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Framework Documents

Linking innovations with the potential to deliver net-zero emissions by 2050 to markets and investors require a new generation of frameworks. Frameworks that allow stakeholders to identify, assess and accelerate the uptake of disruptive innovations. The needs are constantly changing and currently three frameworks exists.

Module 1
A Three-Step Solution Framework for Net-Zero Compatible Innovations (TSF)

The Three-Step Solution Framework for Net-Zero Compatible Innovations (TSF) is the introductory framework, providing the context and background for the Net-Zero Compatible Solution Initiative. It describes how stakeholders can move from a reduction only perspective, to also include a solution perspective. It discusses the need to move beyond reductions in existing structures to sustainable system solutions

Module 2
The Avoided Emissions Framework (AEF)

The Avoided Emissions Framework (AEF) is at the core of the initative and provides guidance for how avoided emissions can be assessed…

Module 3
The 1.5 °C Compatibility Pathfinder Framework (CPF)

The 1.5 °C Compatibility Pathfinder Framework (CPF) was developed in response to the IPCCs 1.5 °C special report. It provides guidance forhow innovations can be assessed to increase the probability for 1.5 °C compatibility and especially whether they support an innovation driven low-energy demand pathway or focus mainly on supply-side measures.

Become part of an innovative net-zero emissions agenda

Nominate Innovations

If you have or know of an innovation, where the existing or potential for reduced emissions in society has already been estimated please nominate them. We are also interested in innovations where the potential should be estimated. A thousand solutions that are either of strategic importance and/or with the potential to reduce at least 10 million tonnes CO2e/year by 2030 each will be presented at MI-5.

Nominate users of net-zero innovation frameworks

We are looking for financial companies, large and small solution providers, cities, incubators, etc., who are trying to identify, support, and/or accelerate the uptake of net-zero carbon innovations with the help of net-zero innovation frameworks. One hundred and fifty of these stakeholders will be presented at MI-5.

Improve the Framework

Please provide comments on the current Frameworks.

Stakeholder Material

Below are materials from MI members exploring the framework

>150 Megatonnes of innovations from Chile
Introducing Chile as an “Innovation+ Country” – innovative solutions providers with >150 Megatonnes of potential. This paper presents a strategic group of innovative start-ups from Chile that has been supported by the Solar and Energy Innovation Committee, CORFO Chile. Together these startups have the potential to deliver more than a 150 million tonnes of avoided emissions annually by 2030.

>200 Megatonnes of innovations from India
Introducing India as an “Innovation+ Country” – innovative solutions providers with >200 Megatonnes of potential. This paper presents a strategic group of innovative start-ups from India that has been supported by the Clean Energy International Incubation Centre (CEIIC). Together these startups have the potential to deliver more than a 200 million tonnes of avoided emissions annually by 2030.

>1 Gigatonnes of innovations from Sweden
Introducing Sweden as an “Innovation+ Country” – innovative solutions providers with >1 Gigaton of potential. This paper presents a strategic group of innovative start-ups from Sweden that has been supported by the Swedish Energy Agency. Together these startups have the potential to deliver more than a billion tonnes of avoided emissions annually by 2030.

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News

Below are snapshots from events, media and processes where the work under Mission Innovations Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initative have been presented and/or discussed.

February 6th, 2020
Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day 2020
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day has become a unique opportunity to meet carefully selected sustaintech companies that show rapid sales growth and have matured beyond seed investment stage – from A round level companies to recently listed companies in a variety of sustaintech sectors. The Sweden Sustaintech venture day combines a focused outlook on key sector growth opportunities and successful investment strategies with carefully selected Sustaintech company presentations. The widened sector approach from Greentech to the broader Sustaintech sector allows the inclusion of a wider selection of sustainability related digital companies from the fast growing Swedish tech-scene. At this event Robert Andrén, Director General, the Swedish Energy Agency, presented Sweden as a Gigaton Solution Country linked to the Net-Zero Compatible Innovation Initiative.
February 1st – February 2nd, 2020
MI Gathering in Riyadh in conjunction with G20 preparations
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
During the MI gathering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, senior governmental officials and strategic observers, IEA, WEF, IRENA and RISE, met to discuss the next steps for Mission Innovation. In relation to the Net-Zero Compatible Innovation Initiative (NCI) the following issues were discussed: 1. In what international (and national) events and processes should MI engage to help accelerate the uptake of clean energy innovation with the help of the NCI? 2. What are the key steps needed to establish this in all interested MI countries – what would be needed in each country to use the NCI to assess innovations? 3. What are the pros and cons with the vision “Towards >60 gigaton of avoided emissions”? In addition Chile presented the MI-5 agenda where NCI will be featured prominently.
January 23rd, 2020
Meeting about survey commissioned by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) about avoided emissions
Stockholm, Sweden
A meeting was held in Stockholm with Yasushi FURUSHIMA, Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc., and Masayuki KANZAKI, SuMPO. Commissioned by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) to discuss a survey on international trends of applying methodologies of avoided emissions, the background was that METI published the guidelines regarding avoided emissions in 2018. An English version is available on the web.
January 21st – January 24th, 2020
The Net-Zero Challenge: Fast-Forward to Decisive Climate Action
Davos, Switzerland
A solution and innovation perspective is beginning to be incorporated into the mainstream climate agenda. With this new report, The Net-Zero Challenge, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is moving ahead of many NGOs and initiatives that still only see companies as polluters and ignore their potential as solution providers. The Net-Zero Challenge report is a significant step in the right direction towards accelerating the innovative solution agenda. Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative (NCI) participated and contributed to the report in collaboration with Emily Farnworth, WEF, and Marco Duso, Boston Consulting Group and their respective teams. NCI looks forward to further collaboration towards a transformative solution agenda with a strong focus on 1.5 °C compatible innovation including business model innovation.
December 12th, 2019
COP25 India pavilion: WWF India event 'Climate Innovation in the SME Sector in India'
Madrid, Spain
At the COP25 India pavilion, WWF India organised an event on Climate Innovation in the SME Sector in India. Jay Hennessy, Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative presented work with Mission Innovation’s Clean Energy International Incubation Centre, India. Chaired by H.E. Mr Upendra Tripathy, Director General, International Solar Alliance, the panelists were: • Mr Ajay Raghava, Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India • Mr Kunal Upadhyay, CEO and Managing Partner – Bharat Innovation Fund, Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) • Mr Jay Hennessy, Project Leader, Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative • Mr Somanath Narayan, Co-Founder & Director, Carbon Masters Moderated by Dr Suchismita Mukhopadhyay, Associate Director – Climate Change and Energy, WWF-India.
December 11th, 2019
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019 COP25: 60 Gigatonnes of Climate Innovations
Madrid, Spain
Collaborations with Sweden, Chile and India towards a goal to gather more than 60 gigatonnes of climate innovations were presented by Dennis Pamlin, Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative at the 10th Anniversary edition of the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019, COP25 side event.
December 7th, 2019
UNFCCC COP25: Measurement and attribution of climate contribution to financier
Madrid, Spain
Introduced by Massamba Thioye, Manager of Regulatory Development Unit, UNFCCC and chaired by Kirsten Dunlop, CEO, EIT Climate-KIC, this COP25 panel discussion topic was: “To shift from incremental improvements to transformational changes in climate actions, financiers should be incentivized to conduct green investments. This requires the measurement and attribution of their scope 3 climate contribution, a complex task that raises several new and challenging issues.” Speakers were: • Nancy Saich, Climate Change Expert/Senior Adviser, EIB • Mike Knight, Senior Adviser, Carbon Tracker • Simon Messenger, Director, 2 Degrees Investing Initiative • Simon Connell, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Standard Chartered Bank • Dennis Pamlin, Senior Advisor, RISE Research Institute of Sweden
November 21st, 2019
Clean Energy International Incubation Centre at BIRAC’s Global Bio-India summit
New Delhi, India
November 20th, 2019
Publication: “We need a new approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions: and it's all about innovation”
www.weforum.org
Robert Andrén, Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden and Max Correa Achurra, Executive Director of the Solar and Energy Innovation Committee (CORFO), Chile, co-authored an article with the World Economic Forum on how to get on track to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 °C, using Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative.
October 25th, 2019
Climathon: Cities. Hacking. Solutions.
Global
Climathon is a year-round programme, with a powerful solutions-hackathon at its core, translating climate action solutions into tangible projects, supporting climate positive businesses & start-ups and addressing local policy changes. Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative advised the Climathon team on the 1.5C compatible transformational aspects of the solutions being submitted.
October 20th, 2019
Video for 2019 Climathon
Global
Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative together with EIT Climate KIC developed a video for 2019 Climathon to support a solution agenda as well as a shift from incremental to transformative.
October 16th – October 18th, 2019
Nasdaq Workshop
New York, USA
Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative participated at INNOVATE46: Leveraging Impact at the Nasdaq MarketSite with keynotes and workshops.

Delivering on the Mission Innovation action plan 2018-2020

The Mission Innovation action plan 2018 – 2020 that was agreed at the 3rd Mission Innovation Ministerial Meeting the 27th of May 2018, identifies the need to ensure:

Increased private sector engagement and investment in energy innovation, particularly in key Innovation Challenges.

By developing:

A Framework for Assessing Avoided Emissions: Mission Innovation will launch a framework to support investors and funders to identify those system solutions and technologies that have significant ability or potential to contribute to reduced greenhouse gas emissions in society, so called, avoided emissions.

The full action plan is available on the Mission Innovation webpage. Sweden has been assigned to lead the work in collaboration with interested parties. Following is a first outline for the two-year project that is a continuation of the work leading up to the 3rd Mission Innovation Ministerial Meeting, MI-3.

About Mission Innovation

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Launched at the Paris Climate Conference in 2015, Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative of 22 countries and the European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, seeking to dramatically accelerate global clean energy innovation and make clean energy widely affordable and reliable.

MI countries represent 60% of the world’s population, 70% of GDP, and 80% of government investment in clean energy research. MI countries are taking action to double their public investments in clean energy R&D over five years while encouraging collaboration among partner nations, sharing information, and coordinating with businesses and investors.

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