIER Sport GmbH SOHO 2.0

Space Climate Observatory

Satellite-based Earth-observation to monitor climate change

Location:
Submitter: UNOOSA

Cradle to Cradle

Accelerating educational and networking activities

Location: Austria
Submitter: C2C NGO

MYMARINI

Ethical swimwear collection for all who love design, water, and our planet!

Location: Germany
Submitter: MYMARINI GmbH

Mountain Hazelnuts

A social enterprise producing premium quality hazelnuts

Location: Bhutan
Submitter: Mountain Hazelnuts

Products from aquatic plants

Biorefinery concept utilizing rapidly growing macrophytes in urban areas

Location: Austria
Submitter: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Air pollution, the silent killer

Official cause of death for the first time in UK

Location: United Kingdom
Submitter: Ella Roberta Family Foundation

CACTO

Handmade accessories out of organic cactus leather

Location: Mexico, United States
Submitter: CACTO LLC

Infinite One

The vegan modular sports shoe

Location: Germany
Submitter: Infinite Running GmbH

Polyter

Organic hydrogel for plants

Location: Austria
Submitter: Green Legacy GmbH

Sion – the Car That Charges Itself

An intelligent, resource-saving and affordable mobility concept

Location: Germany
Submitter: Sono Motors

Ecocapsule

Smart, self-sustainable and mobile fully equipped micro-home

Location: Bahamas, Costa Rica, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland, United States
Submitter: Ecocapsule Ltd.

Go E-travel & Do Good

Virtual meetings with Indonesian families to install lifesaving sanitation and running water

Location: Indonesia
Submitter: LooLa Adventure Group Pte Ltd

SolMate

The photovoltaic system for the balcony

Location: Austria
Submitter: EET - Efficient Energy Technology GmbH

OMPURA

Individual clothing handmade in Austria

Location: Austria
Submitter: Ompura GmbH

Greenwell Energy

Recycling and reusing old oil wells for geothermal energy

Location: Austria
Submitter: Greenwell Energy

Too Good To Go (Austria)

The world's largest app against food waste

Location: Austria
Submitter: Too Good To Go (Austria)

Strohboid Pavilions

Ultralightweight design follows the force of gravity and the natural flexibility of wood

Location: Austria
Submitter: Strohboid

Impossible Foods “Social Good” Program

Addressing the life-threatening hunger crisis in the United States.

Location: United States
Submitter: Impossible Foods

Zero Foodprint

Mobilizing the Food World Around Climate Solutions

Location: United States, Denmark, Hong Kong SAR China
Submitter: Zero Foodprint, US

Forest of the future - growing to cope with climate change

Transforming forests into climate-friendly, species-rich mixed forests by 2100

Location: Austria
Submitter: Austrian Federal Forests

Smart and Inclusive Solutions for a Better Life in Urban Districts. A Horizon 2020 project together with Munich and Lyon

Location: Austria
Submitter: City of Vienna (Dpt. Technical Urban Renewal)

Urban Pioneers Community

Community P2P blockchain project for optimized usage and virtual trading of selfproduced photovoltaics energy

Location: Austria
Submitter: Wien Energie GmbH

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba

Excelling Beyond Carbon Neutrality

Location: Aruba
Submitter: Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort

Hydraloop

Sustainable housing project with decentralized water recycling

Location: Netherlands
Submitter: Hydraloop Systems

PHOOL

Cleaning rivers by upcycling floral waste

Location: India
Submitter: KANPUR FLOWERCYCLING PRIVATE LIMITED

Ecoalf - Upcycling the Oceans

Transforming marine debris into top quality yarn

Location: Greece, Italy, Spain, Thailand
Submitter: Ecoalf Recycled Fabrics, S.A.

Recology

Resource recovery program for regenerative, local agriculture and climate protection

Location: United States
Submitter: Recology, San Francisco's resource recovery company

Umweltcenter of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen

Green Banking made in Austria

Location: Austria
Submitter: Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen eGen

Grasspaper

Ecological, patented raw material for the retail, paper and packaging industry

Location: Germany
Submitter: creapaper GmbH, Germany

The Great Bubble Barrier

A smart solution to plastic pollution in rivers

Location: Netherlands
Submitter: The Great Bubble Barrier

Österreich radelt

Collecting bike-kilometers to save the environment and win prices

Location: Austria
Submitter: Die Radvokaten Wien

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

Sustainable finance incubator that drives billions of dollars of private investment to the low-carbon economy

Location:
Submitter: Climate Policy Initiative

ÖBB Nightjets

Pioneer in Europe with more comfort and privacy

Location: Austria
Submitter: ÖBB - Personenverkehr AG, Österreich

City of Cyclists

World's most bike-friendly city

Location: Denmark
Submitter: Source: The City of Copenhagen, VisitDenmark

VIFFFFs- Food4Health

Regional, sustainable food production systems for people with special health needs

Location: Austria
Submitter: VIFFFF, Austria

Integrated Risk Management Programme

Improving food security in the context of increasing climate variability

Location: Malawi
Submitter: World Food Programme (WFP)

Metropa

The vision of a European superfast train network

Location: Austria
Submitter: Verein zur Erhaltung des Guten Tons

Schools Against Air Pollution

A cooperation across school types and cities to promote self-organized learning and environmental action

Location: Austria
Submitter: Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Compuritas – Sustainable IT

Refurbished IT solutions for schools

Location: Austria
Submitter: Compuritas GmbH

Sustainable Housing

Affordable housing - in climate-friendly and energy-efficient buildings

Location: Austria
Submitter: HALLMANN HOLDING International Investment GmbH

Niko Ketskhoveli Prize

A school competition raising young people’s awareness on forest ecosystems and spurring environmental activism

Location: Georgia
Submitter: Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN)

Zero Carbon Resorts

Towards sustainable development of the tourism sector in the Philippines and Thailand

Location: Philippines, Thailand
Submitter: Center for Appropriate Technology (GrAT)

Land Degradation Neutrality Fund

Catalyzing private capital for sustainable land management and restoration projects

Location: Bhutan, Peru
Submitter: Mirova Asset Management

Community-based Sustainable Forest Management

Re-cultivation of community forests, know-how transfer and improved vocational education

Location: Albania
Submitter: Lenzing AG

Scientifically Optimized Cooking Stoves

Taking pressure from forests by substituting charcoal with agricultural residues

Location: Uganda
Submitter: proPellets Austria

Rio Negro Partnership

Political, financial and in-kind support for indigenous peoples protecting the rain forest

Location: Brazil
Submitter: Klimabündnis Österreich

Bamboo Sports Hall at Panyaden International School

Promoting forest- and climate-friendly architecture by combining traditional construction materials with contemporary design and engineering

Location: Thailand
Submitter: Chiangmai Life Architects & Construction

Umòja

Shoe fashion made from natural, tree-based materials

Location: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Uganda
Submitter: Umòja Shoes

HYDROUSA

Nature-based solutions and circular economy business models enabling land rehabilitation

Location: Greece
Submitter: alchemia-nova GmbH

Ecosia

The search engine that plants trees

Location: Madagascar
Submitter: Ecosia GmbH

WWF-Mondi Water Stewardship Partnership

Responsibly managed forestry plantations contributing to wetland conservation

Location: South Africa
Submitter: WWF - New Generation Plantations

Coffee for Future

Fair-trade coffee from small-scale organic producers contributing to forest and climate protection

Location: Mexico, Uganda
Submitter: EZA Fairer Handel GmbH

Red-RSP

Private nature reserves contributing to the public cause by conserving, protecting and restoring their local environments

Location: Nicaragua
Submitter: Cámara de Conservación Ecológica de Nicaragua (Cámara Red-RSP)

Reforestation of the Ethiopian Highlands

Science-based pilot project to establish both species-diverse habitats and sustainable income sources

Location: Ethiopia
Submitter: University of Natural Resources Vienna (BOKU) - Institute of Forest Ecology

makingAchange

Integrating and perceiving climate protection and sustainability as a matter of course in the school environment

Location: Austria
Submitter: CCCA - Climate Change Centre Austria

Firewood Assessment of Georgia’s Forests

Enabling forestry reforms through data generation and awareness raising

Location: Georgia
Submitter: Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN)

SPIRULIX – Algae Made in Austria

Healthy supplier of nutrients & sustainable food production

Location: Austria
Submitter: ROHKRAFT green GmbH

b.WaterMISSION

Providing affordable, safe drinking water to rural communities

Location: Gambia
Submitter: BWT – Best Water Technology

Rainforest Connection

Re-using old cellphones as monitoring devices to stop illegal logging

Location: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Philippines, South Africa
Submitter: Rainforest Connection

SIMA Fund for Off-grid Solar Power Solutions

Improving energy access in remote areas through financing for SMEs and microfinance institutions

Location:
Submitter: Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB)

For Forest – The Voice for Trees

Attracting attention and creating solutions to challenge the climate crisis

Location: Austria
Submitter: For Forest Forever GmbH

Chemical Leasing – Sustainable Use of Chemicals

A triple win business model where tonnage follows function

Location: Austria, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland
Submitter: Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)

Mayors for Climate: Carbon Neutral 2050

Subnational initiative of the CC35, chaired by the Mayor of Santiago

Location: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela
Submitter: Ciudades Capitales de las Américas frente al Cambio Climático (CC35)

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