Horizon 2020 Environment

The European Commission has selected 51 projects that will receive around €381,5 million under Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials" and Horizon 2020 “Cross-cutting activities”.

Five new large-scale demonstration projects (average EU contribution exceeds €14 million per each project), financed through the Horizon 2020 Call for proposals Building a water-smart economy and society, have recently kick-started.

The Connecting Nature Enterprise Platform has been officially launched. This novel marketplace aims to directly connect increasing global market demand for nature-based solutions with supply. Check it out!

The Cordis Results Packs on environment and resources present the results of projects funded under Horizon 2020 that have driven forward the European Green Deal and the new Circular Economy Action Plan.

Download our latest infographic featuring nature-based solutions projects that tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis.

Euronews visited them in Greece to see how they develop more cost-effective and sustainable solutions within the mining industry.

The European Commission and Horizon 2020 Climate and Earth System Science projects met in November to ensure a continuation of climate science dialogue at the European level.

If you were not able to join our World Circular Economy Forum side events, you can still read the reports and check the presentations.

EASME brought together scientists and policy makers to the third climate neutrality clustering event. Check the main outcomes.

The European Polar Science week, organised by the European Commission together with the European Space Agency, gathered the Polar science community to enhance cooperation at European level and set common challenges and priorities.