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Idén 33 éves a LIFE Program, az Európai Unió kiemelt kezdeményezése a környezet- és éghajlatfejlesztési projektek finanszírozására. Ez egyharmad évszázada annak az innovatív és úttörő munkának, amelynek célja Európa tisztább, zöldebb és fenntarthatóbb hellyé tétele.
Íme néhány figyelemre méltó esemény az idei év LIFE naptárában:
LIFE Calls for proposals 2025
The next round LIFE Calls for proposals will go out on the Funding & tender opportunities portal in April 2025. CINEA will hold virtual information sessions to guide potential applications through the process. You can see previous recordings on the LIFE YouTube channel. The results of the LIFE Call for proposals 2023 STRAT projects will be announced in February and those of the 2024 calls will be announced later this year.
LIFE Awards 2025
The most successful LIFE projects will be recognised at the 19th edition of the LIFE Awards. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: nature, circular economy and quality of life, climate action and LIFE citizens’ prize. Last year saw awards go to projects that restored river floodplains, used food waste to create an animal feed made from insects and attempted to tackle the urban heat island effect with trees. The award ceremony takes place during EU Green Week, Europe’s largest environmental event.
The EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
This major European initiative brings together thousands of local governments from across Europe to help support actions on climate and energy. By joining the initiative, local authorities voluntarily commit to implementing EU climate and energy objectives. Many LIFE projects work as partners with cities participating in the Covenant of Mayors initiative. In 2025, the EU Covenant of Mayors’ Award is tied to the Cities Heat Detox campaign and will give cities the chance to highlight projects aiming at decarbonising the heating and cooling sector. The winners will be announced in March 2025.
European Sustainable Energy Week
One of the most important events for European renewables and energy efficiency, the European Sustainable Energy Week, will take place on 10-12 June. Consisting of a high-level Policy Conference, the EUSEW Awards, the European Youth Energy Day and the Energy Fair, it is an opportunity to discuss the latest policies, innovations and ideas to transform the future of energy in Europe. Applications are already open for those planning to hold a policy session, host a stand at the Energy Fair, or compete in the EUSEW Awards. You can get more information here.
LIFE at events
There will be several important events happening across Europe in 2025 where LIFE will feature. These will include a LIFE Platform Meeting on forest restoration held in Brasov, Romania, from 3-5 June. LIFE projects are also expected to join more than 800 exhibitors and 20,000 experts at the Aquatech expo in Amsterdam on 11-14 March, where the focus will be on drinking water and wastewater. The POLLUTEC 2025 meeting in Lyon between 7-10 October will aim to build on the success of POLLUTEC 2024, where LIFE projects from all over Europe highlighted their contributions to the European Green Deal and their solutions to environmental challenges.
Source: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency