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GREEN DEAL – ZERO POLLUTION TOXIC FREE ENVIRONMENT

Nir Shaked Life Sciences National Contact Point nir.s@iserd.gov.il

The Webinar Agenda

13:05 – 13:15 – The European Framework Program Horizon 2020 – Nir Shaked 13:15 – 13:20 -Presentation of the European Green Deal – Nir Shaked 13:20 – 14:20 – Zero Pollution, Toxic Free Environment call topics – Nir Shaked 14:20 – 14:35 - Copernicus – Dr Nili Mandelblit 14:35 – 14:45 - How to find partners & ISERD services – Nir Shaked 14:45 – 15:00 - Q&A

EU's main funding instrument for R&D (since 1984) Goals: Strengthen the scientific & technological base of European Industry Support EU policies and address major Societal Challenge Create a “European Research Area” (ERA) Covering all major scientific and technological disciplines Targeting the major European industrial sectors

HORIZON 2020 European Framework Programme

Funding Members of H2020

Meeting the Minimum Requirement

Types of Action

Action Funding* Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Main Characteristics RIA – Research & Innovation Action 100% + 25% Low TRL (4-6) Basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on small-scale prototype in laboratory or simulated environment IA – Innovation Action 70% + 25% High TRL (6-8) Prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large- scale product validation and market replication

* Non profit – always 100%

Proposal Preparation

• Now

Deadline – Proposal Submission – 01.2021 Proposals Evaluation – by 06.2021 ESRs sent and winners announced Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) phase (~3 months) GA signed – projects start and become public knowledge– by 09.2021 ~ 8 months

Submission Timeline

Israeli Results in H2020

23.07.2020

Green Deal Mission

“The recovery plan turns the immense challenge we face into an opportunity, not only by supporting the recovery but also by investing in our future: the European Green Deal and digitalization will boost jobs and growth, the resilience of our societies and the health of our environment.”

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

1 Billion Euro is pledged to ensuring this

Green Deal Goals

Make the EU climate neutral by 2050 Restore biodiversity and cut pollution Invest in environmentally-friendly technologies Support the industry in innovating Boost the efficient use of resources Move to a clean, circular economy Roll out cleaner, cheaper and healthier forms of transport Decarbonise the energy sector Ensure buildings are more energy efficient Work with international partners to improve global environmental standards

Green Deal Structure

Area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the European Green Deal Area 10: Empowering citizens for the transition towards a climate neutral, sustainable Europe Area 11: International cooperation (focus on cooperation with Africa and the Mediterranean)

European Green Deal

Area 1: Increasing Climate Ambition: Cross sectoral challenges Area 2: Clean, affordable and secure energy Area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy Area 4: Energy and resource efficient buildings Area 5: Sustainable and smart mobility Area 6: Farm to Fork Area 7: Eco- systems and Biodiversity Area 8: Zero- pollution, toxic free environment

Green Deal Structure

Area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the European Green Deal Area 10: Empowering citizens for the transition towards a climate neutral, sustainable Europe Area 11: International cooperation (focus on cooperation with Africa and the Mediterranean)

European Green Deal

Area 1: Increasing Climate Ambition: Cross sectoral challenges Area 2: Clean, affordable and secure energy Area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy Area 4: Energy and resource efficient buildings Area 5: Sustainable and smart mobility Area 6: Farm to Fork Area 7: Eco- systems and Biodiversity Area 8: Zero- pollution, toxic free environment

Disclaimer

The presentation of draft topics and the feedback provided shall in under no circumstances bind the European Commission in the final formulation of topics for the call. The binding call text will be published following the formal decision by the European Commission on the Funding and

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Area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic free environment

To protect Europe’s citizens and ecosystems, the EU needs to better monitor, report, prevent and remedy the pollution of its air, water, and soil. Actions under this area envision measures addressing pollution and support the development of a chemicals strategy for sustainability, with the goal of ensuring a toxic-free environment. The area comprises the following topics: 8.1. Innovative, systemic zero-pollution solutions to protect health, environment and natural resources from persistent and mobile chemicals. 8.2. Fostering regulatory science to address chemical and pharmaceutical mixtures: from science to evidence-based policies.

Area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic free environment

Eliminating pollution: protect Europe’s citizens and ecosystems – prevent pollution of air, water and soil. Clean water

• Preserve biodiversity in our lakes, rivers and wetlands
• Reduce pollution from excess nutrients thanks to the Farm to

Fork strategy.

• Reduce particularly harmful pollution from micro-plastics and

pharmaceuticals. Clean Air

• Review air quality standards in line with the World Health

Organization guidelines.

• Provide support to local authorities to achieve cleaner air for our

citizens. Industry

• Reduce pollution from large industrial installations.
• Improve prevention of industrial accidents.

Area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic free environment

Chemicals

• Protect citizens against dangerous chemicals with a new

chemicals strategy for sustainability for a toxic-free environment.

• Develop more sustainable alternatives.
• Combine better health protection with increased global

competitiveness.

• Improve rules on assessment of substances launched on

the market.

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

Specific Challenge –

• Pollution from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals is a systemic problem;
• Driven by production and consumption;
• Missing technical solutions for (bio)remediation and monitoring;
• Pose challenges for regulatory authorities to develop or enforce effective

policies

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

An example of Persistent and Mobile Chemicals:

• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - manmade chemicals:
• Widely used in water/stain repellent textiles, fire-fighting foams,

plastics, food contact materials and cosmetics;

• Toxic and can bio-accumulate;
• Found everywhere, concentration increases over time;
• Health costs to society, such as high cholesterol, impaired immune

system, and cancer are ~ €B 52-84;

• Reduced response to vaccines (rising concern - COVID-19 pandemic!
• ECHA – European Chemicals Agency: podcast about PFAS

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

Scope: Establish new knowledge, exploring the feasibility of new or improved technologies Demonstrate innovative solutions to protect health, environment and natural resources from PMC; Advance the knowledge on health impacts & environmental effects; Address a specific contamination: soil, air food & drinking water; Lead to cost-effective monitoring and mitigation/elimination in affected geographic areas; Prevent PMC (/precursors) negative impacts on humans & environment; Include technologies, business, governance & social innovation aspects; Demonstrate solution in relevant environment (TRL 4-6); Consider analytical methods and monitoring to quantify entire groups of PMC in food, soil or drinking water - essential for regulating similar harmful substances; Collaborate with end users - solutions should be cost effective, easily implantable

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

Scope - target PMCs and include elements (one or several), such as:

Insight to the sources and environmental fate of PMC; Develop new cost-effective high-resolution methods to measure PMC in different media; Environmental and human (bio)monitoring of PMC (Share data on IPCHEM; Use procedures and laboratories established through HBM4EU); Gather toxicity and toxico-kinetic information in-vitro/silico approaches; Detection and identification of specific pollution of soil and water (Copernicus); Develop & improve models to predict & assess long-term risks for PMC and propose preventive solutions; Develop best practices for PMC containing waste management (Circular economy action plan);

Expected Impact –

Provide solutions based on the sources and distribution of chemicals, access to models of their environmental fate and improved understanding

• f relevance for human and environmental health of emerging and a

persistent pollution; Contribute to achieving a toxic-free environment through solutions for better load reduction, (bio)remediation and detection technologies, including real time monitoring approaches; Improve risk assessment to facilitate optimal risk management and preventive solutions; Support policy development, regulatory action and risk communication with FAIR data of regulatory relevance; Support actions deriving from several EU documents on PMC and the aims

• f the new Circular Economy Action Plan to the presence of substances

that pose problems to human and environmental health.

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

Funding Terms – RIA – Research and Innovation Action (100% funding +25%) 40 million euro budget Between 8-12 million euro expected for each project Conditions – All exposure data resulting from the projects data shall be shared via Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring IPCHEM (https://ipchem.jrc.ec.europa.eu/RDSIdiscovery/ipchem/index.html). Procedures and the network of reference laboratories established by HBM4EU (https://www.hbm4eu.eu) should be used. Wherever relevant, make use of Copernicus data services, in particular the Copernicus Climate Change and Atmosphere Services, for better understanding the complex relationships between pollution and climate change.

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

Background information and policy documents – Circular Economy Action Plan Chemicals – strategy for sustainability (toxic-free EU environment) Emerging chemical risks in Europe — ‘PFAS’ Risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food Communication and roadmap on the European Green Deal

8.1. Innovative, Systemic Zero-Pollution Solutions to Protect Health, Environment and Natural Resources from Persistent and Mobile Chemicals

Previously EU Funded Project Example: GREENER

The GREENER initiative is developing a low- cost hybrid solution that integrates bioremediation with microbial fuel cell

• technology. These electrically active

microbes will not only clean up but also produce electricity.

CORDIS page | GREENER

Greener consortium

8.2. Fostering Regulatory Science to Address Chemical and Pharmaceutical Mixtures: From Science to Evidence-Based Policies

Specific Challenge-

Humans, wildlife and domestic animals are exposed to combinations of different chemicals via air, water (&marine), food, materials and goods. With the development and implementation of regulatory approaches, there is a need to improve the scientific knowledge base. Exposures to combinations of chemicals pose risks to ecosystems and human health, not sufficiently managed under existing regulations. Advance regulatory science to provide policy-makers and risk assessors with validated and practically applicable approaches, methods and tools Study the effectiveness and efficiency of different policy approaches. Explore the effects of exposure of humans and the environment to combinations of chemicals.

8.2. Fostering Regulatory Science to Address Chemical and Pharmaceutical Mixtures: From Science to Evidence-Based Policies

Main Scope – Applied research studies, demonstrating how new tools and methodological approaches from regulatory science that are workable in a regulatory context and are based on the latest scientific evidence, can be applied to identify, quantify and prevent harmful co-exposures to industrial chemicals & pharmaceuticals. Address some or all of the following: I. Develop innovative tools and analytical methods to detect and measure complex mixtures in various environmental compartments; II. Compare different possible regulatory approaches to manage unintentional chemical mixtures and co-exposures, regarding effectiveness, workability, cost-effectiveness and benefits to society and business; III. Estimate current and future regulatory approaches (underestimate) risks related to chemicals exposure based on case studies & modelling;

8.2. Fostering Regulatory Science to Address Chemical and Pharmaceutical Mixtures: From Science to Evidence-Based Policies

IV. Develop and apply modelling, statistical approaches and methods to identify and study the health impacts on human & environment, e.g. through linking results from monitoring with observed health effects; V. Scientific case studies to identify safety margins for specific unintentional exposures to combination of chemicals to protect human and ecosystems health, while taking into account chronic exposures over longer time scales; VI. Effects on humans & vulnerable sub-populations, from (chronic) low levels

• f pharmaceuticals via the environment, considering pharmacological

properties and potential effects from co-exposures with other chemicals;

• VII. Combine and analyze EU data sources to generate insights on real-life and

potential exposure combinations, typical exposure routes and uses;

• VIII. Improve and validate models for predicting (chronic) exposure to

combinations of chemicals, to be applied in a premarket stage (risk assessment, management measures, authorization and restriction) and at the design phase of chemicals and materials as well as retrospectively.

Funding Terms – RIA – Research and Innovation Action (100% funding +25%) 20 million euro budget Between 4-6 million euro expected for each project At least one project per challenge will be funded Conditions – All exposure data resulting from the projects data shall be shared via Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring IPCHEM Procedures and the network of reference laboratories established by HBM4EU should be used. Continuously share information and participate to joint activities as appropriate.

8.2. Fostering Regulatory Science to Address Chemical and Pharmaceutical Mixtures: From Science to Evidence-Based Policies

Expected Impact – Scientific evidence to enable mitigation of co-exposure to pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals in the environment and the technosphere; Support the implementation of existing risk assessment and risk management approaches to reduce the most critical exposures, including the setting of limit values for exposures; Support the introduction of new regulatory approaches such as, e.g. Mixture Assessment Factors; Support activities on combined exposures as relevant for the Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and as to be defined in the forthcoming Chemical Strategy for Sustainability

8.2. Fostering Regulatory Science to Address Chemical and Pharmaceutical Mixtures: From Science to Evidence-Based Policies

Background information and policy documents – Commission Communication on the EU strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment Chemicals – strategy for sustainability (toxic-free EU environment)

8.2. Fostering Regulatory Science to Address Chemical and Pharmaceutical Mixtures: From Science to Evidence-Based Policies

Previously EU Funded Project Example: HBM4EU

The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) will generate knowledge to inform the safe management

• f chemicals and so protect human health.

We will use human biomonitoring to understand human exposure to chemicals and resulting health impacts and will communicate with policy makers to ensure that our results are exploited in the design

• f new chemicals policies and the

evaluation of existing measure.

CORDIS page | HBM4EU

Previously EU Funded Project Example: HBM4EU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5AQGKRes 2U&feature=youtu.be

What is the EU Copernicus program?

The Copernicus program is a cornerstone of the European Union’s efforts to monitor the Earth and its many ecosystems, using data from Space Copernicus services are based on information from a dedicated constellation of satellites, known as “Sentinels”, as well as tens of non-EU satellites known as “contributing space missions”

The Copernicus Satellites (Sentinels)

Copernicus Services in 6 areas:

The Copernicus Climate Change service

The Climate Change service gives key indicators for essential variables such as temperature, sunshine duration, sea ice and glaciers, vegetation and soil moisture… Provides a monthly and annual European State of the Climate reports (presenting the current condition of the climate bas. In line with the Paris Agreement, the EU is also developing the capacity to monitor man-made CO2 emissions (to be able to assess at regional level emission changes against local reduction targets)

Copernicus Big Data challenge

Copernicus collects, processes, and archives massive amounts

• f data (Terabytes/day)

The EU provides free access to the vast majority of data The Big Data challenge:

• Data archiving, innovative tools for data tagging and searching
• Data access: data portal, cloud access

 DIAS – Data and Information Access Services

On top: development of innovative applications and services, tailored to the needs of specific groups of users, from urban planning to sailing, from agriculture to fire fighting….

Ex: New COVID-19 Impact EO dashboard

Ex: New COVID-19 Impact EO dashboard

Finding Partners

1. Use your network 2. Use the National Contact Point 3. ISERD Partner Search web-form 4. Take part in an online brokerage event 5. R&I online event – stay tuned 6. Identify the European leading groups in the field 7. Search previously funded projects

ISERD Aid Fund

Route 37a – Provides support to entities from the industry to participate in H2020 topics. Eligible reimbursements of 75% of up to 40,000 NIS for – Travel to a PS event, hosting potential partners in Israel, and the cost of a consultant to help write the proposal

Red Team

“A red team is an independent group that challenges an organization to improve its effectiveness by assuming an adversarial role or point of view.”

• Wikipedia

The Red Team service is a national full proposal check - It is free of charge It uses expert reviewers of the Innovation Authority (some are also H2020 reviewers) All reviewers have signed NDA with the Innovation Authority The identity of the reviewer is classified The full proposal must be submitted at least a month in advance of the topic deadline by 10:00

Our Team

Area 1: Increasing Climate Ambition: Talia Passiar – talia@iserd.org.il Area 2: Clean, affordable and secure energy; Area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy (topic 2); Area 7: Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Sarit Kimchi - Sarit.Kimchi@iserd.org.il Area 6: Farm to Fork; Area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic free environment: Nir Shaked - Nir.s@iserd.org.il Area 4: Energy and resource efficient buildings; Area 5: Sustainable and smart mobility; Area 11: International cooperation; Area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy (topic 1): Rachel Loutaty - rachel.l@iserd.org.il Area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the EGD (topics 2 & 3): Tzlil Ribak - Tzlil.ribak@iserd.org.il Area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the EGD (topic 1): Hagit Schwimmer - Hagit.Schwimmer@iserd.org.il Area 10: Empowering citizens for the transition towards a climate neutral, sustainable Europe: Smadar Hirsh - smadar@iserd.org.il

Additional Green Deal Material

ISERD Leaflet – discover the different topics and find the contact point for each Green Deal website Green Deal Work Programme

www.iserd.org.il

ISERD - European Green Deal

https://www.innovationisrael.org.il/ISERD/program/european-green-deal