Mission‑Oriented Innovation Policies for Net Zero

Annex B. List of MOIP initiatives and net zero missions

Table B.1. List of MOIP initiatives and net zero missions

Australia

CSIRO’s missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/44

Drought Resilience mission

Ending Plastic Waste mission

Hydrogen Industry mission

Towards Net Zero

Austria

Austrian transition missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/34

Climate Neutral City mission

Mobility Transition mission Circular Economy mission Energy Transition mission

Austrian EU missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/33

Adaptation to Climate Change including Societal Transformation (ACC)

Climate-neutral and Smart Cities

Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters

Soil Health and Food

Belgium

Smart Specialisation Strategy of Wallonia https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/35

Agri-food Chains of the Future and Innovative Environmental Management

Circular Materials

Energy Systems and Sustainable Housing

Circular Flanders https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/36

Circular economy

Brazil

FNDCT Structuring and Mobilizing Programs https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/12 Innovation Program for Sustainable-Based Industrialization – More Innovation Brazil Integrated Sustainable Development Program for the Amazon Region – Pró-Amazônia Nova Indústria Brasil Sustainable and digital agro-industrial chains for food, nutrition and energy security Sustainable infrastructure, sanitation, housing and mobility for productive integration and well-being in cities Bioeconomy, decarbonization and energy transition and security to secure resources for future generations

Canada

National Research Council Challenge programme https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/26

Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge Low Carbon Built Environment Challenge Impact Canada https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/37 Crush-It! Challenge (challenge prize) - how energy is used for crushing and grinding rocks in the mining industry Charging the Future Challenge (challenge prize) - unlock the potential in battery technologies to optimize energy density, weight, range, life and costs Indigenous Off-diesel Initiative (indigenous initiative) - support remote Indigenous communities in developing and implementing ambitious plans to reduce diesel use for heat and power Power Forward Initiative (challenge prize) - challenging Canadian and U.K. companies to design better power grids, connecting our nations to clean, user-friendly grids and helping to prevent power outages The Sky’s the Limit Challenge (challenge prize) - Develop new ways to produce biojet fuels Novel Technologies (challenge prize) Technologies that Extend the Life of Food Novel Technologies (challenge prize) Technologies that Transform Food Waste Business Models (challenge prize) Business models that prevent food waste Business Models (challenge prize) Business models that divert food waste, food by-products and/or surplus food Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge (challenge prize) - Accelerating innovative solutions to reduce methane emissions from the cattle sector Hull Design Efficiency Challenge (challenge prize) - challenging boat builders to develop an innovative hull that maximizes energy efficiency, lowers operational costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Chile

Green Hydrogen

Green H2

Colombia

Bioeconomy mission

Bioeconomy mission

Czech Republic

RIS3 Smart Specialisation Strategy https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/38

Improving the material, energy and emissions efficiency of the economy

Denmark

Green missions/Innomissions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/27

Carbon Capture and Storage or Utilisation

Climate and Environment-friendly Agriculture and Food Production

Green Fuels for Transportation and Industry (Power-to-X, etc.)

Recycling and Reduction of Plastic Waste

European Union

Horizon Europe’s missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/13

Adaptation to Climate Change including Societal Transformation (ACC)

Climate-neutral and Smart Cities

Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters

Soil Health and Food

Finland

Business Finland Missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/39 Zero Carbon Future Circular transition for Zero Waste Flagship programmes

Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center Flagship Programme

FinnCERES Flagship Programme for the Materials Bioeconomy

Growth engines

Accelerating the Growth of the Carbon Capture Market Growth Engine (Compensate platform company)

From a Socio-sized Demo of Renewable Energy Production to an International Total Solution Provider Growth Engine (Flexens platform company)

Green Electrification (GreenE2)

GreenE2 Growth Engine (CLIC Innovation orchestrator)

Team Renewable Arctic Finland (Gaia consulting orchestrator)

France

France 2030 - Stratégies nationales d’accélération https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/40

Bio-based Products and Sustainable Fuels

Carbon-neutral Hydrogen

Digitising and Decarbonising Mobility

Industry Decarbonisation

Solutions for Sustainable Cities and Innovative Buildings

Sustainable and Healthy Food

Sustainable Farming Systems and Farm Equipment contributing to the Ecological Transition

Germany

Hightech Strategy 2025 https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/1

Achieve Substantial Greenhouse Gas Neutrality in Industry

Build Up a Battery Cell Production in Germany

Create sustainable Circular Economies

Develop Safe, Networked and Clean Mobility

Future Strategy https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/28

Industry/Mobility Climate/Biodiversity/Nutrition Space/Oceans

Ireland

Research Ireland’s Challenge Programmes https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/29

National Challenge Fund, 2050 Challenge AI for Societal Good Challenge (Former SFI Future Innovator Prize)

National Challenge Fund, Future Food System Challenge

Food Challenge (Former SFI Future Innovator Prize) Plastics Challenge (Former SFI Future Innovator Prize)

Zero Emissions Challenge (Former SFI Future Innovator Prize) National Challenge Fund, Healthy Environment for All Challenge National Challenge Fund, Energy Innovation Challenge National Challenge Fund, Sustainable Communities Challenge Research Ireland-Irish Aid Sustainable Development Goals Challenge

Japan

Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program – Phase 3 (SIP3) https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/15

Building a Resilient and Nourishing Food Supply Chain Management for a Sustainable Future Creating a National Platform for Innovative Ocean development Creating a Smart Energy Management Systems Development of Circular Economy System Creating a Materials Innovation Ecosystem for Industrialization

Moonshot Research and Development Program https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/16

Moonshot Goal 4: Realization of sustainable resource circulation to recover the global environment by 2050

Moonshot Goal 5: Creation of the industry that enables sustainable global food supply by exploiting unused biological resources by 2050

Korea

Korean Advanced Research Programme Accelerator (KARPA)

Plasma-based CO2 Free Waste Organic Material as a Basic Raw Material

The Alchemist https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/30

Artificial Eco-food

Low-cost CO2-free Hydrogen Production Facilities (former mission) Sustainable Beyond Plastics Urban Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization Technology Biomimetic carbon resource recycling Comprehensive Plan to Solve Social Problems Based on Science and Technology 2023-27 https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/45 Reducing household waste National strategic technology policyhttps://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/46 Next-generation batteries Advanced mobility Next-generation nuclear energy Hydrogen

Lithuania

Mission-oriented science and innovation programmes https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/49

Smart and Climate-neutral Lithuania

Netherlands

Mission-driven Top Sectors and Innovation Policy https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/3

A Carbon-free Built Environment by 2050

A Net Climate-neutral Agriculture and Nature System in 2050

A Sustainable and Completely Circular Economy by 2050, with Resource Use Halved by 2030

An Entirely Carbon-free Electricity System by 2050

Carbon-neutral Industry with Reuse of Raw Materials and Products by 2050

Zero-emission Mobility of People and Goods by 2050

Norway

CLIMIT https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/4

CLIMIT

Green Platform Initiative

Green Platform Initiative

Norwegian national missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/31

Sustainable Feed

Pilot E https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/2

Pilot E

Pilot-T

New Solutions in the Interface between Transport and ICT

Spain

Catalonia - RISCAT3 https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/41 Shared Agenda of Terres de Lleida Pirineu i Aran Shared Agenda of Bages-Manresa Science and innovation missions

Promote a Large, Sustainable and Healthy Agri-Food Sector

Promote Sustainable and Intelligent Intermodal Transport

Promote the Substitution, Recovery and Valuation of Mineral Resources and Strategic Materials for the Ecological Transition

Promote a More Sustainable Agri-Food Sector Adapted to the New Conditions Associated with Climate Change Through the Relevant Use of Advanced Biotechnological Tools

Promote Safe, Efficient and Clean Energy for the 21st Century

Promote the Circular Economy Through New Technologies for Recycling and Recovery of Polymeric Compound Waste in Spain

Strengthen Technological Capabilities for Secure and Sustainable Energy Autonomy (Fusion, Hydrogen and Renewables)

Strengthen Technological Capacities for Safe and Sustainable Energy Autonomy (Fusion, Hydrogen and Renewables)

Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility

Promote Spanish Agriculture in the 21st Century: Sustainable, Intelligent, Efficient in the Consumption of Water Resources and Agricultural Inputs, and Adapted to Climate Change

Sweden

Challenge Driven Innovation Initiative https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/10

Business model innovation for closed-loop furniture flows (reuse of furniture to reduce climate impact)

New technology for carbon dioxide-free asphalt (Swedish Magnetite Microwave Asphalt Road Technology)

Swedish Innovation Platform for Textile Sorting

Innovation partnership programmes

Climate-neutral Industry Innovation Partnership Programme

Skills Supply and Lifelong Learning Innovation Partnership Programme

Strategic innovation programmes https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/11

Viable Cities

Vinnova’s pilot missions https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/43

Healthy Sustainable Food: A New Recipe for School Meals

Healthy Sustainable Mobility

Impact Innovation https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/42 Metals&Minerals – sustainable and resilient metal and mineral supply Water Wise Societies – sustainable water for all by 2050 SustainGov – reform the public sector to ensure society’s sustainability transition ShiftSweden – transform Sweden into attractive and accessible living environments for everyone

United Kingdom

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/12

Driving the Electric Revolution challenge

Faraday Battery challenge

Future Flight challenge

Industrial Decarbonisation

Prospering from the Energy Revolution challenge

Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging challenge

Transforming Construction challenge

Transforming Food Production challenge

Transforming Foundation Industries challenge UKRI Technology Missions Fund Engineering biology (inc. environmental solutions)

United-States

Department of Energy Grand Challenge

Energy Storage Grand Challenge

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge

Energy Earthshots™ https://stip.oecd.org/moip/case-studies/32

Clean Fuels & Products Shot

Carbon Negative Shot

Enhanced Geothermal Shot

Floating Offshore Wind Shot

Hydrogen Shot

Industrial Heat Shot

Long Duration Storage Shot Affordable Home Energy Shot