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THE LIFE PROGRAMME 2014-2020

LIFE Info Day Denmark 11 April, 2019 / Odense Bent Søholm Jepsen Technical monitor/NEEMO

THE EXTERNAL MONITORING TEAM

MAIN ACTIVITIES

 Monitoring of projects supported by the LIFE Programme:

 Checking the compliance with LIFE rules – administrative,

financial, communication

 Checking the project technical progress –monitoring missions  Policy impact/relevance – through DeNTE Hubs

 Organising platform meetings  Carrying out analysis, producing studies

ARTICLE II 1.4

WHO DOES WHAT IN LIFE?

To contribute to: the implementation, update and development of the EU environmental and climate policy and legislation

L’Instrument Financier pour l’Environnement

LIFE'S OVERALL OBJECTIVE

LIFE – THEN AND NOW

LIFE 1992-2013: more than 4700 projects

in the fields of

 Nature & biodiversity  Other environmental sectors and governance  Environmental information

LIFE 2014 to 2020, two sub-programmes for:

 Environment  Climate action

 Contributing towards a resource-efficient, low-carbon and

climate-resilient economy; protecting and improving the environment; maintaining and improving biodiversity, ecosystems and, in particular, the Natura 2000 network

 Improving the development, implementation and enforcement of

Union environmental and climate policy and legislation

 Integrating and mainstreaming of environmental and climate

• bjectives into other Union policies

 Improving environmental and climate governance  Implementing the 7th Environment  Action Programme

LIFE 2014-2020 – OBJECTIVES

WHAT IS LIFE FINANCING?

LIFE 2014-2020 – STRANDS

 Environment sub-programme

Environment & Resource Efficiency (ENV) Nature & Biodiversity (NAT, BIO) Environmental Governance & Information (GIE)

LIFE10 ENV/PL/000661 LIFE10 ENV/RO/000729 LIFE12 INF/BE/000459 LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000105 LIFE05 NAT/FIN/000104

LIFE 2014-2020 – STRANDS

 Climate Action sub-programme

Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Climate Change Governance & Information (GIC)

LIFE07 INF/E/000852 LIFE07 ENV/S/000908 LIFE10 ENV/ES/000456 LIFE09 ENV/IT/000186

LIFE 2014-2020 – BUDGET

 Total budget of €3.5 billion  Action grants and financial instruments: €2.8 billion (81% of total)

Sub-programme for environment: €2.1 billion Nature & Biodiversity including related governance and information:

€1.22 billion (>55% of sub-programme ENV minus Financial Instruments)

Sub-programme for Climate Action: €0.69 billion

 Operating grants to environmental and climate NGOs:

€63 million (2,25%)

 European Solidarity Corps: 4,5M€ (only calls 2016 & 2017)

LIFE 2019 – BUDGET

LIFE Call 2019 opening: 4 April 2019

AREA CLOSING C.N. CLOSING Full P. BUDGET 19 ~ % vs 2018

CLIMATE n.a. 12-Sep-19 € 57.7 Mill. + 15.6 % ENV-RE 17-Jun-19 Feb-20 € 78.59 Mill.

• 1.8%

NAT 19-Jun-19 Feb-20 € 136.9 Mill. + 6,5% GIE 19-Jun-19 Feb-20 € 9.15 Mill. + 1,6% IPE 5-Sep-19 14 March-20 (tbc) € 97 Mill. + 3% IPC 5-Sep-19 14 March-20 (tbc) € 26 Mill. + 13,3% TAE* n.a. 08-Jun-19 € 0.98 Mill +5.1% TAC* n.a. 08-Jun-19 € 0,3 Mill + 0% *: The submission process is explained in the Participant Portal Online Manual (together with detailed instructions for the IT tool)

LIFE - GENERAL FEATURES

 Applicants - Companies, research institutes, NGOs, public

administrations within the field of environment and climate protection ; all legal persons registered in the EU Average size? 1 to 5 beneficiaries; EU contribution: €500,000

to €1.5 million

 Emphasis on replicability/transferability, long-term sustainability,

and an EU added value of the project results

 Not focused on research ( H2020)  No large infrastructure; not focused on rural or regional

development ( agricultural, structural funds)

 Support and monitoring: from Contracting Authority (EASME or

European Commission) and external monitoring team

 Funding rate: in general, 55% of eligible costs in the MAWP 2018-

2020; but up to 75 % for NAT.

 Actors: EASME for all grants except preparatory projects, and;

EIB/intermediary banks for financial instruments; intervention

• f NCPs only if desired

National allocations: do not apply in

MAWP 2018-2020. LIFE GENERAL FEATURES

LIFE 2014-2020 – IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

 The LIFE Regulation (EU Regulation 1293/2013 of 20/12/2013)

 The LIFE Multiannual Work Programme 2018-2020 (Commission

Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/210 dated of 12/02/2018)

 The call for proposal 2019: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/section/life/calls- proposals  The Action/Operating grant agreements of beneficiaries with the

Contracting Authority (including General Conditions) or agreements of recipients with banks

 Vi vender tilbage til disse!

IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS FOR

THE LIFE CALL 2019

LIFE 2019 – BUDGET

LIFE Call 2019 opening: 4 April 2019

AREA CLOSING C.N. CLOSING Full P. BUDGET 19 ~ % vs 2018

CLIMATE n.a. 12-Sep-19 € 57.7 Mill. + 15.6 % ENV-RE 17-Jun-19 Feb-20 € 78.59 Mill.

• 1.8%

NAT 19-Jun-19 Feb-20 € 136.9 Mill. + 6,5% GIE 19-Jun-19 Feb-20 € 9.15 Mill. + 1,6% IPE 5-Sep-19 14 March-20 (tbc) € 97 Mill. + 3% IPC 5-Sep-19 14 March-20 (tbc) € 26 Mill. + 13,3% TAE* n.a. 08-Jun-19 € 0.98 Mill +5.1% TAC* n.a. 08-Jun-19 € 0,3 Mill + 0% *: The submission process is explained in the Participant Portal Online Manual (together with detailed instructions for the IT tool)

LIFE MAWP 2018-2020

As in MAWP1, strong emphasis on:

 Long term sustainability of the project: continuation, replication

and transfer

 EU added value  Indicators  New priority topics and evaluation criteria  Consider findings of the Mid-Term evaluation of the LIFE programme:  Simplification of the application & reporting processes  Improving the communication strategy

LIFE MAWP 2018-2020 (II)

 Takes up recent development in EU policy: e.g.  Circular Economy Action Plan  Action Plan for nature, people and the economy  For ENV Sub-programme:  Reduced number of topics (87 to 42) and stronger focus to EU policy priorities  Reorientation of GI project topics to focus on more specific awareness raising and governance-related issues

LIFE MAWP 2018-2020 (III)

 For both Sub-Programmes:  Further enhancement of the results-orientation by introducing the requirement to produce measurable effects under all priority areas  Encouragement to further engage private entities by highlighting the advantages of the Close-to-Market approaches  Simplification of the grant management procedure

EU ADDED VALUE: LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY

 Sustainability of project results should be built in the

proposal

 Potential to use project results beyond the project life time  Particularly important for Award Criterion 4:

EU-Added value – Sustainability

EU ADDED VALUE: LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY

 Go beyond dissemination of project results and sharing of

knowledge

 Include activities and approaches integrated in project actions

which aim to facilitate their continuation, the replication and/or transfer of the project results beyond the project, including in other sectors, regions or countries

EU ADDED VALUE

Each project should demonstrate EU Added Value in terms of:

 Extent and quality of the contribution to the specific

• bjectives of the priority areas of the LIFE Sub-

Programme.

 Multi-purpose, synergies and integration  Transnational scope (if necessary for achieving project

results)

IMPACT INDICATORS

 LIFE Programme 2014-2020 puts an emphasis on impact

indicators – to measure impact of each individual project

 Each applicant has to identify indicators relevant for the

project and fill in a simple, one-page excel form

 Once selected, each project has to report on key project

indicators (KPIs) during and after the project end (KPI database)

 Social and economic indicators mandatory for ALL projects!

FACTS OF THE LIFE PROGRAMME

FACT 1: THERE IS SIGNIFICANT

COMPETITION FOR LIFE FUNDS

ENV + NAT + GIE – Submitted CN by Member State

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS – CALL 2018

 281 of 1079 Concept Notes invited to the 2nd stage :

 139 Environment and Resource Efficiency (24 %)  121 Nature and Biodiversity (37%)  21 Governance and Information (12%)

Call 2018: Climate Sub-Programme: applications submitted by Member State

FACT 2: YOU CAN'T GET A GRANT IF YOU DON'T SUBMIT

AN APPLICATION

 Two application procedures for the 2019 call:  two-stage approach based on a concept note followed by a full proposal – Sub-Programme ENV  one-stage approach based only on a full proposal – Sub-Programme CLIMATE ACTION

FACT 3: IT

TAKES TIME AND MONEY TO PREPARE A CONCEPT NOTE AND AND THE FULL APPLICATION

FACT 4: PROPOSALS THAT FAIL ARE POORLY

PREPARED OR SIMPLY NOT AS GOOD AS THE OTHERS; FUNDING IS LIMITED

INFORMATION SOURCES



LIFE Web site – It contains everything you need: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/life



LIFE Regulation – priority areas



MAWP (Multi-annual work programme) – project topics



Application Packages



Guides for evaluation of LIFE project proposals



Eventually, specific information, guidelines designed by your National Contact Point

TRADITIONAL PROJECTS

WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL PROJECT ?

 For whom? Enterprises, associations, public administrations  Flexibility on the size of the consortium and budget  Co-funding rate: 55% (ENV-RE & CA) - 60% (NAT/BIO);  In case of NAT projects that devote more than 50% of their budget for concrete conservation actions to activities benefiting priority habitats or species: 75%  Types of projects  Pilot (1)  Demonstration (2)  Good Practice (3)  Information/governance (4)

CCA 1/2/3 CCM 1/2/3 GIC, GIE 4 NAT/BIO 1/2/3 ENV – ress. 1/2

DIFFERENT PROJECTS TYPE

 Best Practice projects

… applies appropriate, cost-effective, state-of-the-art techniques and methods for the conservation of species/habitats. Testing and evaluating of best practice techniques should NOT be part of the project as they are already state of the

• art. Monitoring, however, is obligatory.

DISTINCT APPROACHES

 Demonstration projects … puts into practice, tests, evaluates and disseminates actions, methods or approaches that are new or unfamiliar in the project’s specific context and that could be applied elsewhere in similar circumstances. Monitoring, evaluating and dissemination are integral parts

• f the demonstration

approach.

DISTINCT APPROACHES

 Pilot projects …apply a technique or method that has not been applied or tested before, or elsewhere, that offer potential environmental or climate advantages compared to current best practice and that can subsequently be applied on a larger scale to similar situations.  Governance and Information projects …aim at supporting governance, communication, dissemination of information and awareness raising in the fields of the sub- programmes for Environment and Climate Action.

APPLICATION PACKAGE (PER PROJECT TYPE, PER PRIORITY AREA)

 Guidelines for Applicants (and forms to be filled in via eProposal)  Evaluation Guidelines  Model Grant Agreement and General Conditions  Comparative Document (is LIFE the right instrument? Which strand?):

 vs. Horizon 2020 (vs. structural funds)?  NAT vs. BIO vs. ENV vs. CCA vs. CCM // GIE vs. GIC?

THEMATIC PRIORITIES

PRIORITY AREA ENV-RESOURCE EFFICIENCY (I)

 Develop, test and demonstrate policy or management approaches, best practices and solutions  Priority to projects that put in practices, test, evaluate and disseminate actions, methodologies or approaches that are new or unknown Union-wide  Direct and measurable effects on the environment during the project implementation

PRIORITY AREA ENV-RESOURCE EFFICIENCY (II)

Five sectors:

 Water, including marine and coastal environment  Waste  Resource efficiency, including soil and forest, green and circular

economy

 Environment and health, including chemicals and noise  Air quality and emissions, incl. urban environment

 Thematic priorities within these five sectors are described in the Annex III of the LIFE Regulation  New projects topics are defined in the MAWP 2018-2020 – projects that clearly and fully fit under the topics get extra points during the evaluation (AW5: 5 points)

PRIORITY AREA NAT/BIO

 Implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Union Biodiversity Strategy 2020;  Projects that support the management of NATURA 2000 network;  Development, implementation, monitoring, assessment, evaluation

• f EU nature and biodiversity policy and legislation

 MAWP 2018-2020 defines new project topics (not mandatory, but projects that clearly fit under these topics get 10 extra points during the evaluation)  See Handbook on financing NATURA 2000 – Part I & 2 (May 2014 version)

INVERTEBRATES

Applicants are encouraged to address the EU Pollinators Initiative by promoting:

 crop diversity  alternative methods for use of pesticides  habitat conservation  no-till agriculture  data collection and monitoring of pollinators

PRIORITY AREA ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE AND INFORMATION

 Priority areas of GIE projects are:

 Awareness raising on environmental issues  Communication and information dissemination, sharing of

successful environmental practices, training, developing cooperation among stakeholders

 Contribution to better implementation of EU environmental

legislation

 Promoting better environmental governance

 Annex III of the LIFE Regulation describes GIE priorities  Extra 10 points if the project fully comply with one of the topics

• f the priority area.

LIFE CLIMATE ACTION SUB-PROGRAMME

 Three climate action priority areas:

 Climate mitigation  Climate adaptation  Climate governance and information

 In the MAWP 2018-2020: climate policy areas available  In the 2019 Guidelines for applicants: the annual work areas prioritised (+5 points under the AW5)

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POLICY AREAS IN THE MAWP 2018-2020

1. Member States' and regional / local authorities' efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors not covered in the EU Emissions Trading System and in the Effort Sharing Decision: transport and fuels, agriculture, construction, land use, land-use change and forestry; 2. The development and implementation of greenhouse gas accounting and climate change mitigation in the land use sector; 3. The development of land management practices which have an impact

• n emissions and removals of emissions;

4. Actions which enhance the functioning of the emissions trading system and which have an impact on energy and greenhouse gas intensive industrial production; 5. Fluorinated gases and ozone – depleting substances; 6. Greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting by authorities.

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION POLICY AREAS IN THE MAWP 2018-2020

1. Urban adaptation and land use planning which limits the impacts of climate change; 2. Resilience of infrastructure, including application of blue/green infrastructure and ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation; 3. Sustainable management of water in drought-prone areas, flood and coastal management; 4. Resilience of agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors, including in island and mountain areas; 5. Support to the EU's Outermost Regions: preparedness for extreme weather events, notably in coastal areas;

CLIMATE GOVERNANCE AND INFORMATION POLICY AREAS IN THE MAWP 2018-2020

1. Development and implementation of national 2030 climate and energy strategies and/or mid-century strategies; 2. Incentivise behavioural change, mainstream emission reduction and resource efficiency actions in sectors; 3. Assessment by authorities of the functioning of the EU ETS; 4. Building capacities, raising awareness among end-users and the equipment distribution chain of fluorinated gases; 5. Climate policy monitoring, assessment and ex-post evaluation; 6. Best practices and awareness raising activities addressing adaptation needs.

FIT IN ENV OR CLIM SUB-PROGRAMME?

Environment

 Projects falling under one

• f the project topics

 Climate mitigation or adaptation is a by-product but not the central objective  Clear link to the specific

• bjectives for the three

environmental priority areas

Climate

 Climate mitigation or adaptation is the main goal  Clear link to the specific

• bjectives for the three

climate action priority areas

INTRODUCTION TO THE 2-STAGES APPLICATION

Info Day Denmark 2019

RATIONALE FOR THE 2 STAGE APPLICATION

 Simplification of the application process and

evaluation of LIFE traditional projects

 Easier procedure & faster feedback  Need to address the decreasing number of

applications for LIFE co-financing in recent years

 New simplified two-stage approach  Only for Environment sub-programme  Only for traditional projects

WHAT IS THE APPROACH?

 Information about the Coordinating Beneficiary  Description of the environmental problem targeted (for environment and information & governance strands) / description of species, habitats, biodiversity issues targeted by the project (for nature and biodiversity strands)  Project objectives

STAGE 1. CONCEPT NOTE WHAT SHOULD THE CONCEPT NOTE INCLUDE ? (I)

 The project partners (information on the coordinating and associated beneficiaries, and co-financers of the project)  Description of the project actions  Expected results and impacts of the project  The sustainability of project results  Project risks and constraints

STAGE 1. CONCEPT NOTE WHAT SHOULD THE CONCEPT NOTE INCLUDE ? (II)

 The EU added value of the project (understood at this stage as the contribution to LIFE priorities and objectives)  The pilot or demonstration character of the project (and/or best practice for nature and biodiversity strand)  An indicative budget for the project limited to main budget items and repartition between EU contribution, partners own contributions and co-financers.

STAGE 1. CONCEPT NOTE WHAT SHOULD THE CONCEPT NOTE INCLUDE ? (III)

Signed commitments (mandates, etc) Maps, pictures, attachments

STAGE 1. CONCEPT NOTE FOR ENV SUBPROGRAMME CONCEPT NOTE SHOULD NOT INCLUDE ?

 How, where and when to submit a proposal?  Project submission procedure will be

• rganised in two stages:

Stage 1: Concept note Stage 2: Full proposal

 Applicants must submit their concept notes to the Contracting Authority via eProposal by the 17/06/2019, 16:00

Brussels local time for ENV/RE and by the 19/06/2019 16:00 Brussels local time for NAT/BIO and GIE  Beware of overloading of system!

IF THE APPLICATION IS ADMITTED TO STAGE 2…

… the applicant will be notified in eProposal and will have access to the full application. eProposal will contain the elements included at the concept note stage and the applicant will be able to expand the contents of the forms. Changes can be introduced to the application including for the budget as long as the total EU contribution does not increase by more than 10%).

IF THE APPLICATION IS ADMITTED TO STAGE 2

Be aware that any changes introduced at the level of the full proposal shall not question the selection and award at the concept note in term of:

objective and results expected; capacity of the partnership to implement the actions

INDICATIVE TIMETABLE : APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT SUB-PROGRAMME

Timeline

Submission of concept note February 2020 Submission of full e-proposal June-September 2019 Evaluation of concept note October 2019 Invitation for full proposal July 2020 Signature of grants 17/19 June 2019

Phases

Max 10 pages + high-level budget

SUB-PROGRAMME ENVIRONMENT

EVALUATION CRITERIA – STAGE 2: FULL PROPOSAL

 6 criteria detailed in:

 the evaluation guidelines (applicant’s package) The MAWP 2018- 2020  criteria 5 & 6 are bonus points

SUB-PROGRAMME CLIMATE ACTION

EVALUATION CRITERIA

 6 criteria detailed in:

 the evaluation guidelines (applicant’s package) The MAWP 2018-2020

 Criteria 5 & 6 are bonus points

CLOSE TO MARKET PROJECTS

CLOSE TO MARKET (C2M) PROJECTS

Projects that propose new solutions with environmental/climate and economic benefits or that are innovative in their respective fields Projects which are ready from technical and business perspective Projects that implement environmental/climate solution in close-to- market conditions (i.e.: industrial, commercial scale) during the project lifetime Projects that foresee pre-commercial activities and plan them during the application stage (e.g. market analysis, business plan, etc.)

CLOSE TO MARKET (C2M) PROJECTS

Projects that direct their solutions towards the market, including targeted clients and considering the supply chain The project knows its competitors and competitive advantages and positions itself in that context Projects that aim for the long-term commercialisation of their solutions (i.e. a technology, product, process) Projects that could become interesting for investors or a bank for future financing

WHY THIS EMPHASIS ON C2M PROJECTS?

LIFE always supported C2M projects (without calling them C2M) C2M is attractive mainly for ENV and CCM strands LIFE contributes to the main priorities of Commissioner Juncker on Growth and Jobs The former Eco-innovation programme beneficiaries are a good target audience for C2M - SMEs ready to upscale and go to the market

IS THE FOCUS OF LIFE CHANGING?

No but…



Emphasis to clarify the C2M approach, and



Explicitly reach out to the private sector

Non-C2M projects remain a key feature of LIFE

BUILDING C2M CAPACITY TO HELP SMES AND START-UPS TO

SUCCESSFULLY MARKET THEIR GREEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Coaching Networking/participation to targeted events with high C2M potential stakeholders Pitching to investors Preparation to approach incubators and accelerators

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Bent Søholm Jepsen Bent.Jepsen@neemo.eu

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