Climate-KIC Australia was formed with the specific intention of driving systems transformation. Our approach provides structure for communities to come together to identify portfolios of interventions that can support radical change, not incremental improvement.
Climate-KIC’s Impact Report 2023-24 shows how our work is bringing systems innovation to life. In this report we document the growing impact we are making as an organisation and with our partners – from helping accelerate the net zero transition in Australia’s industrial regions to catalysing investment in climate change adaptation and resilience building.
The year also saw an important evolution for Climate-KIC Australia, with our merging with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), combining our systems innovation approach with ISF’s deep research and policy expertise.
As we look ahead, we look forward to new partnerships, new innovations, and continuing to work together towards a climate-positive, regenerative and thriving Australia for all.
Climate-KIC Australia was formed with the specific intention of driving systems transformation. Our approach provides structure for communities to come together to identify portfolios of interventions that can support radical change, not incremental improvement.
organisations working collectively to accelerate climate action
of capacity contracted by Business Renewables Centre Australia members in 2023-24
raised by Climate Launch Pad alumni
Making working together work well. We design and create boundary objects that allow diverse stakeholders to developed shared views of systems and challenges to ensure effective collaboration.
Building interventions for impact. Climate-KIC has a deep design capability and utilises a variety of frameworks, approaches and tools which are adapted for each project.
Understanding how it all fits together. Climate-KIC designs, facilitates and supports the synthesis and sensemaking processes that generate unique and actionable insight for our partners.
Accelerating informed action towards the achievement of net-zero emissions by 2050 in hard-to-abate sectors
Growing the renewable energy market by making it easier for organisations to sign a Power Purchase Agreement
Assessing the performance of renewable thermal energy heat pumps in the Australian context
Driving reductions in embodied carbon in the building and construction industry to net zero, and harnessing the opportunities for Australian industries prepared for a decarbonised and more resilient economy
Supporting the development of large-scale energy and thermal efficiency home energy upgrade scheme.
An Urban Renewable Energy Zone is an urban area that can support high levels of small and medium-scale renewable energy penetration, facilitate the decarbonisation of cities, help the wider energy system, and drive local socio-economic benefits.
Providing guidance and support through voluntary standards for large companies disclosing their finance risk
Advancing an accepted process with enabling methodologies for valuing a resilience-building asset, feature or activity
Framework containing nationally standardised and consistent climate scenarios for four Australian regions with supporting guidance on using climate scenarios as part of a climate risk assessment
Accelerating commercialisation of Australia's ocean energy sector
Training and accelerating clean- and climatetech innovators to develop startups and connect with networks and opportunities in Australia and globally
Enabling research commercialisation in the climate space by providing targeted commercialisation training and capability building to researchers
We work with a broad network of organisations and stakeholders to develop activities aligned with our mission and vision. Together, we have the desire and agency for systems change, as well as the skills, capabilities and knowledge needed to deliver impactful system interventions.
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