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OTHERWAYS

OTHERWAYS is a climate innovation platform connecting systems, technologies, organisations and projects, with evidence held to a clear standard.

Climate doesn't happen in isolation.

Progress in one system can reshape the possibilities in another. Explore the forces, technologies and decisions shaping the transition.

Browse all systems
  1. A green roof planted with grass and lined with solar panels beside a glass building

    Energy

    How power is generated, moved and stored, and how grids adapt as more of the economy runs on electricity.

  3. A modern tram waiting at a covered city stop

    Transport

    Moving people and goods by road, rail, sea and air, from vehicle technology to the way cities are planned.

  4. Pipework, tanks and towers of an industrial plant

    Industry

    The high-heat processes and materials, such as steel, cement and chemicals, that underpin almost everything else.

  6. Large storage tanks beside a wide river and wooded hills

    Water

    Securing, treating and reusing water as rainfall patterns shift and demand from cities, farms and industry grows.

  7. Rows of stainless steel process tanks inside an industrial hall

    Carbon

    Capturing carbon dioxide at the source or from the air, and the methods for storing it durably.

  8. Forested mountains rising into low cloud

    Nature

    Forests, wetlands, oceans and soils: the living systems that store carbon, regulate climate and support life.

One map, many routes.

OTHERWAYS brings systems, solutions and projects together. Four ways to find your way through it.

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  1. See all eight systems on one page, from energy and buildings to water and nature.

    Each system opens onto what makes change hard, where it is already happening and the approaches working within it, so you can start wherever your own work begins.

    Browse the systems
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Ideas moving into practice.

Explore approaches emerging across the systems that shape our world.

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Food & Land

Agrivoltaics

Sharing the same land between solar panels and crops or grazing, so one field can produce both food and electricity.

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Energy

Grid-scale battery storage

Storing electricity when it is plentiful and releasing it when the grid needs it.

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Buildings

Air-source heat pumps

Moving heat from outside air into a building using electricity, instead of burning fuel.

Change, on the ground.

Initiatives translating climate ideas into places, infrastructure and practice.

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Our partners.

Research institutions, companies, public bodies and networks that share evidence and help keep every entry to a clear standard.

Made for the people building what's next.

Companies, researchers, nonprofits, public bodies and networks each have a place on OTHERWAYS, whatever part of the transition they work on.

List your organisation
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Build and scale

Companies

From early-stage ventures to established manufacturers and developers.

On OTHERWAYS: see where a technology fits across systems, and the projects and partners it connects with.

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Evidence and methods

Research institutions

Universities, labs and institutes producing evidence and new methods.

On OTHERWAYS: make findings easier to find, and link evidence to the solutions and projects it informs.

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Communities and programmes

Nonprofits

Organisations working on advocacy, implementation or community programmes.

On OTHERWAYS: share what implementation involves on the ground, and find the approaches that support it.

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Plan, fund, regulate

Public bodies

Agencies, cities and utilities that plan, fund or regulate.

On OTHERWAYS: compare approaches across systems, with their limits stated plainly, before committing to one.

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Coordinate and convene

Networks

Alliances and coalitions that coordinate work across organisations.

On OTHERWAYS: map how members' work connects, across systems and borders.

There are many ways forward.

Find your place in the wider climate innovation ecosystem.

Get in touch
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    Founders and innovators

    Place your technology in the wider ecosystem, or suggest it for a profile.

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    Researchers

    Help source and review entries, or make your evidence easier to find.

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    Industry partners

    Share what implementation really involves, or document a project.

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    Investors and supporters

    Talk to us about supporting the platform and its research.

Your questions, answered.

Quick answers about the platform and its content.

A climate innovation platform that maps systems, solutions and projects together, so it is easier to understand a challenge and find the approaches that address it.

From published research and practice. Every entry is reviewed by people who know the field and linked to the systems, solutions and projects it relates to.

Every claim needs a source, figures appear only when backed by one, and entries are reviewed by people who know the field. Our methodology sets out the rules.

Researchers, practitioners and organisations can help source, review and document entries. Get in touch through the contact page.

No. Working with an organisation is not an endorsement, and nothing is shown with an organisation's name or logo without its written permission.

Start with one system. See where it leads.

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