Incubators and accelerators

Incubators and accelerators play a multidimensional role in supporting climate-resilient and low-emission technologies to be developed, accepted and used by society. The Technology Executive Committee, the Green Climate Fund and the Climate Technology Centre and Network present the following publications with the aim of boosting the use of incubators and accelerators in developing countries.

Summary: Catalysing Finance for Incubators and Accelerators

This publication identifies ways to catalyse finance for climate technology incubators and accelerators in developing countries. It aims to inform the Green Climate Fund as it develops a request for proposals on climate technology incubators and accelerators. 

Climate entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs are central actor in the innovation process, and play an important role in developing technologies, business models and services that society can use to achieve low-emission and climate-resilient sustainable development. 

In 2018, the Technology Executive Committee, the Green Climate Fund and the Climate Technology Centre and Network worked together to determine how incubators and accelerators can effectively support climate technology entrepreneurs in developing countries. They held a thematic dialogue on the topic that brought together more than 80 internationally recognized experts on entrepreneurship, technology innovation and climate change, and informed the aforementioned set of publications.