Climate Academy challenge: what are your ideas for cooling the city?

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Updated on 30/05/2024
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The "Challenge Innovation Résilience et Adaptation Climatique", a climate change orientated scheme, was launched by the City of Paris and its dedicated ecological transition venue. The aim is to promote sustainable cooling initiatives within the context of the Paris 2024 Games.
This summer, the Parisian public will lead a quest for coolness. This participatory scheme - supported by Paris Innovation - aims to highlight innovative, low-carbon, adaptive solutions, particularly in the field of indoor and outdoor cooling. Winners will have the opportunity to show off their projects at the Académie du Climat (Paris Centre).
The exhibition project will be held over a period of six to twelve months. It will begin in mid-July 2024 to enable these proposed solutions to be showcased during the Paris 2024 Games.

Promoting Parisian innovation

The challenge involves :
  • supporting innovative projects for climate adaptation, resilience and ecological transition;
  • showcasing high-impact innovations selected by the City on a national and international level;
  • promoting the scaling-up of innovative impact solutions.
It is open to individuals and organizations. Particular attention will be paid to projects carried out by structures based in the Paris Region.
Paris Innovation, a symbol of Parisian creativity
Discover "Paris Innovation", the new service brand launched by the City of Paris in 2023. Its aim is to make innovation accessible to all, regardless of financial means or scale of use.

Eligibility requirements and selection process

Projects will be evaluated according to rigorous criteria such as their ecological and social impact, the relevance of the project, innovation, positioning, the quality of the project and the team, as well as the economic and replicability potential of the solution.
Challenge calendar :
  • Application deadline: February 15th, 2024
  • Challenge presentation, question-and-answer session and visit to the Climate Academy (register here): February 27th, 2024
  • Application deadline: March 15th, 2024 at noon
  • Announcement of winners: April 2024
  • Exhibition period for winning projects: June 2024 to July 2025
Eligible structures can be both public and private, and applicants must submit a complete dossier including a detailed presentation of their solution, a provisional budget, a description of the supporting structure and other required administrative and financial elements.

A space dedicated to ecological transitioning

The Académie du Climat is a place for living and sharing, providing the means to understand, experiment and mobilize around environmental challenges, it aims to accelerate ecological transition. The former 4th arrondissement town hall will be a totemic site available to Parisians and visitors alike during the Games.
Thanks to this innovation and adaptability challenge, the Académie du Climat can become a cool and fresh haven for Parisians during hot summer weather.
Facade of the Climate Academy on Place Baudoyer
The Académie du Climat opened its doors in September 2021 in the former town hall of the 4th arrondissement.
Crédit photo : Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris