COP26, set for November in Glasgow, has been postponed due to COVID-19 but the ECCI team continues working towards a successful conference with a host of partners.
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Explore the latest news, case studies, opinion pieces and blogs from across the ECCI community.


24 March 2020
Join Edinburgh’s dynamic climate change team
Edinburgh Council has announced a range of exciting opportunities at the heart of the city’s climate change mission, supported by ECCI.

24 March 2020
Work continues from home as ECCI building closes
In light of the Government’s advice on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak ECCI is closed to the public, staff and residents.

03 March 2020
Countdown to #COP26 continues for #EdSciFest
Edinburgh Science Festival returns to ECCI for a sixth year running with a series of climate-focused events.

25 February 2020
"Will this be the decade we turn the tide?"
ECCI resident Yanik Nyberg, Founder & CEO of seawater farming experts Seawater Solutions, shares his hopes for the next ten years of climate action.

19 February 2020
Edinburgh Climate Commission Chair announced
ECCI and City of Edinburgh Council today announced the Chair of the Edinburgh Climate Commission, Dr Sam Gardner.

11 February 2020
World-renowned climate scientist to kick off ECCI's COP26 countdown
In the first of a series of events leading up to COP26, ECCI is delighted to welcome Professor Katharine Hayhoe to give her take on this crucial year of climate action.

04 February 2020
SolarisKit secures £250k for Africa trial
The ECCI EIT-Climate-KIC Accelerator start-up has bagged the Innovate UK funding to test its unique flat-packable solar thermal collector.

15 January 2020
New year, new Executive Director for ECCI
ECCI has kicked off the new year with the appointment of a new Executive Director, Prof Dave Reay.

08 January 2020
ECCI entrepreneur awarded prestigious Fellowship
Waterwhelm founder Ali Abbassi Monjezi has been recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering, which awards fellowships to the UK's most talented and successful engineers.

17 December 2019
We celebrate the people building a thriving zero carbon future in 2019
We salute staff, residents, partners, students and start-ups and take a look back at some of the highlights of the last year here at ECCI.
11 December 2019
Big #EDGE15 wins for ECCI start-ups
Former and current ECCI-supported start-ups have bagged a whopping £85k in the finals of Scottish EDGE.