Mette Koefoed QuinnDeputy Head of Unit

Climate Finance and DeforestationDG Climate Action

LIFE CLIMATE ACTION 2014-2017 and the 2014 Call for proposals

Warsaw, 5 June 2014

Climate Action within the EU budgetThe EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2014-2020) sets out budgetary framework and main orientations for delivering Europe 2020 strategy.Commission’s intention to increase the proportion of climate related expenditure to at least 20% in the new EU budget.Climate and environment as integral parts of all main instruments and interventions.But, mainstreaming does not address all environmental and climate needs, thus a need for a specific instrument – A Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (Regulation (EU) 1293/2013).The LIFE Multiannual Work Programme 2014-2017 (Commission Decision of 19/3/2014)

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LIFE 2014/2020 Programme Structure and Budget

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LIFE Programme €3,456.7 (2014- 2020)

Sub- programme for

Climate Action

€864.2 (25% of LI FE budget)

Climate Change Mitigation

Climate Change Adaptation

Information & Governance

Sub- programme for

Environment

€2,592.5 (75% of LI FE budget)

Nature & Biodiversity

Environment & Resource Efficiency

I nformation & Governance

€1,155 min (55% of ENV Sub-progrm)

2. Next LIFE Programme (2014-2020)Architecture

LIFE sub-programme for Environment

LIFE sub-programme for Climate Action

Three priority areas• Environment & Resource Efficiency• Biodiversity• Environmental Governance and Information

translated into

Specific objectives

Three priority areas• Climate Change Mitigation• Climate Change Adaptation• Climate Governance and Information

translated into

Specific objectives

LIFE Climate Action Sub-programme

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Priority areas for mitigation and adaptation:

– LIFE Climate Change Mitigation contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

– LIFE Climate Change Adaptation supports efforts leading to increased resilience to climate change

Specific objectives: implement and develop Union policy and legislation and mainstream

activities across policy areas improving and apply knowledge base in practice develop and implement integrated strategies and action plans develop and demonstrate innovative technologies, systems, methods

and instruments for replication, transfer or mainstreaming, best practice

Priority area for governance:– LIFE Climate Governance and Information

Specific objectives:contribute to raising awareness communication, networks, cooperation platforms raise compliance and enforcement of legislation, better governance and dissemination on climate

mitigation and adaptation actions

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LIFE Climate Action Sub-programme

LIFE Climate Action: Main benefitsFunding types:

New financial instruments, Action grants, Operating grants

Geographical Scope: Exceptionally outside Union territory or in Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT's),

Emphasis on transnational projects.

Actors:Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME): All grants management

European Investment Bank and local banks for FIs

National Contact Points (NCP) for counselling and guidance

DG Climate Action for policy guidance, programming, monitoring and evaluation of LIFE Climate Action

Beneficiaries: No limitations on who can participate, mainly companies, public administrations, Non-governmental organisations

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The new actor EASMEExecutive Agency for Small and Medium-sized

Enterprises

Managing programmes for the Commission since 2005.

Programmes managed: LIFE 2014-2017, CIP Eco-innovation, Intelligent Energy Europe, COSME, Horizon 2020 Energy, Environment and Resources and SME instrument, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

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EASME - Managing the LIFE programme• When? As of 1 May 2014. EASME in charge of call for capacity building

projects and for operating grants. Evaluation of 2014 call for proposal and contracting.

• Who? EASME Unit "LIFE and CIP Eco-innovation", a team of ~35 project and financial officers with project management experience and technical background

• How? Continue work with an external monitoring team and external evaluation team, technical and financial desk officers; simplify where possible (e.g. the new Common Provisions set a higher threshold for moves within the project budget)

• Responsibilities? technical and financial programme management; policy feedback and communication of results to DG CLIMA

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LIFE 2014-2017 – Focus of callsProjects Types:

In 2014 only action grant projects and capacity building projects plus operating grants

In 2015 also integrated projects and technical assistance

European Added Value:

Replicability, transferability, transnational projects, larger scale projects, results indicators

No national allocations:

Projects selected based on merit only

Focus:

Preferred climate policy priorities for action grant projects

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2014 Call for proposals

Three priority areas:

Climate Change Mitigation - CCM

Climate Change Adaptation - CCA

Climate Governance and Information – GIC

Demonstration, pilot projects, best practice projects as well as governance and information projects

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Climate Action: Climate Change Mitigation (CCM)

Integrated climate change mitigation projects implementing established Union, national or regional climate change mitigation plans (see LIFE Regulation and MAWP 2014-2017)

Small scale pilot (=innovative, but not research!), demonstration and best practice projects

Projects funded by the financial instrument Private Finance for Energy Efficiency (PF4EE)

Emphasis for 2014 on land use management and agriculture

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Land use sector:

e.g. landscape and land management strategies and practices which limit

emissions, particularly organic soils,

conservation of natural carbon sinks

Greenhouse gas monitoring and accounting of land use

e.g. projects which improve monitoring and accounting of carbon stocks,

effects of loss of grasslands or peatlands,

Contribution to LULUCF accounting rules

CCM – climate policy priorities

CCM – climate policy priorities Sustainable use of solid biomass

e.g. new approaches for production, consumption of biomass, in a

sustainable way.

transformation into long term carbon stores.

Agriculture:

e.g. implementation of low carbon farming practices with a transformational

impact, or which increase carbon storage / levels of organic soil matter.

analysis and development of improvements for existing climate measures

under the CAP.

Climate change Adaptation (CCA)

Integrated climate change adaptation projects, e.g. implementing Union, national or regional climate change adaptation plans (see LIFE Regulation and MAWP 2014-2017)

Small scale pilot (=innovative, but not research!), demonstration and best practice projects

Projects funded by the financial instrument Natural Capital Financing Facility (NCFF)

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CCA – Climate policy priorities Cross-border management of floods, fostering collaborative

agreements based on the EU Floods Directive Trans-boundary coastal management, with emphasis on

densely populated deltas and coastal cities Mainstreaming adaptation into urban land use planning,

building layouts and natural resources management Mountain and island areas, with emphasis on sustainable

and resilient agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors Sustainable management of water; combating desertification

and forest fires in drought-prone areas.

Moreover:

Green infrastructure and ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation.

Innovative adaptation technologies. Vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies,

including those with a cross-border nature. Awareness raising and exchange of good practice actions

on adaptation indicators, options, risk communication and management

CCA – Climate policy priorities

CCA Climate policy priorities:The Urban Environment

Developing and implementing local adaptation strategies in the framework of "Mayors Adapt"; Developing and deploying innovative adaptation technologies in urban areas, including in the water, energy and construction sectors; Promoting and developing green infrastructure in cities, including combating the urban heat island effect;Low carbon projects contributing at the same time to climate mitigation and adaptation as well as nature conservation and biodiversity objectives in urban areas.

Climate Action: Climate Governance & Information(GIC):

"Traditional": information and awareness raising projects and projects facilitating knowledge sharing;

Support for cooperation networks and best practices for the application of climate regulation and enforcement

Promotion of a better governance by broadening stakeholder involvement in implementation and by promoting more effective compliance with EU climate legislation.

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GIC – Information and Awareness

Awareness of sustainable biomass production in an integrated perspective (biodiversity, forest, other land)

Develop publicly available data bases to promote a deep analysis of the effects of the use of market-based instruments, disseminate the results and stimulate discussion, in particular on the EU ETS

Raise capacity of local, regional, national authorities to facilitate the inclusion of monitoring of potentials for carbon storage or emission saving into e.g. public spatial planning

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GIC – Information and AwarenessDevelopment and awareness of best practices in the field of climate policy evaluation to support development of cost-effective climate action. Concerning adaptation this should include indicators, risk communication and management

Awareness raising on climate change vulnerabilities and climate change adaptation options, including on how adaptation strategies are applied in a local and regional context

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GIC – Better governance by broadening stakeholder involvement

Exchange of best practice on enabling mechanisms, including public-private financing mechanisms and innovative solutions for industrial processes and production methods to facilitate low emission transition of industry and the power sector, transport and building sectors

Share and develop expertise across Europe on the challenges and opportunities related to the 2030 climate and energy objectives, e.g. harmful taxation/subsidies, EE and RE policies, enabling legislative framework for how private sector can contribute to restoring public finance, reduce energy dependency and create jobs while reducing emissions

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Approximate Dates

Call for Proposals: 16 June 2014

Deadline for submission by applicants: 16 October 2014, at 16:00

Earliest project start date: July 2015

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Thank you for your attention!

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Mette.QUINN@ec.europa.eu

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