The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. Created in 1992, it has co-financed thousands of projects. The LIFE programme 2021-2027 is managed by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency and has a budget of EUR 5.4 billion.
All of this and more will be presented at the EU LIFE24 Info Days event. The comprehensive programme will cover issues such as LIFE calls for proposals - application and evaluation, Climate Mitigation and Adaptation, Circular Economy and Quality of Life and Introduction to LIFE Clean Energy Transition. There will be presentations, Q&A sessions and parallel sessions. Come and find out all about it!
TwinRevolution is an interactive tool and training course intended to upskill and reskill VET learners by providing them with the necessary green and digital competences. It focuses on the European textiles and furniture sectors, simply because they were not set up as digital nor have they adopted a green approach from the outset.
Platform business models, exemplified by companies like Amazon, have disrupted industries and achieved global scale. This session on 17 April will discuss how these models, typically serving linear economies, can also promote circular and collaborative business models.
Participants will be able to explore how circular platforms, influenced by policies, technologies and trends, can drive the circular economy’s growth.
SUSTAINair is a project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. It aims to revolutionise aviation through groundbreaking technologies and impactful solutions.
Circular Aviation in the EU, SUSTAINair’s final conference, will bring together researchers, industry leaders and stakeholders to discuss the future of aviation sustainability. This flagship event will take place in Vienna on 11-12 June.
Linked to the BATRAW project that develops circular approaches for electric vehicle batteries, this CEPS report delves into the new EU regulatory framework for batteries and the expanding EU digital product passport landscape. It identifies key opportunities and challenges for battery passports based on data collected from companies at different stages of the battery value chain.
The data suggest that the battery passport can help break down information silos among supply chain actors and support recycling and reuse. It also provides opportunities for increasing transparency about carbon footprint impacts across battery supply chains, while creating a level playing field with horizontal requirements for all supply chain actors.
Businesses need financing, and banks need to know whether a given company is a good risk. The Risk project group (part of De Nederlandsche Bank's Circular Economy Working Group and consisting of experts from Rabobank, ABN AMRO, ING, Triodos and Invest-NL) set out to create a scorecard which would enable financial institutions to establish whether a specifically circular business is a good bet.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication, Networks, Content and Technology has published a call for proposals regarding the deployment of the Green Deal Data Space. The call is looking for solutions that use data and digital technologies to create value for the circular economy as well as biodiversity, zero pollution or climate change/adaptation.
An information webinar on the call will take place on 6 March at 10:00-12:15 CET.
Are you interested in how digitalisation can support the circular economy? With Digital Product Passports (DPP) coming into force in 2027, and gradually expanded to a wide scope of product groups, this event will contribute to your understanding of DPP deployment.
This CIRPASS final public event on 5 March 2024 will bring together European industries, policymakers, R&D centres, standardisation organisations, circular economy and sustainability actors and digital solution providers to learn more about the current state and possible future developments of the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is being discussed as a core instrument for building a circular economy, itself a key enabler of climate neutrality. Although there is not yet a standardised, cross-sectoral and cross-company product passport system, there are already individual solutions for collecting information for certain product groups.
A DPP needs to be made available digitally for all stakeholders in order to increase transparency throughout the entire product lifecycle.
This paper answers the following questions:
Why are politicians pushing for a DPP in connection with the circular economy?
What is a DPP?
What already exists?
What does a DPP need?
How ready are companies for a DPP? How can a DPP be delivered?
The uptake of green and digital technologies will massively increase demand for critical raw materials (CRMs). Since CRM supply chains are heavily concentrated, this exposes the EU to significant CRM supply risks. Several policy options emerge for the EU to address these risks. Domestically, there is potential to produce primary and secondary CRMs, yet significant time and resources will be required to scale up production.
Material substitution and resource efficiency might also play non-negligible roles with enough R&I support. Internationally, both trade policy and international cooperation (including within multilateral fora) hold significant prospects for mitigating supply risks. If properly managed, stockpiling CRMs can also help shield against short-term supply or price shock.