
Opinion
ENVIRONMENT
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Margot Delestre
Consultant specialised in LIFE projects
LIFE PROGRAMME
At Zabala Innovation we have detected a significant increase in LIFE Programme proposals related to climate change mitigation
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Climate change is a thread that the word is facing. Its impact involves a wide range of dimensions, from health and wellbeing to economic, society, scientific, politics and ethical aspects. Due to the increase of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere we are facing irreversible consequences on the climate of the planet.
Europe’s main priority is to reduce the emissions and stabilize the level of GHG for a mitigation of the climate change. The target is a sustainable transition towards a climate neutral economy by 2050. In addition, it is expected by 2030 to reduce the GHG emissions to at least the 55 % compared to the emissions levels of 1990.
Climate mitigation actions are covered by the European Commission by several programmes, with a special focus on the LIFE Programme, the EU Programme for environment and climate action. LIFE is a key contributor to the European Green Deal by the resource efficiency and competitive economy without emissions of greenhouse gases, protecting the health, well- being and natural capital.
From Zabala Innovation, we have also detected a high interest in climate mitigation actions. Recently, 2022 LIFE call was closed and Zabala Innovation has supported its clients with the presentation of proposals. This year, we have experienced a significant increase in the number of proposals submitted to the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Subprogramme, specifically Climate Change Mitigation.
Historically, around the 6% from the proposals presented from Zabala Innovation’s clients to the LIFE Programme were related with climate change mitigation. However, in this year’s call, close to the 30% of the proposals of our clients were aligned with this topic.
Climate change mitigation proposals have covered actions regarding very diverse topics:
Finally, a behavioural change is fundamental to achieve the climate change mitigation targeted through the European Green Deal, involving all sectors of society and economy. This is a challenge that cannot be solved at local scale and that affects to all living species. The more the actions to mitigate the climate change are delayed, more the situation is become irreversible leading to extremely harmful events, such as extreme weather events (floods, fires, winds…), ecosystems destruction towards desertification and sea level rise.
It is clear the strong interest that the European Commission has in the climate change mitigation and our clients have as well answered in the same way. Climate change mitigation actions will increase their relevance inside the LIFE Programme, increasing the funding of projects aligned with this topic. EU has decided to include actions across the entire budget to achieve the climate goals. Consequently, other programmes are also moving towards the climate sustainable actions. Among others:
At Zabala Innovation we are open to listen to any proposal you might have to reduce the climate change and to help you to fund your project.
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