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.
Your NCP contact for this programme
Kathleen Goris
kathleen.goris@vlaio.be
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About this programme
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.
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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Industry 5.0 Award 2023- open for submission
What: It is a non-monetary recognition for EU-funded projects. The winning project, as well as the two other finalists will receive communication support and visibility on the European Commission’s channels, including social media publicity and an article in the Horizon Magazine. For whom: Eligible projects must have obtained funding (o... read more
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Infosheets
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Related links
Related links are easy pointers towards external information. We curate the list, but are not liable for the destinations.
- Life programme
- Circular economy action Plan
- Circular Economy - Action Plan
- Webinar - EU-actieplan circulaire economie: Waar moet Vlaanderen op inzetten?
- Horizon 2020: Environment and resources data hub (geographical overview of funded projects)
- Horizon 2020: Climate
- Information Days 2019 - calls 2020 - presentations and webstreaming
- NCPCaRE – Network for Societal Challenge 5
- LIFE programma
- COM science-policy interface in the field of plastics and circular economy
Documents
Documents contain additional information related to this programme, and are similar to related links.
- Working Document - HORIZON-Cluster 5 - Version 2021-02-24
- Success rate for the EU Green Deal call
- The CORDIS Results Packs in the area of “Environment and resources”
- Overview document Horizon 2020 Green Deal - 26.08.2020 update
- Overview document Horizon 2020 Green Deal - 18.08.2020 update
- The European green Deal - presentation by DG RTD - 18-05-2020
- OVERVIEW DOCUMENT HORIZON 2020 GREEN DEAL CALL TOPICS
- Horizon2020 - SC5 Climate 2014-2018 projects
- Presentation Climate Work Programme 18-20, calls and topics
Testimonial
RUSTICA - Converting organic residues into bio-based fertiliser products
The RUSTICA project obtained funding under Horizon 2020, more in particular under the topic ‘Closing nutrient cycles’. RUSTICA focuses on demonstration and implementation of circular bio-based nutrient valorisation chains, focusing on waste from the fruit and vegetable agro-food system. The project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2024. It will use a strong multi-actor approach to co-create both socio-economic and technological knowledge in four case study regions in Europe and one in Colombia. The Flanders-based company DRANCO is one of the project partners and acts as technical project manager for the entire project. DRANCO participates in the project to develop its own technologies, to network and to help make the transition to a more circular based economy.
