As the EU’s flagship initiative for funding environmental and climate actions, the LIFE Programme is your opportunity to turn your ideas into reality - and if your project proposal is successful, you’ll be in for a share of the €571 million available this year. Click on "more" for submission deadlines!
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This year’s Bonn session follows COP28 in Dubai, where countries worked to finalise the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement. Over the past 10 days, there were preliminary discussions on what was learned from the stocktaking process, how the results will be implemented and how the process can be improved.
Given that the new F-Gas Regulation includes additional and amended rules on registration requirements in the F-gas portal, it is necessary to repeal the current Implementing Regulation to ensure the portal’s correct functioning. The feedback period ends on 11 July 2024.
The Commission aims to assess whether the rules are working as intended so it can draw lessons for further decision-making and identify areas of improvement in the future policy design. The feedback period ends on 11 July 2024.
This initiative, based on the revised ETS Directive, will set the conditions under which these GHG emissions can be considered as permanently chemically bound in a product. The feedback period ends on 16 July 2024.
The general objective of this contract is to support DG Climate Action in the evaluation of the EU Emissions Tradition System (ETS) and the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), and in the review of certain elements due in 2026.
The European Commission, Parliament, and Council have agreed to designate 15 July, the day that catastrophic floods struck Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands in July 2021, as the EU Day for the Global Victims of the Climate Crisis.
This interactive dedicated workshop on Peatland rewetting, taking place on Tuesday 9 July, will dive deep into best practices and challenges in developing certification methodologies for peatland rewetting as part of carbon farming activities.
These investments will support the modernisation of energy systems, reducing emissions in the energy, industry and transport sectors, and improving energy efficiency. This is the largest disbursement to date via the Modernisation Fund, bringing the total spending to €12.65 billion since January 2021.
According to provisional data, average CO2 emissions of new cars and vans registered in Europe decreased in 2023. These trends are the result of the increase in registrations of battery electric vehicles, which reached market shares of 15.5% for cars and 8% for vans.
In 2023, renewable energy was the leading source of electricity in the EU, accounting for 44.7% of all electricity production. Renewables generated 1.21 million Gigawatt-hour (GWh), marking an increase of 12.4% compared with 2022.
In support of the European Green Deal, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposals to support research and innovation under the EU Mission "Adaptation to Climate Change". The deadline for submissions is 18 September 2024!
With this support, the Innovation Fund will help companies in Europe bring innovative technologies to the market in renewable energy, energy storage, and energy-intensive industries.
Biking is good for your health 💪, your wallet 💸 and the climate 🌍. That's why the 🇪🇺 has adopted the European Declaration on Cycling, which will ensure: safer cycling networks in cities, better links with public transport, secure parking spaces, more access to charging points for e-bikes! Click on "more" to see our post on the topic 👇
At the beginning of June, the UNFCCC held its annual in-person meeting in Bonn, where countries discussed important climate issues ahead of #COP29, which will be held later this year in Baku. Check our post to learn more about the meeting and the EU commitment to international climate diplomacy! 🌍
Are you a business, civil society organisation, school or local administration encouraging people to walk, bike or take public transport? Register your sustainable mobility action today as part of European Mobility Week, taking place 16–22 September.
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