Keeling Curve

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Bringing credibility and visibility to existing Efficient Solutions to change the world. 
The Solar Impulse Foundation is committing to select 1000 solutions that are competitive on today's market as we believe that protection of the environment will become a reality only if it is economically viable. By bringing forward this portfolio and this new message, government and private decision-makers will have no other choice than to act now, implementing more ambitious environmental targets and adopting clean technologies to green their operations.

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There are no differentiation criteria in our Label operations for Solutions coming from those traditionally underrepresented. 
That said, we build strong partnerships with collaborators to provide extra support in their Label application, and extra-visibility if awarded, to entrepreneurs in emerging countries, to women entrepreneurs, and to young entrepreneurs. 
For example, while this is not particularly needed in developed countries, we build joint activities with incubators to support emerging countries entrepreneurs in their understanding of the Label application process, providing 1 to 1 e-coaching all along the process. This has been done today with Zambia, Senegal and Argentina. We also build activities with the YE! (Youth Entrepreneurs) Community to connect with young entrepreneurs, and with WEAC (Women Entrepreneurs Association for Climate) to connect with women. 
For extra visibility, we nominate our Labeled solutions coming from emerging countries in prizes such as the UNDP Growth Stage Impact Ventures initiative (tackling inequalities and empowering poor and vulnerable people in developing countries); or the Tech4Islands Awards. Indeed, in our portfolio we count solutions that are low-tech and adapted to climate-vulnerable communities.

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