H2020 European Green Deal call expected to open 18 September - all fields, budget € 1 billion
The H2020 Green Deal call will mobilise research and innovation to foster a just and sustainable societal transition aiming at ‘leaving nobody behind’. The call is expected to open
18 September and to have a deadline in January. The expected budget is an all-time record of 1 billion euros.
The call contains 11 areas:
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area 1: Increasing climate ambition: cross-sectoral challenges
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2: Clean, affordable and secure energy
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area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy
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area 4: Energy and resource-efficient buildings
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5: Sustainable and smart mobility
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area 7: Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services
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area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic-free environment
Call area 9: Strengthening
our knowledge in support of the European Green Deal
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10: Empowering citizens for transition towards a climate neutral, sustainable Europe
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area 11: Accelerating the clean energy transition and access in partnership with Africa
Projects are expected to deliver tangible and visible results relatively quickly and show how research and innovation can provide concrete solutions for the Green Deal main priorities.
This is why the call will support
In addition to technological development and demonstration, the call encourages experimentation and social innovation for new ways to engage civil society and empower citizens.
In relation to the current pandemic, the call will contribute to the green and digital recovery and to increasing societal resilience for example in agriculture, biodiversity acceleration
of renewables, clean transport and modernisation towards a clean and circular industry.
Plenty of information events coming up
There are several support events coming up. The events are open to all European institutions and researchers. Check out the following and register:
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23 September, The European Research and Innovation Days will also include an online info event about the call, register for the days and the info event
here
- 29 September, 12:00-14:30 Horizon 2020 Green Deal: Information and Consortia Building Online Event Series.
Green Deal call areas
5,
6, 7 & 9. Register
here
- 5 October, 12:00-13:15 UKRO Green Deal Call 2020 online information event for social science/humanities researchers.
Register here
- 7 October, Virtual Brokerage Event: SSH in the Green Deal Call.
Registration opening soon. See the agenda
here
- 9 October, 12:00-14:30 Horizon 2020 Green Deal: Information and Consortia Building Online Event Series. Green Deal call areas
2, 3, 4 & 11.
Register here
- 13-14 October, Horizon 2020 Virtual Brokerage Event on the European Green Deal Call.
More information and registration here
- 15 October, 12:00-14:30 Horizon 2020 Green Deal: Information and Consortia Building Online Event Series.
Green Deal call areas
1, 8 & 10. Register
here