ATM impact on climate change

The main goal of this opportunity is to advance research and innovation to reduce the impact of Air Traffic Management (ATM) on climate change. It focuses on understanding and quantifying how aviation affects the climate, improving ATM system resilience, and minimizing disruptions like airport closures or reduced capacity. Key areas include addressing non-CO2 emissions, monitoring environmental performance of new aviation technologies, evaluating air quality impacts at different scales, improving contrail detection and prediction, developing platforms for atmospheric hazard management, and creating new environmental metrics. The opportunity supports the aviation sector in achieving environmental sustainability and resilience in the face of climate challenges. Eligible countries include those specified in the Horizon Europe Programme, with some additional provisions for non-EU participants.

• Projects must address at least one of the focus areas: non-CO2 emissions, environmental monitoring, air quality systems, contrail assessment, integrated hazard platforms, or novel environmental metrics.
• Proposals must follow the specific page limits and layout requirements provided in the official application form.
• Projects must involve eligible countries as defined in the Horizon Europe Programme, with special rules for some non-EU countries.
• Applications must be submitted through the designated Submission System.
• Projects should support environmental sustainability and resilience in the aviation sector.

Examples:

• A project developing new tools to measure the environmental impact of alternative aviation fuels.
• An initiative creating improved models to predict the formation and impact of contrails from aircraft.
• A collaborative effort to design a platform for real-time monitoring of atmospheric hazards affecting air traffic.

• Personnel costs related to research and innovation activities
• Costs for equipment used in the project
• Subcontracting necessary for specific tasks
• Development and testing of environmental monitoring tools
• Data collection and analysis activities
• Costs for communication, dissemination, and exploitation of project results
• Travel and meeting expenses for project collaboration
• Software and IT infrastructure for project implementation
• Training activities related to project goals
• Administrative and project management expenses

All expenses must be necessary for the project and fit within the lump sum funding model. Some restrictions may apply based on the Horizon Europe guidelines.

• Budget for this Call: 10,000,000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 1
• Maximum value per project: 10,000,000€
• Minimum value per project: 500,000€

• The applicant must be based in an eligible country as defined by the Horizon Europe Programme.
• Projects must comply with the application format, including page limits and layout requirements.
• Applicants may include organizations from non-EU countries if special provisions are met.
• Proposals must be submitted through the official system.
• Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to carry out the proposed research activities.
• Collaborative projects may require partnerships or networks, especially for topics involving non-CO2 emissions and environmental monitoring.
• Applicants must agree to dissemination and exploitation obligations for project results.