Tech for Net Zero

𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴 – 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼ß𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴 ✅ Die #Bundesregierung hat letzten Freitag eine wegweisende Einigung zum Bundeshaushalt 2025 sowie die Verabschiedung einer 𝗪𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 bekannt gegeben. Dieses Maßnahmenpaket soll der deutschen Wirtschaft jährlich ein zusätzliches Wachstum von 0,5% bescheren – das sind €26 Mrd. zusätzliche Wirtschaftsleistung pro Jahr. 💸📈 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵? 🌍 Die #Wachstumsinitiative enthält mehrere sinnvolle Maßnahmen, um die #Finanzierung und #Skalierung von #Klimatechnologien zu fördern. 💡🚀 𝑯𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔: 1. KfW-Garantien zur Erweiterung von Produktionskapazitäten: Könnte helfen, den Kreditmarkt für #ClimateTech Startups zugänglich zu machen 🏭 2. #Forschungszulage wird erweitert: Hilft direkt #Startups mit hohem F&E-Anteil, den Innovationszyklus zu beschleunigen, indem Kosten zum Teil übernommen werden 🔬💰 3. #Sonderabschreibungen werden verbessert: Details werden nun ausgearbeitet, könnte eine Vorlage werden für #Cleantech 📝 𝑾𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒏𝒌ü𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏, 𝒃𝒆𝒊 𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒏 𝒋𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒉 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒍 𝑨𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒉𝒕: 4. Bessere Rahmenbedingungen für Wagniskapitalinvestitionen, inkl. einer ehrgeizigen europäischen #Kapitalmarktunion: Unklar, wie das in Deutschland konkret helfen kann 💼❓ 5. Beschleunigung des 1 Mrd. #Zukunftsfonds Fund-of-Funds wird eingeleitet: Noch unklar, wie die #KfW dies beschleunigen soll 🏦❓ 6. #Bürokratie soll abgebaut werden: Unklar, was und wie konkret vereinfacht werden soll 🗂️❓ In Summe ist die #Wachstumsinitiative ein großer Schritt in die richtige Richtung, um Klimainnovationen „made in Germany“ in Deutschland zu halten und deren Skalierung zu unterstützen. Zudem erfolgt mit dem neuen #Kraftwerkssicherheitsgesetz eine große Ausschreibung für Langzeitspeicher (500 MW), die einen wichtigen Beitrag zur #Energiewende leisten werden. Klimatechnologien sind der entscheidende Hebel zur Erreichung der #Klimaziele und der Schlüssel für nachhaltige Wertschöpfung, Jobs und Wohlstand. 🤝🌱💼 Tobias Lechtenfeld Pia Dorfinger Ann Mettler Philipp Offenberg Maria Leis Julian Joswig René Böhm Raphael Putz Theresa Jahr #TechforNetZero #ClimateTech #NetZero #Klimaschutz #Klima #Politik #Wirtschaft #Startups #Scaleups #VCs #Bundestag

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘅 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 - 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 🤝🌍    Many thanks to all participants of yesterday's #ClimateTechMeetup, which we as Tech for Net Zero co-organized with our friends from World Fund. A special thanks to Dr. Lukas Köhler MdB, who gave an excellent keynote speech on h𝗼𝘄 he thinks 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁:   💸 Pricing in Externalities: Regulations that price in environmental costs can make sustainable practices economically viable, drive the adoption of green technologies and promote fair competition.     🏛️ Public Funding: Government investments can bridge the funding gap by taking on higher risks, supporting early-stage projects that are too risky for private investors.    ✅ Green Lead Markets: Implementing quotas in green public procurement (#GPP) can accelerate the adoption of green technologies like green steel and cement by creating a strong market demand.    Many thanks also to our great panelists Morgan Sheil and Arno Zimmermann, PhD for sharing their insights on how to improve #FOAK financing, as well as to Nadine Schimroszik for the great moderation! Lastly, we wanted to express our gratitude to the whole team of the Future Energy Lab for hosting last night's event - we hope that everyone enjoyed the discussion and the gathering as much as we did! 🙏 #TechForNetZero #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Collaboration #ClimateAction #NetZeroEconomy #Startup #VC #Cleantech #Berlin #Klimaschutz #Klimatechnologien #Bundestag   Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) Breakthrough Energy 1.5° Ventures Tobias Lechtenfeld Pia Dorfinger René Böhm Maria Leis Philipp Offenberg Julian Joswig Raphael Putz Theresa Jahr Sibylla Heckmann World Fund Danijel Višević Theresah Kissmann (née Miah) Nicole Keating

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵? Financing Climate Tech involves first developing demonstrators to show the tech works and later building huge factories that deliver sustainability at scale. Now, how do we go from funding millions (for demonstrators) to billions (for factories), especially in the light of public budget consolidations? Which potential lies in mobilizing private capital, e.g., from institutional investors? Join us this Wednesday for our 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻, organized by Tech for Net Zero and World Fund! Politician Dr. Lukas Köhler (FDP Freie Demokraten), investor Morgan Sheil (World Fund), and climate tech founder Arno Zimmermann, PhD (Spark e-Fuels) will discuss Climate Tech financing in a panel moderated by Nadine Schimroszik (Handelsblatt). 📅 Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 🕕 18:00-20:30 CET 📍 Future Energy Lab, Berlin Join us and register via the following link: https://lnkd.in/edSdRaPw #TechforNetZero #ClimateTech #Klima #Klimaschutz #Berlin #Startup #VC # Politik #Politics #Bundestag #FDP #FreieDemokraten #MdB #Haushalt

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 💡🌎   🤝 Offtake agreements are vital for the success of capital-intensive projects, offering guaranteed revenues and market access even before production begins. These agreements play a crucial role in sectors like #renewableenergy, #sustainableagriculture, #greenmanufacturing, #carboncapture, and #wastemanagement.    📑 They secure a market for future outputs, providing financial stability and assurance to lenders and investors. With types such as fixed quantity, take-or-pay, and tolling agreements, #offtakeagreements are tailored to meet specific industry requirements.    📚If you want to find out more about offtake agreements, check out the presentation on the new 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 section on our website! It provides valuable insights and tools to support those at the forefront of #climatetech. Whether you’re looking to understand the intricacies of offtake agreements or seeking guidance on financing your next big project, our resources are here to support you.    🔗 Visit our 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 to explore more: https://lnkd.in/gFZkUhRE     Tech for Net Zero Breakthrough Energy Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) Tobias Lechtenfeld Pia Dorfinger René Böhm Philipp Offenberg Maria Leis Julian Joswig Sibylla Heckmann Theresa Jahr Raphael Putz 

Here are my three key learnings from a panel discussion on Decarbonizing Cement that I had the pleasure to moderate this week: 1. Cement is No Longer Hard to Abate 💡 - Dozens of climate tech solutions are already available to decarbonize the cement industry. - Solutions can be clustered into five climate tech verticals to reach net zero: Industry Heat, Clinker, Supplements, Curing, and CCS. - Although adopting new technologies poses challenges like stranded assets and tech risks, a major strategy shift is essential for the cement industry. 2. CCS Will Drive the European Cement Industry Out of Business: ☠️ - Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is prohibitively expensive and delayed. - Europe's primary CCS project in Norway costs about €750m and isn't operational yet. - Scaling CCS to all German cement production would require a staggering €25bn in investments, plus at least €14bn for a 4600km CO2-pipeline network, plus operating cost. - Cheaper pathways to net zero are urgently needed, to avoid bankrupting the European cement industry. 3. Speed Up Certification of New Cementitious Materials 🚀 - Policymakers must expedite the certification process for new, lower-cost building materials. - Many promising materials such as recycled cement, biochar supplements, and other solutions have excellent properties but are stuck in decade-long certification processes. - Government reforms should focus on outcomes such as compressive strength, durability, and workability, rather than inputs to fast track decarbonization and reduce costs. - To speed up, governments can use auto-aprovals: If a new material that fulfills all the technical requirements has not been denied within 3 months, it get automatically certified.   A big thank you to the panelists for your keynotes and deep insights, Lukas Gast at INZIN - Institut für die Zukunft der Industriegesellschaft , Carolin Boßmeyer at Heidelberg Materials, and Volker Thome Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP. Thank you for having me, Johanna Kuper and Nils Handler of the d\carb future economy forum and Hertie School. Tech for Net Zero, ecoLocked, neustark, Heatrix, Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Jano Costard, Peter Schniering, Martin Hoyer, Lennart Schlegel, Philipp Offenberg, Maria Leis, Julian Joswig, Sibylla Heckmann, Theresa Jahr, Raphael Putz, Christian Mahler, Dr. Mario Schmitt, Stefanie Gerhart, Micheil Gordon, Dr. Julian Weisbrod, Jeff Katz, #climatetech #netzero

This Friday, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Governors will approve its new Strategic Roadmap for 2024-2027, which will support the EU build leadership and #competitiveness in strategic #cleantech sectors. Together with a group of 39 European cleantech innovators, investors, industry associations, researchers and NGOs, we have sent a letter to EIB President Nadia Calviño and Chairman of the Board Vincent Van Peteghem calling for expanding EIB #guarantees to unlock EU industrial competitiveness. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵? 👇 💰 Several cleantech sectors are currently under pressure due to the large-scale investments being made by other global players like China and the US. European cleantech manufacturers are being forced to turn down orders for lack of bank guarantees, which greatly limits the growth of these clean industries in Europe. Without a targeted solution, European manufacturers and supply chains will suffer competitively, with non-European competitors seizing the market share and undermining Europe’s industrial base. ⚡ A leaked version of the EIB Strategic Roadmap underscores guarantees as one of the EIB instruments that can efficiently address the financing gap of cleantech start-ups and SMEs by crowding-in private investments. The signatories of this letter strongly support this. By shifting risk from commercial banks to the EIB's balance sheet and the European budget, via InvestEU, European banks can offer new guarantee lines for cleantech projects and promote bank lending to emerging cleantech manufacturing. 👷♀️ Guarantees are essential to scale-up Europe's cleantech manufacturing significantly, reinforce the global competitiveness of EU green industry and secure Europe’s energy transition and resilience. In our joint letter, we make five detailed asks that outline how the EIB can help grow strategic cleantech sectors with the expansion of its public guarantee and including both manufacturing guarantees and loan guarantees to ramp up manufacturing capacity. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eHrEgBXW Tech for Net Zero 1.5° Ventures Tobias Lechtenfeld Pia Dorfinger Julian Joswig Maria Leis Theresa Jahr Sibylla Heckmann Raphael Putz Climate Strategy & Partners Cleantech for Europe I4CE - Institut de l'économie pour le climat / Institute for Climate Economics 2150 Aster Capital Atlantic Labs CAPHENIA DeepDrive Electrochaea Energy Dome Extantia Future Cleantech Architects Munich Venture Partners HV Capital ICODOS IKEM – Institut für Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilität Kiko Ventures KRAFTBLOCK Matterwave Ventures Novocarbo Planet A Ventures RIFT Sunfire UnternehmerTUM Vireo Ventures World Fund

🗣 [Meet our Moderator #6] Another day another speaker! Tobias Lechtenfeld will moderate the second panel “Decarbonising Cement: the Biggest Challenges and Answers” (1.00pm - 2.45pm) of our next event on June 18th 🎉 📚 Tobias is the Executive Director and Spokesman of Tech for Net Zero and Partner at 1.5° Ventures. Previously, he was working as a Senior Program Manager at the BMZ as well as Campaign Manager for the elections to the European Parliament and Team Leader for the World Bank Group. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Göttingen University. Event infos and registration: ❓ Breaking Through in Green Innovation: How Do We Get There? 📆 June 18th, 9.30am-5pm (CET) 📍 Hertie School (Room Forum), Friedrichstrasse 180, 10117 Berlin 🔗https://lnkd.in/eHpH6Kte Stay tuned and follow us on d\carb future economy forum for the announcement of our next speakers ✨

𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 🇪🇺🏛️ The #EU has initiated strategic support for green technologies through frameworks like the Net Zero Industry Act (#NZIA), but it’s time to take the next step. A real “European Energy Resilience Strategy” that takes #geopolitical rationale, energy #sovereignty and a competitive #advantage in #cleantech innovation into consideration is needed to support the #climatetech industry and strategic European directives. Furthermore, the implementation of Green Public Procurement (#GPP) is pivotal for strengthening the #greeneconomy. It reduces the government’s carbon footprint, drives #innovation, and lowers costs of climate technologies. Lastly, #regulatory sandboxes, which offer a controlled environment for developing and #scaling innovative climate solutions should be accelerated across member states. They facilitate real-world experimentation and reduce development time and risk while attracting #investments. Read more in our EU Climate Tech #Manifesto: https://lnkd.in/eEUTUqyH #TechForNetZero #ClimateTech #Sustainability #EP #EuropeanParliament  #Policy #Regulation #ClimateAction #NetZeroEconomy #Startup   #VC #Cleantech #EUElections2024 #EU2024 #Brussels    Tech for Net Zero Breakthrough Energy Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) Tobias Lechtenfeld Pia Dorfinger René Böhm Philipp Offenberg Maria Leis Julian Joswig Sibylla Heckmann Theresa Jahr Raphael Putz ecoLocked Stefanie Gerhart Dr. Mario Schmitt

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌍🤝 This year's Future Cleantech Festival, organized by our friends from Future Cleantech Architects, was once more a great success! Many thanks to all organizations and individuals who contributed to this insightful gathering, we are looking forward to continuing our projects with you and starting new initiates!

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌍🚀   To accelerate Europe's #greentransition, the #EU must leverage existing resources and provide strong #incentives for climate tech #innovation. We suggest leveraging #revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (#ETS) and making the #InnovationFund more accessible to #climatetech companies. Also, member states should allocate at least 25% of ETS revenues to domestic #cleantech manufacturing.  Moreover, Contracts for Difference (#CfDs) can be a highly valuable instrument for closing the cost gap between new #lowcarbon technologies and current market prices. They offer financial certainty, thus encouraging investments in climate tech and ensuring long-term #competitiveness. Lastly, phasing out fossil fuel #subsidies is critical for creating a fair market for clean technologies, making green alternatives more #cost competitive and #attractive to investors.  Read more in our EU Climate Tech #Manifesto: https://lnkd.in/eEUTUqyH   #TechForNetZero #ClimateTech #Sustainability #EP #EuropeanParliament  #ETS #Revenues #ClimateAction #NetZeroEconomy #Startup   #VC #Cleantech #EUElections2024 #EU2024 #Brussels    Tech for Net Zero Breakthrough Energy Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) C1 Green Chemicals AG Christian Vollmann Julius von der Ohe, PhD Tobias Lechtenfeld Pia Dorfinger René Böhm Philipp Offenberg Maria Leis Julian Joswig Sibylla Heckmann Theresa Jahr Raphael Putz