We’re closing for business in solidarity with #GlobalClimateStrike

In The News 17 Sep 2019

EIT Climate-KIC will close this Friday 20 September*, the day of the Global Climate Strike.

Our phones will be down, our emails will be auto-responding and our website will flag our decision to close for the day in solidarity with student strikers.

Since its inception, EIT Climate-KIC’s mission has been to use the power of public-private innovation partnerships to stimulate solutions, build capabilities and mobilise a community of students and professionals for climate action. The work we do to shift the world towards a net-zero future is important, but it’s not enough. To change everything, everyone has to work together.

That’s why the student-led Global Climate Strike, happening three days before the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in New York, is set to be a historic turning point in the fight against climate change. With strikes planned in 120 countries around the world, it’s predicted to be the largest day of climate action in global history. Millions of people will be striking together to voice collective concern over the climate emergency, asking that governments do more. This critical mass of participants signals that public opinion is shifting: The need for appropriate action in line with climate science has become the human rights issue of our time.

As an organisation, we value democracy as a crucial tool for radical and just systems transformation. This unprecedented level of citizen engagement inspires us and gives us hope for what lies ahead. We stand in solidarity with the strikers.

If we want a future that works for everyone, we have to make our voices heard. We made the decision to close our doors this Friday to give our colleagues across Europe the chance to demonstrate the importance of peaceful citizen engagement on climate. We invite you to join us and pledge your support to those participating in the Global Climate Strike by closing your business.

*In Austria and Switzerland, EIT Climate-KIC will close on the following Friday, the 27th of September. 

 
Location

Related Articles

Click here for our latest news Briefing from E3G: The Political Economy of Industry Transition towards Climate Neutrality in Germany Winterbatch 2020 Accelerator Side Call – a digital KIC-start!
Back to all Articles
Articles you may be interested in
Click here for our latest news

For the latest news from the EIT Climate-KIC community,...

Click here for our latest news
Briefing from E3G: The Political Economy of Industry Transition towards Climat...

This briefing provides the main takeaways from EIT Climate-KIC...

Briefing from E3G: The Political Economy of Industry Transition towards Climate Neutrality in Germany
Winterbatch 2020 Accelerator Side Call – a digital KIC-start!

Four new Stage 1 teams, part of the DACH...

Winterbatch 2020 Accelerator Side Call – a digital KIC-start!
Your exclusive chance to join our Accelerator!

Over the last nine years, the EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator...

Your exclusive chance to join our Accelerator!
The Corona Canvas: How you can deal with the crisis as a founder

The current situation is clearly severe and much worse...

The Corona Canvas: How you can deal with the crisis as a founder
Renewable energies, at any time: Gaia Membranes and the new efficiency in ener...

Everybody knows: After a few years, but mostly after...

Renewable energies, at any time: Gaia Membranes and the new efficiency in energy storage
Is Germany ready for the future? Read E3G´s new report to find out!

E3G´s new report “Is Germany ready for the future?...

Is Germany ready for the future? Read E3G´s new report to find out!
Semi-vegetarian burger, full of meat: The founders of REBEL MEAT want to stir ...

Making the world a better place is the mission...

Semi-vegetarian burger, full of meat: The founders of REBEL MEAT want to stir up the meat industry
A circular future (?) – Watch the interview with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu

With the workshop series ‘Circular Futures‘, CRCLR and EIT...

A circular future (?) – Watch the interview with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu
The closed plastic circuit: How cirplus wants to put an end to plastic waste

“400,000,000 tons of plastic are produced every year from...

The closed plastic circuit: How cirplus wants to put an end to plastic waste
The Elephant Podcast: EIT Climate-KIC DACH enabled Kevin Caners to produce ser...

Kevin Caners is a Berlin-based journalist who is experienced...

The Elephant Podcast: EIT Climate-KIC DACH enabled Kevin Caners to produce series about Carbon Capture and Storage
Pioneers into Practice in Berlin

This year’s next generation of climate innovators has just...

Pioneers into Practice in Berlin
Winterbatch 2019 Accelerator Bootcamp – a two days KIC-start!

16 new teams in the DACH Accelerator came together...

Winterbatch 2019 Accelerator Bootcamp – a two days KIC-start!
EIT Climate-KIC DEMO-DAY 2019: Solving climate change with innovations

In 1911 the young engineer Karl August Geyer had...

EIT Climate-KIC DEMO-DAY 2019: Solving climate change with innovations
Journey 2019: Future Changemakers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Every year, EIT Climate-KIC and its partners provide students...

Journey 2019: Future Changemakers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Save the date! 26.9 Demo Day in Berlin

What to expect The Demo Day is the big...

Save the date! 26.9 Demo Day in Berlin
Four EIT Climate-KIC innovators nominated for annual EIT Awards

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has...

Four EIT Climate-KIC innovators nominated for annual EIT Awards
Four EIT Climate-KIC innovators nominated for annual EIT Awards

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has...

Four EIT Climate-KIC innovators nominated for annual EIT Awards
DACH Start-up? Clean-tech? Change-driven? Apply for EU’s best accelerator an...

Meet Aimee! Accelerator Lead of Berlin reveals the answers...

DACH Start-up? Clean-tech? Change-driven? Apply for EU’s best accelerator and take action!
An exciting night with Climate-KIC startups and investors

Turning impact investment into the ‘new normal’ Last 13th...

An exciting night with Climate-KIC startups and investors
85,000 euros and more benefits for green start-ups

Europe’s largest accelerator for cleantech start-ups is starting its...

85,000 euros and more benefits for green start-ups
Stories from the Green Garage: Artificial Intelligence & Fish?!

There is one thing for certain: the population in...

Stories from the Green Garage: Artificial Intelligence & Fish?!
Studying Business and working in Sustainability; how can you combine that?

I have wondered about this and other questions since...

Studying Business and working in Sustainability; how can you combine that?
Fraunhofer-ISI: Innovations needed for decarbonization of industrial sector

On behalf of the EU Commission, the Fraunhofer Institute...

Fraunhofer-ISI: Innovations needed for decarbonization of industrial sector
Drawdown book: Global warming is reversible

Climate protection initiative gives a preview of the German...

Drawdown book: Global warming is reversible
Climate-KIC start-up HYDROGRID receives award

Our Viennese start-up HYDROGRID was awarded the State Prize...

Climate-KIC start-up HYDROGRID receives award
How The Climate Community Breeds Its Own Inaction

Climate change is making headlines. Media outlets around the...

How The Climate Community Breeds Its Own Inaction
Bill Gates lists EIT Climate-KIC’s Climeworks on 2019 Breakthrough Techn...

Bill Gates was invited to be the first guest...

Bill Gates lists EIT Climate-KIC’s Climeworks on 2019 Breakthrough Technologies list
2019 Global Cleantech 100 List & Watch-List: Six EIT Climate-KIC start-ups...

This year the Californian Cleantech Group (CTG) again presents...

2019 Global Cleantech 100 List & Watch-List: Six EIT Climate-KIC start-ups on it!
Investing in our world, investing in the future: Climate-KIC DACH Accelerator ...

From industrial 3D printing as a service and a...

Investing in our world, investing in the future: Climate-KIC DACH Accelerator Investor Dinner 2019