Deadline: 6 October 2020
LIFE Climate Governance and Information specifically aims at contributing to the development and implementation of EU climate policy and legislation, including the European Climate Pact.
Objectives
The specific objectives of the priority area Climate Governance and Information set out in Article of the LIFE Regulation are in particular:
- to promote awareness raising on climate matters, including generating public and stakeholder support of Union policy making in the field of the climate, and to promote knowledge on sustainable development;
- to support communication, management, and dissemination of information in the field of the climate and to facilitate knowledge sharing on successful climate solutions and practice, including by developing cooperation platforms among stakeholders and training;
- to promote and contribute to more effective compliance with and enforcement of Union climate legislation, in particular by promoting the development and dissemination of best practices and policy approaches;
- to promote better climate governance by broadening stakeholder involvement, including NGOs, in consultation on and implementation of policy.
EU Policy Areas
The submission of proposals in the European policy areas listed below is encouraged:
- Development and implementation of national 2030 climate and energy strategies and/or mid-century strategies;
- Incentivise behavioural change, mainstream emission reduction and resource efficiency actions in sectors;
- Assessment by authorities of the functioning of the EU ETS;
- Building capacities, raising awareness among end-users and the equipment distribution chain of fluorinated gases;
- Climate policy monitoring, assessment and ex-post evaluation;
- Best practices and awareness-raising activities addressing adaptation needs
Eligibility Criteria
Any entity registered in the EU can make a proposal for LIFE traditional, integrated, preparatory, and technical assistance projects under the sub-programmes for climate action.
You could be a:
- public body operating under a national government’s authority, e.g. local authority, national administration etc.
- private commercial organisation
- private non-commercial organisation (NGOs etc.)
For more information, visit https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/life/2020-life-call-proposals-traditional-projects-climate-action
