Bijna € 1 miljard te verdelen vanuit Horizon 2020 Green Deal-call

De Europese Commissie heeft op basis van Horizon 2020, het Europese kaderprogramma voor onderzoek en innovatie, een nieuwe zogeheten Green Deal-call gelanceerd. Vanuit deze call met de titel 'Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: Research and innovation in support of the European Green Deal' is in totaal €983 miljoen beschikbaar voor onderzoeks- en innovatieprojecten die een antwoord bieden op de klimaatcrisis en die de unieke ecosystemen en biodiversiteit van Europa helpen beschermen. Subsidie vanuit deze calls kan worden aangevraagd vanaf 22 september 2020!

De call met identificatiecode H2020-LC-GD-2020 vindt plaats vanuit het Horizon 2020-werkprogramma 2018-2020 voor zogeheten 'Cross-cutting activities'.

Te ondersteunen voorstellen kunnen betrekking hebben op de volgende 20 onderdelen:

• Preventing and fighting extreme wildfires with the integration and demonstration of innovative means
• Towards Climate-Neutral and Socially Innovative Cities
• Climate-resilient Innovation Packages for EU regions
• European capacities for citizen deliberation and participation for the Green Deal
• Behavioural, social and cultural change for the Green Deal
• Enabling citizens to act on climate change, for sustainable development and environmental protection through education, citizen science, observation initiatives, and civic engagement
• Innovative land-based and offshore renewable energy technologies and their integration into the energy system
• Develop and demonstrate a 100 MW electrolyser upscaling the link between renewables and commercial/industrial applications
• Accelerating the green transition and energy access Partnership with Africa
• Closing the industrial carbon cycle to combat climate change - Industrial feasibility of catalytic routes for sustainable alternatives to fossil resources
• Demonstration of systemic solutions for the territorial deployment of the circular economy
• Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way
• Green airports and ports as multimodal hubs for sustainable and smart mobility
• Testing and demonstrating systemic innovations in support of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy
• Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services
• Innovative, systemic zero-pollution solutions to protect health, environment and natural resources from persistent and mobile chemicals
• Fostering regulatory science to address combined exposures to industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals: from science to evidence-based policies
• European Research Infrastructures capacities and services to address European Green Deal challenges
• Developing end-user products and services for all stakeholders and citizens supporting climate adaptation and mitigation
• Transparent & Accessible Seas and Oceans: Towards a Digital Twin of the Ocean

Aanvragen voor al deze onderdelen kunnen worden ingediend van 22 september 2020 tot en met 26 januari 2021.