Environment and Energy

The Commission has approved more than €380 million of funding for 168 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for the environment and climate action. At the heart of the European Green Deal, LIFE projects can help the EU become climate-neutral by 2050 and reach climate, energy and environmental goals. They support biodiversity, nature restoration and a circular economy while contributing to the clean energy transition across the continent. The funding is a 27% increase on last year’s funding, and will mobilise a total investment …

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The European Framework Programme for R&I – Innovation Fund Synergies Workshop will be held in fully virtual format on 8 February 2023. On 8 February 2023, the European Commission DGs for Climate Action, and Research and Innovation – together with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), will organise a half-day virtual Workshop on Innovation Fund synergies. …

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The LIFE Programme’s 2022 Calls for nature, environment, climate action and clean energy transition projects has resulted in 751 proposals coming in from across the EU. The 2022 Call for standard action and clean energy transition projects closed on 4 October and 16 November, respectively. Applicants come from almost all EU countries. The proposals have a total cost of around €2.9 billion, which can be broken down …

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Stakeholders across Europe submitted their ideas to accelerate the market-uptake of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions under the Call for Proposals 2022 of the Clean Energy Transition sub-programme. The call closed on 16 November 2022. Overall 18 topics with a total budget of EUR 98M were open in the areas of improving building energy …

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On 17 November, the Commission Delegated Regulation establishing the first list of selected cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy (RES) entered into force. This represents a milestone for the sector as it gives the opportunity to the selected projects to apply for funding under the RES window of CEF Energy. The list of selected projects …

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On 8 November 2022 at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced the creation of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, which aims to support the transition to a sustainable blue economy in the European Union’s Southern Neighbourhood countries in the Mediterranean region. This …

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The second call for the European-wide Act!onHeat Support Facility is now open! Applications are currently being considered for all local energy planners. As strategic heating and cooling (H&C) planning requires know-how, resources and experience, not all municipalities are equally prepared for an energy transition. This is where the new Support Facility comes in, with specific …

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The 2022 edition of the Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum – Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place took place on 18 October and attracted over 400 participants, with more than 250 attendees joining the event onsite in Brussels. Ms Clara de la Torre – Acting Director General in DG Climate Action, Mr Matthew Baldwin – Deputy Director General …

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The CINEA call, launched under the Horizon Europe Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, generated significant interest. A total of 19 proposals from 26 submitted were selected for evaluation under the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-MISS-2022-CIT-01-01 – designing inclusive, safe, affordable and sustainable urban mobility. Launched on 28 April 2022 with a submission deadline of 6 September 2022, the …

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Thee European Commission launched GREEN ASSIST, the Green Advisory Service for Sustainable Investments Support. Funded with EUR 30 million from the LIFE Programme, GREEN ASSIST helps beneficiaries to prepare green or greener investment projects, across diversified sectors, for instance by integrating nature-based solutions or circular economy principles. Available as of today, GREEN ASSIST will provide free, easy-to-access, …

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