European Green Deal

Phased out programme. Switch to Horizon Europe

About this programme

Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. To overcome these challenges, Europe states it needs a new growth strategy that transforms the Union into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where

  • there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050
  • economic growth is decoupled from resource use
  • no person and no place is left behind

This will happen by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all.

New technologies, sustainable solutions and disruptive innovation are critical to achieve the objectives. The full range of instruments available under the Horizon Europe programme will support the research and innovation efforts needed.

But to respond to the ambition of the European Green Deal objectives, Horizon 2020 will support Green Deal related research and innovation with a call close to 1 billion €. The draft workprogramme is available, the final version is expected to be published late August.

The EU will also provide financial support and technical assistance to help people, businesses and regions that are most affected by the move towards the green economy. This is called the Just Transition Mechanism and will help mobilise at least €100 billion over the period 2021-2027 in the most affected regions through:

  • Just Transition Fund
  • INVESTEU Just Transition scheme
  • EIB public sector loan facility

On this NCP Flanders webpage you will find

  • "related links" links to COM webpages and other green deal communications
  • In the documents an overview of the Green deal topics in Horizon 2020 is presented with the links to the different draft work programmes
  • in "news" up-to-date news items
  • 1 contact address for all general questions though Horizon 2020 green deal area
    specific questions can be sent to the following colleagues (coordinates to be found in "our team"):
    • area1 - Increasing climate ambition -> Kathleen Goris
    • area 2 - Clean Energy -> Bart De Caesemaeker
    • area 3 - Circular economy -> Kathleen Goris
    • area 4 - Energy efficient buildings -> Mark Antonissen
    • area 5 - Green airports and ports -> Pascal Verheye
    • area 6 - Sustainable food from farm to fork -> Patrick De Molder
    • area 7 - Restoring ecosystem services -> Kathleen Goris
    • area 8 - Toxic-free environment -> Patrick De Molder
    • area 9 - Strengthening the knowledge -> Margot Beereboom
    • area 10 - Citizen empowerment -> Margot Beereboom

 

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New look for the NCP Flanders website

Dear users of the NCP Flanders website, As of today, the NCP Flanders website has a new look aimed at providing a more user-friendly experience. While the content and services available on the website remain unchanged, the fresh new layout is designed to enhance navigation and accessibility. Pages specifically related to one of the programmes we...

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Last few days to respond to survey: help us further improve NCP Flanders services

The short survey that NCP Flanders is conducting to collect feedback on its services and suggestions on how they can be further improved is open for five more days. The NCP Flanders team greatly appreciates it if you could take a few minutes of your time (if you haven’t done so yet) to provide your answers and suggestions via this...

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NCP Flanders survey still open until 13 October

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NCP Flanders survey: looking for your feedback

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Testimonial

STARGATE - Sustainable Aviation

The Stargate project obtained funding under the special Green Deal call of Horizon 2020, more in particular under the topic of “green ports and airports”.  It received the maximum score of the evaluators and was selected out of more than 40 projects. Stargate’s purpose is to prove that sustainable aviation is possible and happening. It focuses on the further decarbonization of the aviation industry, the improvement of local environmental quality and the stimulation of the modal split. Together with a consortium of 21 European partners with a diverse and rich expertise (airports, community partners, knowledge institutions, consultants, local governments, …), Brussels Airports takes the lead as lighthouse airport to develop and implement innovative solutions. Results that prove successful can be deployed at the fellow airports (Toulouse, Budapest, Athens). Over the course of the coming five years, the consortium will exchange knowledge to investigate and realize more than 30 concrete projects.