CLIMATE INNOVATION COMPASS

India's Biggest Unsolved Climate Problems & Opportunities

A problem-led map of India's biggest unsolved climate challenges for founders, investors and researchers to connect and build solutions together.

Explore Opportunities

The need for climate innovation has never been stronger.

Yet, building, scaling, and financing solutions for the planet remains tough. This compass makes that journey easier to navigate by reducing information asymmetry around unsolved problems and the fellow innovators working to solve them.

The Climate Innovation Compass is a tool for researchers, innovators, investors, industrialists, and sustainability leaders worldwide to understand India's biggest unsolved climate challenges and connect with each other to solve them together.

How to use the Compass

A 4-step journey to find the right climate problem and connect with others.

Step 01

Understand the Sectors

Dive into sector overviews that highlight market dynamics, leading players, and emerging innovation opportunities ready to be unlocked.

Step 02

Find a Problem Statement

Browse validated, India-specific climate problem statements across sectors, and pick the one that resonates with you.

Step 03

Assess the Opportunity

Each problem statement comes with an innovation gap analysis, helping you pinpoint where existing solutions fall short and where new approaches can make the greatest impact.

Step 04

Take Action

Ready to get involved? Submit your interest and we'll match you with collaborators, mentors, and resources aligned to the challenges you care most about.

Opportunities

Explore opportunities to solve India's biggest climate & sustainability issues, ranging from deep-tech to business innovations across mitigation, and adaptation.

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Scaling cost-effective grid-forming inverters
Electricity
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Scaling cost-effective grid-forming inverters

Reducing India’s dependence on coal-based grid stability and enabling high Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) integration through cost-effective grid-forming inverter

Economic Potential, India 2030 ~1300 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 32 Mn Mt CO2e
Agri-residue feedstock supply chain
Transport
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Agri-residue feedstock supply chain

Building India's agri-residue feedstock supply chain to make CBG blending and SAF mandates commercially deliverable

Economic Potential, India 2030 180 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 15 Mn Mt CO2e
Cattle: Low Productivity & High Emission
Food & Agriculture
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Cattle: Low Productivity & High Emission

Low productivity and high enteric methane emissions for India’s Dairy Animals

Economic Potential, India 2030 700 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 75 Mn Mt CO2e
Water-smart Cooling for Data Centers
Water
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Water-smart Cooling for Data Centers

Efficient and reliable cooling solutions for data centers in water-scarce area

Economic Potential, India 2030 ~9,000 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 15.5 Mn Mt CO2e
Early warning system (EWS) for disasters in the Himalayan region
Adaptation & Resilience
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Early warning system (EWS) for disasters in the Himalayan region

Absence of affordable, accurate, last-mile early warning system (EWS) for disasters in Himalayan region

Economic Potential, India 2030 ~1,276 Mn USD
Adaptation Risk Index, India 2030 18/27
Unlocking MSME clean energy finance
Cross Sector
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Unlocking MSME clean energy finance

Enabling clean energy transition for India’s 70 million micro enterprises by enhancing credit worthiness

Economic Potential, India 2025 360 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2025 110 Mn Mt CO2e
Scaling cost-effective grid-forming inverters
Electricity
Read more

Scaling cost-effective grid-forming inverters

Reducing India’s dependence on coal-based grid stability and enabling high Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) integration through cost-effective grid-forming inverter

Economic Potential, India 2030 ~1300 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 32 Mn Mt CO2e
Agri-residue feedstock supply chain
Transport
Read more

Agri-residue feedstock supply chain

Building India's agri-residue feedstock supply chain to make CBG blending and SAF mandates commercially deliverable

Economic Potential, India 2030 180 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 15 Mn Mt CO2e
Cattle: Low Productivity & High Emission
Food & Agriculture
Read more

Cattle: Low Productivity & High Emission

Low productivity and high enteric methane emissions for India’s Dairy Animals

Economic Potential, India 2030 700 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 75 Mn Mt CO2e
Water-smart Cooling for Data Centers
Water
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Water-smart Cooling for Data Centers

Efficient and reliable cooling solutions for data centers in water-scarce area

Economic Potential, India 2030 ~9,000 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2030 15.5 Mn Mt CO2e
Early warning system (EWS) for disasters in the Himalayan region
Adaptation & Resilience
Read more

Early warning system (EWS) for disasters in the Himalayan region

Absence of affordable, accurate, last-mile early warning system (EWS) for disasters in Himalayan region

Economic Potential, India 2030 ~1,276 Mn USD
Adaptation Risk Index, India 2030 18/27
Unlocking MSME clean energy finance
Cross Sector
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Unlocking MSME clean energy finance

Enabling clean energy transition for India’s 70 million micro enterprises by enhancing credit worthiness

Economic Potential, India 2025 360 Mn USD
Mitigation Impact, India 2025 110 Mn Mt CO2e

Connect With Fellow Innovators

Entrepreneurship is a tough journey to travel alone. Climate Innovation Compass aims to connect innovators with each other, and foster connections over shared interests. Fill this form to be connected with fellow innovators.

01 About You

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03 Your Ask

Select all that apply. This helps us make better introductions.

  • Co-founder - technical, business, or domain co-founder
  • Investor introduction - angel, seed, or climate VC
  • Customer or pilot partner - corporate, SME, or government
  • Domain expert or mentor - someone who knows this sector deeply
  • Research collaboration - academic or institutional partner
  • Team member or intern - early hire for a climate startup
  • Partnership - ecosystem org, accelerator, or corporate partnership
  • Just exploring - no specific ask right now

The more specific you are, the better we can help. What would be the ideal introduction or connection for you right now?

02 Problem Statements You Want to Work On

Which problem statement(s) from the CIC platform are you most interested in?*

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04 Anything Else?

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