Climate Governance and Information

The main goal of this opportunity is to support efforts that help address climate change through both mitigation and adaptation. It focuses on strengthening the abilities of public and private groups, as well as civil society, to implement and monitor climate policies. Key areas include raising awareness about climate issues, encouraging sustainable behaviors, building green skills, managing greenhouse gases, and developing climate and energy strategies. The program also supports sustainable finance actions, greenhouse gas monitoring, and the creation of carbon removal registries and certification systems. The geographic scope is not specified in the available information.

• Support development, implementation, monitoring, or enforcement of EU climate legislation and policy. 

• Strengthen governance capacities of public/private actors and civil society involvement.

• Raise awareness, incentivise behaviour change, and support European Climate Pact initiatives. 

• Build green skills and capacity to implement climate mitigation and adaptation policies. 

• Support development and implementation of local/regional/national climate and energy strategies.

• Promote Sustainable Finance compliance and activities.

• Improve greenhouse gas monitoring, reporting, and emissions accounting systems (e.g. LULUCF registries).

• Enhance climate policy monitoring, assessment, and ex-post evaluation.

Examples:

• A city initiative to educate citizens about reducing greenhouse gas emissions through public workshops and campaigns.
• A project developing a system to monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions in a regional industry cluster.
• An organization launching a training program to build green skills among local businesses and civil society groups.

• Personnel costs
• Subcontracting
• Travel and subsistence
• Equipment (depreciation or rental)
• Consumables and materials
• Dissemination and communication
• Access to research infrastructure
• IPR and certification
• Audit costs
• Indirect costs (25% flat rate)
• Internally invoiced services

• Budget for this Call: 5,500,000€
• Maximum value per project: 2,000,000€
• Minimum value per project: 700,000€

• Applicants must be from eligible countries.
• They must meet all other specified conditions in the call document.
• Applicants must show they have the financial resources to carry out the project.
• Applicants must have the operational capacity to complete the proposed activities.
• Applicants must not be subject to any exclusion criteria.
• Eligibility details may depend on the nature of the applicant, such as public or private organizations, or civil society groups.
• Applicants should carefully review the call document for any specific requirements.