2018 topics in the Call "Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"

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1 2018 topics in the Call "Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" Carlo Barbante Rappresentante Italiano per Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials. Direttore Istituto per la Dinamica dei Processi Ambientali del CNR e Università di Venezia 01/12/2017 1

2 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 01/12/2017 2

3 Call "Greening the economy in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" - Structure Connecting economic and environmental gains - the circular economy (CE-SC5-01, CE- SC5-02, CESC5-03, CE-SC5-05) Raw materials Water for our environment, economy and society (SC , SC ) Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience (SC ) Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets: Earth observation; nature-based solutions, disaster risk reduction and natural capital accounting; heritage alive (SC , SC , SC ) 01/12/2017 3

4 Connecting economic and environmental gains - the circular economy: Objectives substantially improve efficiency of resource use increase use of resources originating from secondary sources, while avoiding adverse health effects minimise production of waste (including through design for product durability), pollution and GHG emissions enhance cities' capacity to embrace circular economy approaches support transition to systemic, integrated solutions for closed cycles of resource use in the water sector contribute to implementing the Circular Economy Action Plan and key high-level EU priorities, including jobs, growth and investment, climate and energy, strengthened industrial base support EU endeavors to implement the SDGs, particularly SDGs 12, 6, 11 and 13, and Habitat III New Urban Agenda 01/12/2017 4

5 CE-SC : Methods to remove hazardous substances and contaminants from secondary raw materials Specific Challenge: Reuse and recycling of many secondary raw materials continues low Uptake and recyclability of secondary raw materials could be hampered by the presence of contaminants, additives or even substances of concern Removal could improve the purity of the resulting secondary raw material Scope: Develop innovative solutions for removing undesirable substances from secondary raw materials Undesirable substances: those posing risks (health/env) and/or those affecting quality of the secondary raw materials Safe utilisation or disposal of the removed substances addressed as well Economic feasibility and environmental performance to be considered RIA 100% TRL /12/2017 5

6 CE-SC : Methods to remove hazardous substances and contaminants from secondary raw materials Expected impact: Increased purity and/or desirable quality of the secondary raw mats Increased recycling rate, reduced landfill & incineration Reduced risk of retaining hazardous substances in recyclates Contribution to: EU Circular Economy Action Plan; Strategy on Plastics in Circular Economy; implementation of the SPIRE Roadmap Total budget: EUR Million ( 3-5 EUR milion per project) 27 Feb 2018 (First Stage) 04 Sep 2018 (Second Stage) 01/12/2017 6

7 CE-SC Independent testing programme on premature obsolescence Specific Challenge: Making products more durable and easier to repair, upgrade or remanufacture and lightening their lifetime RIA 100% Scope: Prepare an independent testing programme to help identify issues related to premature obsolescence to be used by relevant stakeholders (eg. testing bodies, consumer organisations or product designers) Focus on a group of consumer products for which the issue of obsolescence is important from the resource efficiency point of view Convincing methodology used to select products group Including a research component for the identification of key aspects to be tested and validated in several case studies Actions to be tackled by a multi-disciplinary consortium addressing also standardisation issues Participation of the retail sector is encouraged 01/12/2017 7

8 CE-SC Independent testing programme on premature obsolescence Expected impact: Development of products designed for durability, interoperability, repair and reuse Development of markets based on durability Reduced materials consumption and waste generation Reduced information asymmetry between producers and consumers regarding product durability Increased awareness and understanding of the types of design that may lead to premature obsolescence Support the implementation of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan Total budget: 5.00 EUR Million (one project will be funded) 27 Feb 2018 (First Stage) 04 Sep 2018 (Second Stage) 01/12/2017 8

9 CE-SC : Demonstrating systemic urban development for circular and regenerative cities Challange: Need for cities to become circular in order to alter urban consumption patterns and value chains, and to stimulate innovation, business opportunities, and job creation Scope: IA 70% / 100% Transform cities into centres of circular innovation and stimulate regenerative practices in both urban and periurban areas (including the surrounding industrial areas and commercial ports) Develop and implement: innovative urban planning approaches, practices and instruments (e.g. 3D real time geospatial data, innovative governance) allowing for the implementation of circular and regenerative processes Innovative monitoring, new indicators and digital solutions enabling continuous monitoring for processes optimisation and rapid management interventions Multi-stakeholder consortia and interdisciplinary practices, including SSH to stimulate behavioural changes and enhance entrepreneurship Networking, training and mentoring towards cities outside the project to disseminate experience and promote replication of solutions 01/12/2017 9

10 CE-SC : Demonstrating systemic urban development for circular and regenerative cities Eligibility and admissibility conditions At least 4 cities from different Member States and/or Associated Countries to ensure coverage of diverse contexts across the EU. Grant Conditions As an exception from General Annex H for grants awarded under this topic and type of action, funding rate for direct costs of construction and installation of infrastructure-targeted interventions is 20% of the eligible costs. Beneficiaries own resources and/or mobilisation and leverage of additional investments beyond Horizon 2020, whether private or public, should make up the remaining investment costs and should secure economic and financial sustainability for the execution of the project. Total budget: EUR Million ( 10 EUR million per project) 27 Feb 2018 (First Stage) 04 Sep 2018 (Second Stage) 01/12/

11 CE-SC Coordinated approaches to funding and promotion of research and innovation for the circular economy Specific Challenge: Need to develop a strategic approach to overcome fragmentation of national/regional R&I programmes on CE and strengthen coordination and implementation synergies Scope: Bring together national and regional programme owners to establish a joint platform to formulate R&I needs and priorities Action should encompass joint development of objectives, priority setting, impact assessment, and programme and project organisation, summarise recommendations for research priorities, coordinated programming and funding and mechanisms and produce a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for CE Innovation involving SMEs should be explicitly addressed, available expertise and experience to be considered and multinational R&I actions and dissemination of best practices to be considered CSA 100% 01/12/

12 CE-SC Coordinated approaches to funding and promotion of research and innovation for the circular economy Expected impact: Alignment and coordination of regional, national and European programming of R&I in the area of the circular economy and associated environmental impacts Effective regional, national and European R&I funding in the field of the circular economy, with special attention to SMEs Accelerated diffusion of state-of-the-art circular economy solutions and best practices in circular economy R&I throughout Europe Support the implementation of national and EU-level action plans including the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Green Action Plan for SMEs, and EcoInnovation Action Plan Total budget: 2.00 EUR Million (one project will be funded) 27 Feb 2018 (One Stage Topic) 01/12/

13 Water for our environment, economy and society: Objectives support and accelerate implementation of EU policies and initiatives relating to water, resource efficiency and water dependent industries contribute to policy relating to the Energy Union, climate action and the digital economy lead in the medium term to: digital solutions for improved public- and private-sector decision-making on water-related risks, efficiency and resilience; substantial reductions in water and energy consumption; development of new markets for water-smart technologies and services improve wastewater efficiency and quality of and access to drinking water in India support EU endeavours to implement the SDGs, particularly SDGs 6 and SDG 13 01/12/

14 SC Digital solutions for water: linking the physical and digital world for water solutions Specific Challenge: Address several challenges hampering the potential of digital technologies in the water sector and harness their potential to create the foundations for a more water-smart society IA 70% / 100% Scope: Develop and test new, robust and cybersecure systems, linking the physical and digital world to ensure tailored, water-smart solutions, exploit the value of data, foster higher information transparency and accountability Actions should combine different types of advanced data and digital technologies in a multidisciplinary environment, including mobile technology, clouds, artificial intelligence, sensors, open source software and analytics TRL Bring together research and innovation players from the digital and physical spheres 5-7 Topic of relevance for social sciences and human disciplines Involvement of market take-up partners and/or end users from a wide range of different European regions is strongly encouraged 01/12/

15 SC Digital solutions for water: linking the physical and digital world for water solutions Expected impact: Interoperability of decision support systems Improved decision making on water management, related risks and resource efficiency Reduced operational costs for water utilities, maximising return on investments Enhanced public awareness on water consumption and usage savings; Market development of integrated and cyber-resilient ICT solutions and systems for smart water management, Support the implementation of the objectives of the EIP Water, especially, Total budget: EUR Million ( 5 EUR million per project) 27 Feb 2018 (First Stage) 04 Sep 2018 (Second Stage) 01/12/

16 SC EU-India water co-operation Specific Challenge: Address many common to EU and India water related challenges that affect society, environment, food security and economy and strengthen cooperation and concerted effort already undertaken by EU and India in the water area, thus help in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs) agenda on water. Scope: Develop new and/or adapt the most suitable existing innovative and affordable solutions for Indian conditions, both in urban and rural areas, addressing one or more of the following broad challenges: drinking water purification with a focus on emerging pollutants waste water treatment, with scope for resource/energy recovery, reuse, recycle and rainwater harvesting, including bioremediation technologies real time monitoring and control systems in distribution and treatment systems Co-funding with Indian Ministry of Science and Technology (DST/DBT) who have committed to fund the Indian participants Proposals to be developed jointly between European and Indians TRL 3-6 RIA 100% 01/12/

17 SC EU-India water co-operation Expected impact: Improved and efficient wastewater treatment systems Improved novel drinking water purification technologies for safe drinking water Improved smart and comprehensive solutions for both quality and quantity monitoring and management of water resources Strengthening the Sustainable Development Goals' ( SDGs) agenda on water Boosting initiatives like the Ganga Rejuvenation Initiative, fostering the emergence of quick win business, affordable, innovative solutions Creating a level playing field for European and Indian industries and SMEs working in this area, paving the way for a potential joint venture for manufacturing of water treatment technologies and systems. Total budget: EUR Million ( 3-5 EUR per project both EU/India funding) 27 Feb 2018 (One Stage Topic) 01/12/

18 Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience: Objectives enable cities to design and implement transition pathways to becoming inclusive, resilient, sustainable, low-carbon and resource efficient enhancing cities' innovation capacity and enabling them to act as hubs of innovation strengthen sustainability of urban areas globally, and particularly in China, support EU endeavours to implement the SDGs, particularly SDGs 11, together with Habitat III New Urban Agenda and Urban Agenda of EU 01/12/

19 SC : Strengthening international cooperation on sustainable urbanisation: nature-based solutions for restoration and rehabilitation of urban ecosystems - EU-China collaboration RIA 100% Challange: to enhance ecosystem resilience and adaptive capacity to cope with the effects of climate and global changes Scope: Models, tools, methodologies, guidelines, standards, indicators.. for the design, construction, deployment and monitoring of nature-based solutions and restoration and rehabilitation for urban and peri-urban ecosystems Systemic approaches embedded in integrated urban planning and city-making process Review and capitalise upon existing experiences and good practices in Europe and China Methodologies for assessment of cost-effectiveness of measures, accounting for totality of the benefits by restored ecosystems Raise awareness through outreach and education activities about benefits from nature Multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary (including SSH) and balanced EU-China consortia Foster participatory engagement and co-creation in urban ecological restoration actions 01/12/

20 SC : Strengthening international cooperation on sustainable urbanisation: nature-based solutions for restoration and rehabilitation of urban ecosystems - EU-China collaboration Expected impact: restored and functioning urban ecosystems with an enhanced capacity to deliver their services making a business and investment case for nature-based solutions on the basis of increased evidence about the benefits from restored urban ecosystems guidelines for cost effective urban ecosystem restoration and ecological rehabilitation measures and new planning approaches and methods. Eligibility and admissibility conditions Consortia must comprise at least three participants from China Total budget: EUR Million ( 5 M per project) 27 Feb 2018 (First Stage) 04 Sep 2018 (Second Stage) 01/12/

21 Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets: Naturebased solutions, disaster risk reduction and natural capital accounting - Objectives To protect and develop natural assets such as biodiversity and ecosystems To leverage the value of natural assets for the economy and society 01/12/

22 SC : Towards operational forecasting of earthquakes and early warning capacity for more resilient societies Specific challenge: To help mitigating the risks related to earthquakes and ensure that citiznes have additional protection that goes beyond building codes and retrofiting actions Europe-wide perspective to early warning approaches and earthquake forecasting Scope: To enhance real time seismic risk reduction capacity through improvements of observational, forecasting modelling and testing- validation capabilities Multi-disciplinary research to better understand conditions leading to an earthquake New generation of early warning systems, integrating innovative concepts and technologies, decisional expert systems using local and regional information and capable of triggering automatic safety actions and reach people before ground shaking Move from single probabilistic hazard forecasting to complex, short-term risk forecasting Communication systems and structures to improve dialogue between science and relevant users and authorities RIA 100% 01/12/

23 SC : Towards operational forecasting of earthquakes and early warning capacity for more resilient societies Expected impact: improved real time seismology and seismic risk reduction capacity improved short-term forecasting, real-time operational forecasting and fast, reliable alerts and information; development of sound and rational risk reduction plans improved preparedness due to more effective two-way communication on forecasts, early warning and uncertainties for users and the public improved capacity to tangibly reduce human and economic losses Total budget: EUR Million ( 6-8 M per project) 27 Feb 2018 (First Stage) 04 Sep 2018 (Second Stage) 01/12/

24 SC : Valuing nature: mainstreaming natural capital in policies and in business decision-making To enhance the capacity of authorities and the private sector to better assess, value and mainstream biodiversity, ecosystems and their services into accounting and decision making frameworks: CSA 100% a) Develop and implement natural capital and ecosystem accounts in EU Member States and Associated Countries b) Operationalisation of natural capital accounting in business decisions 01/12/

25 SC5-18 a) Develop and implement natural capital and ecosystem accounts in EU Member States and Associated Countries Knowledge Innovation Project- Integrated Natural Capital Accounting Make optimal use of existent data and in line with the SEEA-EEA recommendations and capitalizing on the work of KIP-INCA partners (ENV, ESTAT, JRC, EEA, RTD) and MAES: Implement European/international guidance standards in European countries; System of Environmental- Economic Accounting Capacity building and mentoring activities among countries advanced in natural capital and ES accounts and others at early stages of development of NC accounts Experienced countries can further improve their accounts through experimentation of new approaches Strong commitment and/or participation from competent public authorities (Ministries or environmental agencies) and National Statistical Offices is highly recommended, since the project should lead to publication of accounts in national statistics Budget per project: 3 EUR million 27 Feb 2018 (One Stage Proposal) 01/12/

26 SC5-18 b) Operationalisation of natural capital accounting in business decisions Facilitate the implementation of the "Natural Capital Protocol" at corporate level; Establish a network of networks ( Valuing Nature Programme and Network ) linking relevant networks and intiatives to: Take stock of ongoing initiatives Build a community of practice (e.g. businesses, administrations, academia and key stakeholders) Recommend ways to operationalise and mainstream natural capital, including NBS, Green Infrastructures and biodiversity, in companies decision making and business models Budget per project: 2 EUR million 27 Feb 2018 (One Stage Proposal) 01/12/

27 Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets Heritage alive: Objectives position cultural heritage (CH) at centre of sustainable development unlock potential of CH as strategic living resource and driver for economic growth and job creation, social cohesion and environmental sustainability contribute to protection and preservation of CH in Europe and beyond mobilise investments in the sector leading to emergence of global market support to SDG 11 and its target (strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world s cultural & natural heritage) 01/12/

28 Specific challenge: SC : International network to promote cultural heritage innovation and diplomacy to ensure that cultural heritage is a highly estimated resource Scope: Establish an international network that, through continuous dialogue, will capitalise on EU expertise to leverage value of cultural heritage assets, promote heritage-led innovation for sustainable development and provide international expertise: Map, review, document and promote successful heritage-led "paradigms" as catalysts for sustainable development, new governance, business and finance models; Provide expertise, assistance and capacity building particularly in countries where heritage is at risk Develop guidelines to leverage CH potential for diplomacy Multi-stakeholder composition (e.g. researchers, policy-makers, businesses (including SMEs), public and private organisations) identify priorities, knowledge gaps and research and innovation needs and barriers and propose ways to overcome them; International cooperation is encouraged, particularly with EU Neighbourhood countries and with countries where cultural heritage is at risk CSA 100% 01/12/

29 Expected impact: SC : International network to promote cultural heritage innovation and diplomacy more extensive protection and preservation of cultural heritage, and optimal use of its innovation potential for sustainable development the emergence of a global market for heritage-led sustainable innovation, through EU-wide evidence and increased awareness among investors, practitioners and the public enhanced capacity of third countries to manage, enhance and safeguard cultural heritage improved cross-fertilisation between the corresponding EU and UN policies and actions relevant to CH increased support to the new EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations and more effective EU external relations through cultural heritage diplomacy Total budget: 7.7 EUR Million ( EUR million per project) 27 Feb 2018 (One Stage Proposal) 01/12/