“Tackling the roadblocks preventing the decarbonization of sectors such as aviation, cement, and long-duration energy storage is no mean feat, which is why Peter Schniering, founder of Future Cleantech Architects (FCA), likens it to a marathon.”
In a recent BloombergNEF article written by Lisa Taylor, The ARC Cleantech Innovation Festival took the spotlight as it brought together industry leaders, experts, policymakers, and other stakeholders to zoom in into the hard-to-abate sectors of cement, aviation, and long duration energy storage and bridge the gap towards a net-zero 2050.
You can read the article “Clean-Tech Innovation Is a Marathon Not a Sprint at ARC2023” here.
Based on research by Founder’s Pledge, Vox released its yearly list of organizations where the donations are “likely to have an exceptionally positive impact”, naming FCA in their top list for a second year in a row.
“According to Founders Pledge, [Future Cleantech Architects has] already exceeded expectations at improving the European climate policy response. Most notably, it has helped shape key legislation at the EU level and advised policymakers on how to get the most bang for their buck when supporting research and development for clean energy tech”.
Peter Schniering interviewed at COP28 UAE for German news!
11. December 2023We are thrilled to share with you WDR’s TV news segment, Lokalzeit, featuring an interview with our Founder & CEO, Peter Schniering, about COP28. Read a snippet of the discussion below! Question: You’ve had two events today [at COP28]; do you feel...
Peter Schniering’s Op-ed on Tagesspiegel Background | The role of public servants
1. September 2023“Public servants are crucial to ensure that political concepts for accelerating innovation are turned into efficient instruments and that the subsidies paid for by taxes are steered in the right direction,” explains Peter Schniering. “Hence, public servants, especially in the federal ministries,...
Aviation and The ARC Future Cleantech Festival on TV during prime time
1. September 2023We were very pleased to see our esteemed colleague Maximilian Held during ntvNachrichten’s evening special on decarbonizing aviation last night. The report was also broadcast later that night on RTL Deutschland, Germany’s largest private TV station. You can watch the report (in German) here.
New Energy Monitor report on decarbonizing the cement industry
28. July 2023New report by Oliver Gordon of UK magazine Energy Monitor on decarbonizing the cement industry features interviews with Future Cleantech Architects’ experts Peter Schniering and Ingrid El Helou! Cement is the most used man-made building material and poses a real challenge for decarbonization. As global demand is projected to...
BloombergNEF Article on The ARC23
15. June 2023See BloombergNEF’s article “Clean-Tech Innovation Is a Marathon Not a Sprint at ARC2023” on Future Cleantech Architects’ Cleantech Innovation Festival. Read the full article here.
Tagesspiegel Background Energie & Klima reports on our work on climate-neutral public procurement
4. May 2023Green public procurement can be a game changer in scaling cleantech innovation and decarbonizing industries, such as cement or other building materials. Not only can green public procurement stimulate demand for climate-neutral production, it can also create lead markets, spur...
Our Founder Peter Schniering has been portrayed by German newspaper Tagesspiegel
17. April 2023Our founder Peter Schniering has been portrayed by the German newspaper Tagesspiegel Background, in the section Energy and Climate. You can see the complete portrait (in German) here.
Listen to Peter Schniering at N-TV Klima-Labor podcast about cement decarbonization
3. February 2023“There are four possibilities [to reduce emissions in the cement sector], but all of them only partially help:– You can reduce the demand by using alternative building materials.– A second point is Carbon Capture and Storage: the CO2 is cut...
FCA is proud to be listed by Vox as one of the top climate organizations to support!
30. November 2022We are very pleased to be listed as one of “the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations“, where donations are “likely to have an exceptionally positive impact” by Vox. Founders Pledge, a global community focused on empowering altruism, is one of...