The European Green Deal refers to the need to achieve clean, climate-neutral shipping and waterborne operations and to the importance of research and innovation in this respect. Waterborne transport, in particular where large sea-going vessels are used, remains an important emitter of GHG and the sector needs to step up its efforts on a significant scale and through a wide range of measures. The impact of aviation on the environment and climate is driven by long-term effects from CO2 emissions and shorter-term ones from non- CO2 emissions (water vapor, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, aerosols, contrails, and contrail cirrus). The CO2 effects are well understood and are proportional to the fuel used, while the non-CO2 effects are still insufficiently understood and carry large uncertainties. The total climate impact of aviation has been estimated to be two to four times higher than the effect of CO2 emissions alone. The award value is EUR 25 000 000.

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries;

• The Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions
• The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)  are linked to the Member States
• Eligible non-EU countries; countries associated with Horizon Europe and  low- and middle-income countries

The deadline for application is on 14 September 2021. Visit Funder for more informarion.