RCN26 Workshops & Roundtables

How deep-tech startups, academia, and industry can accelerate climate solutions at scale

This session will explore how climate innovation is reshaping industrial decision-making, highlight real-world climate-tech success stories, and showcase EarthScale as a national platform enabling deep-tech climate startups to scale.

This event is taking place in collaboration between the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures from the University of Leeds and the EarthScale Programme. 

https://climate.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/

https://earthscale.co.uk/

09:45 : arrivals

10:00 - 10:20 : Setting the Scene: EarthScale - Accelerating Climate Innovation at Scale

• The challenge of scaling climate tech

• EarthScale’s national model and university consortium

• The role of the University of Leeds as a regional hub

• Opportunities for industry, academics, and students

10:30 - 11:20 : Panel 1 - Why Climate Innovation Matters Now

• Climate change as a strategic risk and opportunity

• Implications for capital allocation, supply chains, and competitiveness

• Unlocking economic growth, jobs and regional resilience

• Scaling climate solutions

11:30 - 12:20 : Panel 2 - Climate Tech in Action: Startup Case Studies

• Technology readiness vs. market readiness

• Manufacturing, capital, regulation, and talent

• How academia and industry can de-risk scale-up

12:20 - 12:30 : Closing Remarks

• Key takeaways

• Invitation to engage with EarthScale and future calls

• Next steps and networking