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Horizon Europe Cluster 5 — Climate, Energy and Mobility

Horizon Climate Policy Instruments

Funds three €3M research projects that show which climate policies cut emissions effectively, fairly and acceptably across Europe.

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Europe needs better evidence about which climate policies actually reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and why. This scheduled Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds three €3 million projects to assess policy instruments in sectors outside the current EU ETS1 and improve future mitigation decisions.

Projects should evaluate EU-wide and national measures, including their interactions with…

Assess the performance of EU and Member State climate policies and measures in sectors outside the current EU ETS1, using ex-post evaluation and ex-ante methods to distinguish policy-driven greenhouse-gas reductions from external drivers. Projects should go beyond traditional decomposition analysis with state-of-the-art econometrics, economy-wide modelling, behavioural and price responses, and digital or machine-learning methods where useful. They should examine social, economic, distributional, gender and resilience effects, identify effective policy options and leverage points, and build networks among researchers, policy experts, governments and stakeholders.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.4 Mar 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€9M

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