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We’re excited to announce the LIFE Calls for Proposals 2024 - and we want to hear your ideas for conserving nature, protecting the environment, taking climate action and transitioning Europe to clean energy.

CarbFIX2 project in Iceland captures and stores carbon, with support from the Innovation Fund.

The Innovation Fund's 2023 call closed on 9 April, receiving a total of 337 project proposals.

Last year’s emissions under the EU’s Emission Trading System (ETS) show the most significant annual emissions reductions since the ETS was launched in 2005. The main driver is the power sector’s significant progress in decarbonisation.

Scientists from the Commission's Joint Research Centre supported the European Environment Agency in mapping out the climate risks that Europe needs to prepare for over the next decade, identifying financial risks as a particular concern.

The final monitoring data published by the European Environment Agency today shows the average CO2 emissions of new cars registered in Europe fell further in 2022 to a new low of 27% below 2019 levels.

Today, the Commission published its first report on the real-world CO2 emissions of new passenger cars and vans. The report is based on data collected in 2021 from fuel consumption monitors installed on-board of these vehicles.

8th EAP mid-term review confirms 2030 climate & environmental targets within reach

Today's publication on managing climate risks sets out how the EU & its Member States can better anticipate, understand and address growing threats from the climate crisis. It further presents how they can prepare and implement policies that save lives, cut costs and protect prosperity

When you are sipping a Carlsberg or Tuborg next summer, chances are that the golden-coloured beverages were produced thanks to rays of sunshine.

The Commission has published assessments of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans for 2021-2030 of Belgium, Ireland and Latvia, which include recommendations on where these countries should raise their ambitions in line with EU targets for 2030.

Today, the Commission is investing over €233 million in twelve new Strategic Projects across Europe under the LIFE programme to support the implementation of the EU's environmental and climate ambitions under the European Green Deal. These Strategic Projects are expected to mobilise substantial addi

The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the first EU-wide voluntary framework for the certification of high-quality carbon removals.

The pilot auction under the European Hydrogen Bank, for renewable hydrogen production in Europe, has attracted 132 bids from projects located in 17 European countries. 

JRC scientists assessed the socio-economic impact, developed energy scenarios on decarbonisation, investigated land use and forest sinks, analysed higher raw materials demand, and provided evidence on the cost of inaction.

The EU goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 relies, among other measures, on the investments in industrial carbon management technologies (ICM), which include carbon dioxide capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

We have today published a detailed impact assessment on pathways to reach the agreed goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. Based on this impact assessment, the Commission recommends a 90% net GHG emissions reduction target.

Today's Communication identifies a set of actions to be taken at EU and national level to enable the deployment of these technologies and the necessary infrastructure to establish a single market for CO2 in Europe in the decades ahead.

Capturing carbon emissions from industry and storing or using them will contribute to our goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.