Y02 TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
Description
Y02 encompasses technologies and applications designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or facilitate adaptation to climate change impacts across all industrial sectors and technical fields. This cross-sectional classification captures inventions spanning energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, carbon capture, sustainable agriculture, water management, and climate-resilient infrastructure—regardless of their primary technical domain. Y02 serves as a supplementary tag applied alongside primary IPC/CPC classifications to identify the climate-relevant aspect of an invention. Inventions may be classified here in conjunction with their core technical class (e.g., a solar cell receives both its primary semiconductor classification and a Y02 designation for its climate mitigation application).
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Child Classifications
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- Y02A TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02C CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG]
- Y02D CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
- Y02E REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02P CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02T CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02W CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT