SC5 - Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

The Societal Challenge 5 Work Programme focuses on moving to a greener, more resource efficient and climate-resilient economy, with a strong commitment to supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the targets of the Paris Agreement.

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Kathleen Goris

kathleen.goris@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 42 82

About this programme

The work programme for 2018-2020 focuses on several priorities in two general calls with many topics and subtopics:

Building a low carbon, climate resilient future: climate action in support of the Paris Agreement
Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Circular economy
- Raw materials
- Water for our environment, economy and society
- Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience
- Protecting and leveraging the value of natural and cultural assets (including earth observation, nature-based solutions, disaster risk reduction, natural capital accounting and heritage alive).

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2021-03-24 Horizon Europe Widening ICT NMBP SPACE

Horizon Europe Work Programmes publicly avail...

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2021-03-17 Energy Transport Climate/Environment

Latest draft work programme of cluster 5: cli...

The launch of the full Horizon Europe programme is now very close. Here you can find the latest version of the work programme for cluster 5 climate, energy and mobility. This is still a draft version so minor changes to the texts are still possible. If you want information regarding the background of these calls you can contact the PC representa... read more

2021-03-05 SPACE Transport Climate/Environment

Space in response to COVID-19

Do you have fresh ideas on how Earth observation data can contribute to monitoring the effects brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, ESA and the European Commission have launched a new series of monthly challenges asking for innovative solutions on how satellite data can be used to help better understand the effects of the coronavirus on soci... read more

2021-03-05 Circular Industries NMBP Climate/Environment

EIT RawMaterials: Call for Projects 2022 is o...

Developing raw materials into a major strength for Europe The Call for Projects 2022 is now open! EIT RawMaterials connects stakeholders and actors from different parts of the raw materials value chain creating a unique collaborative environment for breakthrough innovations and radically new ways to address raw materials challenges. EIT RawMateri... read more