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Horizon 2020 Environment
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Newsletter
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€ 184 million of Horizon 2020 funding for 23 environment & resources projects
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23 environment and resources projects will kick off in June. They will receive around €184 million under Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials".
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8 - 9 November
2017
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Save the date for the Horizon 2020 Environment and resources Information Day
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Mark your agendas: the Information Day and brokerage event on the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020, Challenge "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials", will take place on 8 and 9 November 2017 in Brussels.
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News
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Discover innovative circular business solutions at the World Circular Economy Forum
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The EU is funding a whole range of innovative projects across Europe to advance towards a more sustainable, circular and competitive economy. The European Commission will showcase some of these circular solutions at the World Circular Economy Forum 2017 on 5-7 June in Helsinki, Finland.
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Expert in circular economy? Apply to advise the European Commission on circular economy financing
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The Support to Circular Economy Financing Expert Group is an informal Commission expert group. It will provide advice and expertise to the European Commission to support the generation and financing of circular economy in the Member States. Apply by 9 June!
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Apply now: LIFE funding for close-to-market solutions
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Is your company working on a solution that benefits the climate or the environment? You might be eligible to receive up to 60% co-financing.
The European Commission launched a new call for proposals under the LIFE programme on 28 April, with application deadlines in September 2017. Nearly €260 million in funding is available for environment and climate projects ("traditional projects").
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SME Instrument impact report is out!
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With more than 31,000 applications received and more than 2,000 small companies funded, in only three years the SME Instrument has proven its appeal for the European innovation ecosystem. The 2017 edition of the SME Instrument impact report presents the first growth trends of the funded SMEs, their profile as well as the key features of the programme that have made its unique selling points. It shows cumulative data from 2014 to 2016.
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Innovative blue growth projects join European Maritime Day 2017
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15 innovative new blue growth projects funded through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will be present at European Maritime Day this year - all of which are winners of the blue career, blue labs and blue technology calls.
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Events
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31 May
2017
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Information & Networking event: LIFE 2017 call for project proposals
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Mark your agendas and register now: Information & Networking Event on the 2017 funding opportunities for green technology, nature conservation and climate projects under the EU's LIFE programme.
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7 June
2017
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Promoting green investments: Innovators meet investors at World Circular Economy Forum
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The European Commission is organising a networking event for EU-funded projects and companies at the World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki on 7 June. The event will feature ten brand-new circular economy projects funded through the EU's Horizon 2020 programme.
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19 June
2017
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Join EASME's sessions at EU Sustainable Energy Week
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EASME will be leading three sessions at the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), one focusing on decarbonisation, another on the role of SMEs and a third one on the role of consumers in the transition to clean energy.
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Highlighted projects
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Circular economy in practice - reducing textile waste
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The EU textile industry generates waste estimated at 16 million tons per year. Much of this waste is thrown in landfills or incinerated, with a high environmental impact and at great cost. Valuable resources held within the waste are also lost. RESYNTEX aims to change this with their innovative pilot project.
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Saving money and energy with new water leak detection system
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Horizon 2020 funded WADI project has successfully tested an innovative water leak detection surveillance service. A plane equipped with hyper-spectral and infrared cameras recorded images of the irrigation network in the South-East of France.
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