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WWF Climate Solverwww.climatesolver.org

14 Oct 2016Changsha, ChinaStefan HenningssonSenior Adviser Climate Innovation, WWF

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Zero fossil fuel emissions by 2050

Source: The Energy Report, WWF and Ecofys 2011

Huge Market Potential

$ 6.4 trillion cleantech market in developingcountries next ten years

Infodev, World Bank 2015

$ 350 trillion invested in building and use of cityinfrastructure over coming 30 years

Reinventing the city, WWF & Booz, Business + Strategy Journal, 2010

$ 329 billion in global clean energy investments 2015Bloomberg New Energy Finance 2016

$ 4.5 trillion reward for those performing circulareconomy business models by 2030

Waste to Wealth, Accenture, 2015

Source: WWF/Cleantech Group: Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index

Higher index score (the redder it gets) means the support for climate innovations is better

Identify Cleantech Innovation Hotspots- Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2014

Strengthen Country Profiles

General driversAverage research infrastructuresAverage entrepreneurial attitudesStrong early-stage entrepreneurial activity

Cleantech driversRelatively low cleantech R&DVery high renewable attractivenessHigh $ and No of cleantech focused fundsFew cleantech organisations

Emerging innovationLimited VC investmentsAverage number of patentsSome high-profile cleantech cos

Commercialised innovationVery strong revenue from sectorLow domestic renewable energy consAverage PE & M&A investment levelsDominating in cleantech IPOs

Inputs toInnovation

Outputs ofInnovation

Cross-Border Opportunities

• Less early Innovation / GDP• Scaling business fast

Cleantech Start-Up Generators Strong Cleantech Commercialisers

• Lots of early Innovation / GDP• Difficulty to scale businesses

Source: Country Archetypes as identied in WWF / Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2014

Next step:Cross-Border Orchestrator Network

Source: An outline of how international collaborations can support the diffusion of climate innovations, 2014

ProblemTemporary platforms - We need permanent platformsLow Density - We need High Density in Deal Flow

SolutionUse Cleantech Innovation hotspots to cross-border connectWorld’s best and powerful Science parks and Incubators

- Key Country focus: China, India, South Africa, Nordic- India regional expansion from 2017- Disruption from innovation companies

- Transormative emission reductions- Energy access to poor communities

- Films- Credibility and Visibility to > 80 SMEs

- Positive contribution calculation tool- Climate Value of Innovation

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Climate Solver

What is the Climate Value of your portfolio?Climate value potential by Swedish Energy Agency innovation portfolio

- Global focus- WWF on Advisory Board- 100 best sustainable innovations /year- Deployed in 188 countries in 2016

#100Solutions@Sustainia

Sustainia 100

- 90 distinguished Jury Members- 1420 innovations screened- 125 Innovations honoured

Climate Solver and Sustainia 2016

www.climatesolver.org, @ClimateSolver

- Funding opportunity to :- Increase global capacity- Work more strategically with Orchestrators- Broaden geographical spread- Intensify communication and network reach

Financial Supporters

Strategy report: Working with innovation in the era of antropocene

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Stefan.henningsson@wwf.panda.org, @shenningsson