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ASTRALE gamma-CONTRACT

Climate Change
Thematic Study
Thomas Mayer

Contribution of LIFE projects to the implementation and further


development of EU climate change policies and legislation
February 2015 (Ver 3)



ASTRALE GAMMA-CONTRACT

Climate Change Thematic Study


Contribution of LIFE projects to the implementation and further
development of EU climate change policies and legislation

LIFE07

Author
Mr Thomas Mayer February 2015 (Ver 3)

Table of contents
1

Executive summary .................................................................................................................. 6

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Principal objectives of the study ......................................................................................... 7
2.2 Methodology of this study ................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Limitations of the Study .................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Using this study: Searching rather than reading ............................................................... 11

EU climate policies and related legislation .......................................................................... 12


3.1 The 20-20-20 targets and the Europe 2020 Strategy ....................................................... 12
3.2 Mitigation .......................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3

The Climate and Energy Package .................................................................................... 12


Emissions and removals related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) ... 13
The transport sector .......................................................................................................... 13

3.3 Adaptation ......................................................................................................................... 14


3.3.1

EU Adaptation Strategy .................................................................................................... 14

LIFEs position within the overall suite of EU climate finance tools ................................. 15
4.1 The mainstreaming approach ........................................................................................... 15
4.2 Targeted funding instruments ........................................................................................... 16
4.2.1
4.2.2

NER300 low-carbon technology development ............................................................... 16


LIFE - innovative climate projects ..................................................................................... 16

Development of climate change categories ......................................................................... 18

Overview of LIFE projects in graphs .................................................................................... 21


6.1 Numbers of projects and years selected .......................................................................... 21
6.2 Climate change projects in the LIFE strands, years and regions ..................................... 21
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3

Distribution of projects and EU contribution by country .................................................... 23


EU contribution per project ............................................................................................... 25
Scoring of climate change projects ................................................................................... 27

6.3 Graphs on general categories .......................................................................................... 29


6.3.1
6.3.2

Who initiates and coordinates LIFE projects? ................................................................... 29


Phases of the solution cycle ............................................................................................. 30

6.4 Graphs on adaptation projects .......................................................................................... 31


6.4.1

Lists of adaptation projects, grouped by different resources affected by climate change 31

6.5 Graphs on mitigation projects ........................................................................................... 32


6.5.1

Sectors active in mitigation via LIFE ................................................................................. 32

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Section B:
7

All projects in clusters ........................................................................................... 33

Lists of selected project clusters .......................................................................................... 34


7.1 Adaptation projects ........................................................................................................... 34
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.1.6
7.1.7
7.1.8
7.1.9

Resource affected: Agriculture & Forestry ........................................................................ 36


Resource affected: Marine resources ............................................................................... 38
Resource affected: Biodiversity (species and habitats) .................................................... 39
Resource affected: Human health and comfort ................................................................ 40
Resource affected: Infrastructure/ disaster prevention ..................................................... 41
Resource affected: Water cycle/resources management/prediction ................................. 43
Resource affected: Social: migration, social tension, jobs. No LIFE projects available. .. 44
Resource affected: Unspecific private education /response ............................................. 44
INF (LIFE Information and Communication ) projects on adaptation ................................ 45

7.2 Mitigation projects ............................................................................................................. 46


7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
7.2.6
7.2.7
7.2.8
7.2.9
7.2.10
7.2.11
7.2.12
7.2.13
7.2.13.1
7.2.13.2
7.2.13.3
7.2.13.4
7.2.13.5
7.2.13.6
7.2.13.7
7.2.14

Energy supply: Power/fossil combustion (decrease fuel consumption) ............................ 48


Energy supply: carbon capture and storage (end-of-pipe) ............................................... 49
Energy supply: Alternative energy supply ......................................................................... 50
Energy supply: Energy demand response (shifting the time of demand) ......................... 59
Energy consumption: Urban (public budget) non-specific energy saving/efficiency ......... 60
Energy consumption: Buildings/housing ........................................................................... 62
Energy consumption: Industrial production ....................................................................... 66
Energy consumption: Transport/mobility (including road) ................................................. 71
Energy consumption non-road: Rail, aviation and ships ................................................... 75
Energy consumption: Agriculture ...................................................................................... 76
Energy consumption: LULUCF - Land use, land use change and forestry ....................... 79
Energy consumption: non-specific private/bottom-up change of habits ............................ 82
Non-CO2 emissions .......................................................................................................... 85
Non-CO2 emissions: Agriculture/livestock waste .............................................................. 86
Other non-CO2 emissions from Agriculture ....................................................................... 87
Non-CO2 emissions: Methane from bogs ......................................................................... 88
Non-CO2 emissions: Industrial processes ........................................................................ 89
Non-CO2 emissions: Waste .............................................................................................. 90
Non-CO2 emissions: Landfill gas ...................................................................................... 91
Non-CO2 emissions: Other/general .................................................................................. 92
INF (Information and Communication) projects on adaptation ......................................... 92

7.3 Crosscutting topics and projects ....................................................................................... 94


7.3.1
7.3.2

Crosscutting topic: greenhouse gas monitoring ................................................................ 94


Crosscutting projects with a broad scope ......................................................................... 96


Section C:

Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................... 103


Annexes
Annex 1: ..Database of LIFE climate change projects (electronic file) .................................... 107
Annex 2: ..List of all 59 adaptation projects ................................................................................. 108

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Figures
Figure 1: Climate relevant projects funded each year (2000 2012). ............................................ 21
Figure 2: Number of climate projects by LIFE strand (branch) ........................................................ 22
Figure 3: Distribution of projects by country for the years 2000-2012 ............................................. 23
Figure 4: Average EU contribution per project ................................................................................ 25
Figure 4: Scoring of projects ........................................................................................................... 27
Figure 5: Level of governance in climate change projects. ............................................................. 29
Figure 6: Projects by phase of the solution cycle [in % of the number of projects]. ...................... 30
Figure 7: Adaptation projects resource affected by climate change [in % of 59 adaptation projects].
......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Figure 8: Mitigation projects by sectors (coarse) ............................................................................. 32
Figure 9: Mitigation projects by sectors (detail) ............................................................................... 32
Figure 10: Adaptation projects by country ....................................................................................... 34
Figure 11: Mitigation projects by country ......................................................................................... 46
Figure 12: Subdivision of projects on alternative energy supply. .................................................... 50
Figure 13: Non CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: Budget and EU contribution. .............................. 85
Figure 14: Non CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: project numbers by LIFE strands ....................... 85



Image on the front page
Taken from EU strategy on adaptation to Climate Change Media
resource sheet
European Commission - MEMO/13/335 16/04/2013:
Change in summer precipitation for 20712100 vs 19611990 (%)

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Abbreviations

BIO

LIFE Biodiversity Projects

CC

Climate Change

DG

Directorate General

DG CLIMA

Directorate General Climate Action

DG ENV

Directorate General Environment

DG MARE

Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

EEA

European Environment Agency

EC

European Commission

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

ENV

LIFE Environment Policy and Governance strand

EU

European Union

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GIS

Geographical Information System

GMES

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

INF

LIFE Information and Communication strand (of the LIFE+ programme 2007
2013)

IPPC

Directive 96/61/EC and 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the


Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (Integrated Pollution
Prevention and Control)

LIFE +

European Union Financial Instrument for the Environment (2007-2013)

LIFE III

European Union Financial Instrument for the Environment (2000-2006)

LIFEtrack

LIFE programme monitoring database

LULUCF

Land use, land use change and forestry

NAT

LIFE Nature and Biodiversity strand

Natura 2000

The EU wide network of nature protection areas established under Council


Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and
of wild fauna and flora (Habitats Directive)

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

PRE

LIFE Preparatory projects

RBMP

River Basin Management Plan

TCY

LIFE Third Countries strand

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

WFD

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23


October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water
policy (Water Framework Directive)

VOC

Volatile Organic Compound


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Executive summary

This thematic LIFE study provides information on solutions brought by the LIFE programme to
mitigation or adaptation to climate change.
The study is targeted at experts within the EC (especially DG CLIMA) as well as to the general
public, who search for reference LIFE projects in various fields related to climate change.
In view of the very high number of projects linked to climate change (CC) - 366 projects - it was
decided to take a two-phase approach. This study comprises the first phase: It identifies projects
relevant to CC, classifies them and makes it easy to filter by specific search criteria.
These may be questions such as:

Which LIFE projects have covered a certain subtopic?

Has LIFE already funded a project similar to a new proposal?

Which projects should contact each other due to similarities?

To this end, the study contains a large part of more than 50 small project clusters of systematically
defined sub-topics of climate change. In addition, it comes with a spreadsheet database, which
contains additional information on the projects and strong filter features.
Based on the structured information collated during this first phase, in a later second phase it will
be possible to conduct a more detailed analysis of sub-topics such as climate change and
industrial processes or climate change in agriculture, (i.e. comparable to the previous thematic
studies).
Impressive scope of the LIFE programme
After the clusters were categorised into graphs and lists, it became clear that the LIFE programme
delivers an impressive scope of solutions and innovative approaches concerning the full range of
sub-topics of climate change.

With 366 projects funded, climate change is a major theme in the LIFE programme.

Between 2000 and 2012, the EU contributed about 350 m to projects relevant for climate
change with a total budget of some 900 m.

The breadth of coverage is also impressive: the LIFE programme has dealt with all bar one of more
than 50 CC subtopics. Although there are more projects in some categories (e.g.
housing/construction. industry or road transport) than in others (e.g. railway), at this stage of
analysis, the funding programme appears fairly balanced in terms of thematic coverage, as well as
in other aspects examined.
However, three issues of imbalance were also found:

There is a striking regional imbalance, with two countries (Spain and Italy) dominating the
LIFE projects.

There is an imbalance between the two main themes, as adaptation with 59 projects lags
behind mitigation with 335 projects.

A third imbalance concerns the topic Social: migration, social tension, jobs. So far, this
social tension topic is not visible in LIFE projects.

The classifications developed during this study have provided a suitable structure for the broad
topic of climate change. As no such structure had been found at the outset, it may be an additional
benefit of this study.

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Introduction

The LIFE Environment and Eco-Innovation Unit (now LIFE Environment Unit) requested that
Astrale GEIE should, in the context of the Enhancing Tasks of LIFE monitoring contracts, assess
the contribution of LIFE projects to the implementation, dissemination and further development of a
number of EU environmental policies and legislation. Starting with the pilot study in 2011 focusing
in particular on waste and resource efficiency, Astrale GEIE developed a methodology that has
subsequently been used and adapted to produce a series of thematic studies including, waste, air
& noise, soil, water and most recently, marine environment.
In 2014, the LIFE Unit requested a similar piece of work that would focus on the adaptation to and
mitigation of the negative effects of climate change (prepared as part of Astrale Gamma contract
2014).

2.1

Principal objectives of the study

Astrale GEIEs communications remit covers a range of tasks (updating the LIFE website,
compilations of new and Best projects, digital newsletters, etc). Part of this remit covers the
production of thematic studies and LIFE Focus (thematic) brochures. In 2014, it was agreed to
produce both a thematic study and LIFE ENV Focus brochure on climate change. The following
table outlines the different objectives of each :

Thematic study

Thematic brochure (LIFE Focus)

Author

LIFE Monitoring Team


Show how projects implement EU
legislation.
Show which LIFE projects have dealt
with the topic and with which
subtopics (classification, clusters).
Provide a basis for further research
for information by the user (e.g. to
find projects addressing a certain
issue or to compare a new project
proposal with what has been
previously funded)
Provide a basis for the thematic
brochure

LIFE Communications Team


LIFE Focus brochures provide an
overview of LIFEs work in a
particular thematic area. In particular,
they describe LIFEs contribution to
the implementation of relevant policy
through its projects.

Sometimes the EC directs a brochure
to aid an actual policy process (e.g.
revision of strategy etc.)
Analysis of the impact of projects at
programme level (individual projects
only are used to highlight the
programmes activities).
Designed to have a public relations
function (e.g. dissemination at
sectoral events etc.)
Feature articles highlighting the
relevant work of groups of projects in
four or five policy (sub)topics of
current interest to the EC.
In-depth features on individual
projects that are representative of the
chosen theme. These are conducted
by journalists and include interviews
and project visits.
Interviews with selected experts and
other topic-related input.

Purpose

Scope

All LIFE projects bystrand (ENV/


NAT), within a specific theme, and a
plausible period (e.g. after 2003)
Short abstracts of projects
(objectives, results as available in
LIFE project database)

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Print-ready Pdf
Report document with mainly text
and tables
Professional layout
If suitable, Excel table for filtering and Incorporates professional design
search
elements, high-quality photos,
infographics, foreword, interviews,
feature articles, project list. Printed
for thematic dissemination at events
and via OPOCE.
Distribution PDF circulation to selected experts in Printed brochure for the general
EC
public, policymakers, practitioners
and (EC) experts in the thematic
Online at LIFE homepage and Other
field..
publications page for download

Online on the LIFE homepage and
If appropriate, presentation at Green
LIFE programme publications Focus
Week and/or other EU events
publications page for download
If appropriate, presentation at Green
Week and/or other EU events
Ideally, work to start after the
If possible, before the thematic
Timing
brochure
thematic study is completed, so that
the study can be used in project
selection.
Layout


As an additional requirement, DG CLIMA requested that the thematic study should support the
selection of LIFE climate action projects in future LIFE calls. It would do this by providing an
overview of what LIFE has done to date, by identifying climate change sub-topics that may have
received less (or no) support, and by making it possible to quickly identify whether or not project
proposals were similar to already-funded LIFE projects. .
Based on the requirements outlined above, the thematic study can thus be said to have the
following specific objectives:
Present the main current EU policies and legislation regarding CC
Review all climate change-related LIFE projects to examine trends and costs of implementation
(both total and EU contributions).
Develop sub-topics and categories in order to subdivide the wide spectrum of climate-relevant
topics.
Group the large number of projects by these categories.
Check for imbalances in the climate change field of the LIFE programme.
Provide a tool for quick access to relevant projects in order to aid the selection of climate
relevant projects in the upcoming LIFE calls.

2.2

Methodology of this study

The format and content of the report greatly differs from the previous study reports produced for
the waste, water, air, noise and maritime sectors.
At the beginning of the study, it was not clear how many LIFE climate projects there had been,
since projects prior to LIFE+ (2007 onwards) were not tagged with a climate identifier. Identifying
appropriate projects involved the following steps: Firstly, projects that were obviously irrelevant to
climate were excluded; secondly, projects approved before the year 2000 were excluded (with the
exception of 14 projects from 1994 to 1999 that appeared interesting). This left a long list of more
than 650 LIFE projects from 2000 to 2012 that had to be checked manually. Analysis of the
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background and objectives sections of the online project summaries of each of these projects led
to the final list of 366 relevant projects.

Projects approved in 2011 and 2012 have only recently started and many more are still ongoing
and haven't been completed. They have been included in the scope of the study as it is important
to know who is currently working on which topic. Underperforming and failed projects have also
been included as they may provide valuable information for projects with similar objectives.
It was decided that instead of cherry-picking 50 projects to to give a cross-section of the range of
LIFE projects within the climate change topic, it would be much more helpful to provide a tool for
experts and those responsible for managing the LIFE programme: A tool to search the data and
pinpoint projects that match a precise user query.
As for previous thematic studies, the first step was to research the policy background and current
developments. The author then used two databases to find LIFE projects in the field of climate
change. These were the Astrale internal LIFEtrack database and the (public-facing) LIFE project
database, available online at the LIFE website1. By combining these sources, the author is
confident that all relevant projects have been captured.
By then it was clear that there would be more projects on the topic than in previous thematic
studies and the reader or rather, user would require a tool in order to:
1) Filter an appropriate set of projects from the total number of climate change projects,
2) Put the resulting information into lists, which can easily be scanned; and
3) Provide links to further details regarding the individual projects.
Regarding the first requirement, five to 20 projects appeared the optimum number. Precise
categorisation of the 366 total366 climate change projects would thus be essential to achieving this
target. The importance of defining such categories often is undervalued. Their development is
described in an later chapter. The categories proved very useful as a means of finding the clusters
of projects listed in section B of this report.
The second requirement was to make the filtered results both compact and comprehensible. Each
project has an acronym, however, this by itself normally cannot explain what the project is about.
Conversely, the full project title may be 20 words or more (e.g. Zero Emission Firing strategies for
ceramic tiles by oxy-fuel burners and CO2 sequestration with recycling of by-products), which can
make reading through a list of selected projects rather strenuous.
Therefore the author after reading the background, objective and results paragraphs for
each project created an ultra-short descriptor for each project. For the above example it was
Oxy-firing and CO2 sequestration in greenhouse.
The third requirement for the user is to have easy access to more detailed information. Thus we
have included the background, objectives and results sections of each relevant project summary in
the spreadsheet database that is an integral part of this study.
An example of how the information is presented in the print version of the study is shown below:

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000424 LIFE ZEF-tile: 7/13-12/15


Oxy-firing and CO2 sequestration in
greenhouse

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.257 Arturo GHINI ammini Link web


(593) strazione.piera@ceram
site
icaalta.com

LIFE project database: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm

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In the database version, the same example project is presented as follows:

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000424 LIFE ZEF-tile


Oxy-firing and CO2 sequestration in greenhouse
Background
When firing tiles, CO2 is released due to the oxidation of natural gas. The amount of CO2 produced
per unit mass of finished product ranges from 90 to 125 g/kg in the case of single firing, and up to
140 g/kg in the case of porcelainised stoneware. Moreover, since air is used as a source of
oxygen in the burners, large quantities of nitrogen are introduced to the firing kiln and NOx are
generated.
Objectives
The objective of the LIFE ZEF-tile project is to demonstrate the feasibility of applying oxy-fuel
technologies to the firing stage of ceramic tile production in order facilitate CO2 sequestration. By
using pure oxygen, instead of air, to burn hydrocarbons such as methane, the exhaust gases will
contain only CO2 and water vapour. As a result, it will no longer be necessary to heat the inert
gases contained in air and thus waste energy in continuously heating and cooling gases not
directly involved in the combustion process. Moreover, it will lead to a proportional reduction in the
volume of exhaust gas, which can then be processed easily due to its simple composition.
For this purpose, the project will set up a demonstrative roller kiln with burners modified in order to
use pure oxygen. As part of the process, water vapour will be condensed in order to leave a
stream of almost pure CO2, which will then be subjected to sequestration techniques. The project
team will assess the effect of using part of the CO2 flux to boost plants and vegetables growth in a
greenhouse, and will compress and store another part in liquid form to be used in different ways.
For example, one part will be immobilised in mineral to be further recycled as raw material in the
manufacture of other ceramic products.
Expected results:
An innovative zero emission firing process for ceramic tiles;
Direct recycling of 100% of the gas processing by-products of ceramic tile production as milling
or glazing water, and as carbonates for ceramic body composition;
Zero particulate emissions, due to the ideal combustion conditions in the oxy-fuel burners and
to the installation of ash filters;
Reduced heat losses from exhaust gases due to the use of heat exchangers and the reduction
in gas volume;
Condensable flue gases (CO2 and H2O), making compression separation possible;
A 95% reduction in the production of NOx by using technically pure oxygen;

2.3

Limitations of the Study

There are several limiting factors that should be taken into consideration when reading this study:
. Although the Kyoto protocol was agreed in December 1997, it was only in 2004, with the
addition of the keyword climate protection, that it became possible to precisely identify climate-
relevant LIFE projects. From 2007 (LIFE+) applicants have been able to mark their proposal
as climate change relevant. February 2010 saw the creation of two new relevant Directorates-
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General within the European Commission: DG Energy (ENER) and DG Climate Action
(CLIMA)2.
Since DG CLIMA begun sharing responsibility for the management of the LIFE programme in
2014, its interests largely guided the terms and scope of this study. Since nearly all CO2
emitted by human activities stems from energy generation/consumption, it was deamed
impractical to separate climate projects from energy projects. Astrale and DG CLIMA agreed at
the outset that climate-relevant energy projects may be dealt with separately in a future study.
The topic climate change is via its main emission source: combustion of fossil fuels - very
closely related to energy generation and energy consumption. Accordingly, it is present in a
wide range of branches and activities and in turn in a very high number of LIFE projects. This
fact makes it necessary to approach the topic in two steps: Firstly to identify and classify
climate change relevant projects and secondly to choose sub-topics of climate change and go
into a more detailed analysis (comparable to the previous thematic studies). The second step
can only be done after the first one.
This study therefore concentrates on the first of these two steps and has produced a database
and search tool covering the breadth of climate change LIFE projects. The discussion of
individual projects and the highlighting of their results are left for the user or for further detailed
studies in the future (e.g. on climate change mitigation in agriculture, industry or energy
supply). This approach proves to be of high value for users who need to find answers to
questions such as

Which LIFE projects have covered a certain climate change subtopic?

Has LIFE already funded projects similar to a newly-submitted proposal?

Which beneficiaries should contact each other due to similarities in their projects?

For the general public, Astrale has produced a LIFE Focus brochure on LIFE and Climate
change mitigation. A second publication, LIFE and Climate change adaptation, will follow in
2015.

2.4

Using this study: Searching rather than reading

There are five to 10 times more climate change projects than there were projects for the topics of
previous thematic studies. Climate change is closely interlinked with energy consumption and
material transformation/processing (e.g. CO2) as well as natural decomposition (e.g. CH4) and
chemical processes (e.g. nitrous oxide), which in turn are a considerable part of any human activity
and of any LIFE project.
The present study does not review single projects, but instead, as a first step makes climate
change projects visible and puts them in clusters. From those clusters projects may be chosen and
analysed in more detail in future studies.
How to use the study: The author suggests to read the overview first and then select the short
project lists closest to a specific search topic. Searching is made easy by two features:
In order to find the right projects the author has developed stringent categories with as little
overlap as possible (see chapter Development of categories) and applied them to all projects.
In order to allow for quick scanning through projects the author created a condensed project
descriptor of four to eight words for each of the 366 projects, pinpointing its objective.
These two features were found to be crucial from the outset and therefore much of the work for this
study consisted in their implementation.

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/oettinger/headlines/news/2010/02/20100217_en.htm

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EU climate policies and related legislation3

With a view to facilitating a transition towards a green, low carbon and resource efficient economy
and contributing to a more climate-resilient Europe, the DG's strategy addresses both mitigation
and adaptation needs in an integrated approach.

3.1

The 20-20-20 targets and the Europe 2020 Strategy

The European Union strongly acknowledges that tackling climate change is one of the greatest
challenges facing the world. The need for urgent action is clearly reflected in the EUs ambitious
climate and energy package, a set of binding legislation establishing three targets for 2020 (known
as the "20-20-20 targets"):
20% reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels (or even 30% if other major
economies agree to undertake their fair share of a global emissions reduction effort);
Raising the share of EU energy consumption produced from renewable resources to 20%;
A 20% improvement in the EU's energy efficiency.
Climate change and energy sustainability are also included among the five headline targets of the
Europe 2020 Strategy, launched in 2010 to create the conditions for smart, sustainable and
inclusive growth. In the same year, the EU established an ad-hoc Directorate-General for Climate
Action (DG CLIMA) to help the Commission in the development and implementation of a broad and
diversified range of climate policies.

3.2

Mitigation

3.2.1

The Climate and Energy Package

The Climate and Energy Package comprises four pieces of complementary legislation, which are
intended to achieve the 20-20-20 targets:4
1. The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Review
The EU ETS is the cornerstone of EU climate policies and the key tool for cutting industrial
greenhouse gas emissions most cost-effectively. The climate and energy package includes a
comprehensive revision and strengthening of the legislation which underpins the EU ETS, the
Emissions Trading Directive (2003/87/EC). The revision applies from 2013, the start of the third
trading period of the EU ETS. Major changes include the introduction of a single EU-wide cap on
emission allowances in place of the existing system of national caps. The cap will be cut each year
so that by 2020 emissions will be 21% below the 2005 level. The free allocation of allowances will
be progressively replaced by auctioning, starting with the power sector. The scope of sectors and
gases covered by the system will be slightly widened.


3

This chapter and the following one (LIFEs position within the overall suite of EU climate finance tools)
were kindly contributed by DG Climate Action (Unit A2 Climate finance and deforestation).
4

The climate and energy package does not address the energy efficiency target directly. This is being done
through the 2011 Energy Efficiency Plan and the Energy Efficiency Directive by DG ENERGY. More
information at <http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/index_en.htm>.


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2. The Effort Sharing Decision: national targets for non-EU ETS emissions
Under the so-called Effort Sharing Decision, Member States have committed to binding annual
targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors not covered by the EU ETS,
such as housing, agriculture, waste and transport (excluding aviation and international maritime
shipping). Around 60% of the EU's total emissions come from sectors outside the EU ETS. The
national targets, covering the period 2013-2020, are differentiated according to Member States'
relative wealth (measured by GDP per capita). They range from a 20% emissions reduction
(compared to 2005) by the richest Member States to a 20% increase by the least wealthy (though
this will still require a limitation effort by all countries). Member States must report on their
emissions annually under the EU monitoring mechanism.
3. The Renewable Energy Directive: national renewable energy targets
Under the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC), Member States have taken on binding
national targets for raising the share of renewable energy in their energy consumption by 2020.
These targets, which reflect Member States' different starting points and potential for increasing
renewables production, range from 10% in Malta to 49% in Sweden. The national targets will
enable the EU as a whole to reach its 20% renewable energy target for 2020 - more than double
the 2010 level of 9.8% - as well as a 10% share of renewable energy in the transport sector. The
targets will also help to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the EUs dependence on
imported energy.
4. The Carbon Capture and Storage Directive: geological storage of carbon dioxide
The fourth element of the climate and energy package is a directive (in preparation) creating a
legal framework for the environmentally safe use of carbon capture and storage technologies.
Carbon capture and storage involves capturing the carbon dioxide emitted by industrial processes
and storing it in underground geological formations where it does not contribute to global warming.
The directive covers all CO2 storage in geological formations in the EU and lays down
requirements which apply to the entire lifetime of storage sites.
3.2.2

Emissions and removals related to land use, land use change and forestry
(LULUCF)

Emissions and removals related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) are not
covered by the EU ETS Directive or the Effort Sharing Decision. In the light of a decision by
UNFCCC parties in December 2011 to revise accounting rules for GHG emissions and removals
from soils and forests, in March 2012 the European Commission made a proposal to harmonise
accounting rules for these emissions and removals across the EU as a first step towards
incorporating agriculture and forestry into the EU's emission-reduction efforts. Following the
approval of the proposal by the Council and the European Parliament, the decision entered into
force on 8 July 2013. The EU decision requires Member States to report on their actions to
increase removals and decrease emissions of GHG from activities related to forestry and
agriculture. The legislation goes further than the UNFCCC decision by phasing in mandatory
accounting for grassland management and cropland management at the level of Member States.
This will enhance the overall environmental integrity of GHG accounting in the EU by making it
more complete. Accounting for the draining and rewetting of wetlands will remain voluntary, as in
the international context. The EU decision does not set a target for emission reductions in the
LULUCF sector. The Commission will consider whether to propose GHG targets for agriculture and
forestry sectors once the accounting rules have proven their value.
3.2.3

The transport sector

The transport sector is the second biggest producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. More
than two thirds of transport-related greenhouse gas emissions are from road transport. Whilst
emissions from other sectors are generally falling, those from transport have increased 36% since

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1990. The EU has policies in place to reduce emissions from a range of modes of transport. These
include:
Extension of the EU ETS to emissions from aviation (until 2016, only flights to and from the EU and
the three EEA-EFTA states);
Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from new light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and vans), which
includes binding emissions targets;
Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from new heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) in both freight and
passenger transport, which focuses on short-term action to certify, report and monitor emissions
from truck and buses;
CO2 labelling of cars, including a label showing a car's fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions;
A Low Carbon Fuel Standard which requires a reduction of the greenhouse gas intensity of vehicle
fuels by up to 10% by 2020.

3.3

Adaptation

Climate change mitigation and adaptation action must be developed hand in hand. To avoid the
most serious risks of climate change, global warming must be limited to below 2C above pre-
industrial level. Yet, however successful mitigation is, the impacts of climate change will keep
increasing in the coming decades. Adaptation action can address many of these risks: for instance,
each euro spent on flood protection could save six euros in damage costs. Several measures
provide co-benefits, such as in energy, agriculture or forestry.
3.3.1

EU Adaptation Strategy

The Commission adopted an EU Adaptation Strategy in April 2013. It promotes adaptation action
in order to contribute to a more climate-resilient Europe.
The Strategy aims to complement the activities of Member States by supporting the promotion of
greater coordination and information-sharing, and by ensuring that adaptation considerations are
addressed in all relevant EU policies. The Strategy focuses on three key objectives:
Promoting action by Member States: The Commission will encourage all Member States to
adopt comprehensive adaptation strategies (currently 16 have strategies) and will provide
funding to help them build up their adaptation capacities and take action. The Strategy
specifically refers to LIFE funding, which is aimed at supporting capacity building and stepping
up adaptation. The Commission also supports adaptation in cities through the Mayors Adapt
initiative, a voluntary commitment within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors5.
'Climate-proofing' action at EU level by further promoting adaptation in key vulnerable
sectors such as agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, ensuring that Europe's infrastructure
is made more resilient, and promoting the use of insurance against natural and man-made
disasters. The EU Adaptation Strategy is accompanied by documents which explore relevant
sector-specific climate induced challenges, and the measures and tools which can be activated
to adapt to these challenges.
Better informed decision-making by addressing gaps in knowledge about adaptation and
further developing the European climate adaptation platform (Climate-ADAPT) as the 'one-stop
shop' for adaptation information in Europe.

The Covenant of Mayors (www.covenantofmayors.eu) is the mainstream European movement involving


local and regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable
energy sources on their territories.
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LIFEs position within the overall suite of EU


climate finance tools

4.1

The mainstreaming approach

The existing climate policy toolkit of the EU is complemented and further enhanced by the so-
called "mainstreaming approach". Climate policy mainstreaming has begun at the strategic level by
the agreement of the European Council to place energy and climate goals amongst the Europe
2020 strategy's five headline targets. To further advance this horizontal process, the EU agreed in
February 2013 that at least 20% of its 960 billion budget to 2020 should be spent on Climate
change-related action. The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2014-2020 will
therefore provide an important contribution to a shift towards a low-carbon and climate resilient
society.
Following what is undoubtedly a very innovative feature for a public budget, Climate change
mitigation and adaptation objectives will now be integrated into all main spending areas through
the inclusion of dedicated provisions in the basic legal acts for major EU instruments and
programmes. For centrally managed instruments climate expenditure will be tracked at the level of
projects. This would be the case for example of:
Horizon2020, which has the objective to reserve 35% of its budget for climate-relevant action
in the field of research and innovation.
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which finances projects in the energy, transport and
digital sectors, including 23bn to smart transport infrastructure and 5bn to energy
infrastructure (mainly transmission grids for renewable energy).
The Global Public Goods and Challenges Programme (GPGC) under the Development and
Cooperation Instrument (DCI), which establishes that 25% of the total budget must be spent on
climate and environment objectives.

European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds)
For the shared managed instruments, specific rules have been adopted to track Member States'
climate spending through the five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds):
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF);
The European Social Fund (ESF);
The Cohesion Fund (CF);
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);and
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
The ESI Funds are altogether coordinated via the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR), which
sets out the means to achieve consistency with the economic policies of the EU and its Member
States, coordination mechanisms among the ESI funds themselves and with other EU policies and
instruments, horizontal principles and cross-cutting objectives. Climate mainstreaming is
embedded in the Thematic Objectives (TO) of the CPR: TO 4 and 5 are dedicated to climate
change mitigation and adaptation. The targets of each Member State are set in a Partnership
Agreement and translated into actions under the ESI Funds with their proper objectives and
priorities.
In the framework of EU Regional Policy, the ERDF will for example invest at least 20% into low-
carbon economy projects in more developed regions, 15% in transition regions and 12% in least-
developed regions. Under the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) compulsory Green
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Direct Payments have been introduced in Pillar I, accounting for 30% of the national direct
payment envelope, which rewards farmers for respecting three obligatory agricultural practices,
namely maintenance of permanent grassland, ecological focus areas and crop diversification.
Under Pillar II, the EAFRD will finance Member States' Rural Development Programmes (RDPs)
2014-2020, which have now to comply with the legal obligation to earmark 30% of the budget of
certain measures for climate and environment objectives.

4.2

Targeted funding instruments

In addition, EU climate policies and the related legislation are promoted through a range of
targeted funding instruments, including:
4.2.1

NER300 low-carbon technology development

Established by Article 10a(8) of the EU Emissions Trading Directive and further developed through
Commission Decision 2010/670/EU (NER300 Decision), the NER300 funding programme provides
substantial funding for the large-scale demonstration of environmentally-safe carbon capture and
storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy (RES) within the European Union and it is one of
the world's largest programmes in this area. NER300 is so called because it is funded from the
sale of 300 million emission allowances from the New Entrants Reserve (NER) set up for the third
phase of the EU ETS. The funds from the sales are to be distributed to projects selected through
two rounds of calls for proposals, covering 200 million and 100 million allowances respectively.
NER 300 is managed by DG CLIMA in cooperation with the European Investment Bank and
Member States. It is one of the most conspicuous deliverable of the ETS in favour of innovation
and low-carbon technology.
The NER 300 first call for proposals was launched late 2010 and the Award Decision for 23 RES
projects was adopted in December 2012 (and later amended in 2014). No CCS project was
awarded at the time. At the moment, only one of the projects is already operational (an Italian
advanced biofuels project). The other projects will enter into operation between 2014 and 2016.
The second NER 300 call was launched in April 2013. A total of 32 projects were submitted, and
23 of them passed the evaluation process. The NER 300 second Award Decision, indicating which
projects will receive funding was expected to be adopted in June-July 2014.
4.2.2

LIFE - innovative climate projects

Within the overall EU budget for the period 2014-2020, the new Climate Action sub-programme of
the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate Action will provide 864 million in co-financing
for climate projects in the following priority areas:
Climate Change Mitigation, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
Climate Change Adaptation, focusing on increasing resilience to climate change;
Climate Governance and Information, focusing on increasing awareness, communication,
cooperation and dissemination on climate mitigation and adaptation actions.
As it will represent less than 0.5 % of all climate-relevant spending6, it will have to be used in a
strategic and innovative manner. According to the agreement between Member States and the
European Parliament, it is envisaged to complement the bulk of climate-relevant finance under the
other EU budget headings.



6

EU press release of 9 November 2013: The EU has agreed that at least 20% of its budget for 2014-2020
as much as 180 billion should be spent on climate change-related action.
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LIFE Climate Change Mitigation


With a view to contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the priority area Climate
Change Mitigation has in particular the following specific objectives:
- To contribute to the implementation and development of Union policy and legislation on climate
change mitigation, including mainstreaming across policy areas, in particular by developing, testing
and demonstrating policy or management approaches, best practices and solutions for climate
change mitigation.
- To improve the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring, evaluation and
implementation of effective climate change mitigation actions and measures and to enhance the
capacity to apply that knowledge in practice.
- To facilitate the development and implementation of integrated approaches, such as for climate
change mitigation strategies and action plans, at local, regional or national level
- To contribute to the development and demonstration of innovative climate change mitigation
technologies, systems, methods and instruments that are suitable for being replicated, transferred
or mainstreamed.

LIFE Climate Change Adaptation
With a view to contributing to supporting efforts leading to increased resilience to climate change,
the priority area Climate Change Adaptation has in particular the following specific objectives:
- To contribute to the development and implementation of Union policy on climate change
adaptation, including mainstreaming across policy areas, in particular by developing, testing and
demonstrating policy or management approaches, best practices and solutions for climate change
adaptation, including, where appropriate, ecosystem-based approaches.
- To improve the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring, evaluation and
implementation of effective climate change adaptation actions and measures, prioritising, where
appropriate, those applying an ecosystem-based approach, and to enhance the capacity to apply
that knowledge in practice.
- To facilitate the development and implementation of integrated approaches, such as for climate
change adaptation strategies and action plans, at local, regional or national level, prioritising,
where appropriate, ecosystem-based approaches.
- To contribute to the development and demonstration of innovative climate change adaptation
technologies, systems, methods and instruments that are suitable for being replicated, transferred
or mainstreamed.

LIFE Climate Governance and Information
The specific objectives of the priority area Climate Governance and Information are in particular:
- To promote awareness raising on climate matters, including generating public and stakeholder
support of Union policy-making in the field of the climate, and to promote knowledge on
sustainable development.
- To support communication, management, and dissemination of information in the field of the
climate and to facilitate knowledge sharing on successful climate solutions and practice, including
by developing cooperation platforms among stakeholders and training.
- To promote and contribute to more effective compliance with and enforcement of Union climate
legislation, in particular by promoting the development and dissemination of best practices and
policy approaches.
- To promote better climate governance by broadening stakeholder involvement, including NGOs,
in consultation on and implementation of policy.

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Development of climate change categories

The broad scope of climate change-relevant LIFE projects made grouping necessary in order to find
projects matching certain questions (e.g. to find projects dealing with carbon sequestration or
alternative energies etc.). Such categories were not available in the LIFE online project database,
the LIFE proposals, at the EC or other official sources (as far as could be ascertained from the desk
research).
The author therefore developed several sets of categories, tested them with a number of projects
secured the agreement of DG CLIMA to proceed with them in the frame of this study.
Application of the categories to more than 360 projects revealed the need for some fine tuning. As a
result of this testing phase, the following structure was reached:

Categories

Entr Explanatory remarks


ies

*)

General category 1: Level of governance

366 From where is the

change initiated or
coordinated?

National/international government initiative/authority

27

Development cooperation (national/international)

3 Mainly concerns TCY


projects,.

Non-governmental group/network for national(ly envisaged)


implementation

41

Regional planning, infrastructure

65

Urban planning (green and grey) and construction

79

Branch or association/ university as a proxy for a branch

67 e.g. innovations that

Company or single entity

concern a whole
branch.

128

Private households (voluntarily) or proxy

27

General category 2: Phase of "solution" cycle


(Cycle starts with problem analyses and ends with standardisation of
tested solutions=.)

366 What is the project's


main contribution to
counter climate
change?

Research (prior to plant set up)

78

Measuring/monitoring

35

Planning/coordination

58

Software/simulation

35

Hardware/plant/prototype

199

Implementation of measures
(construction, method, workforce)

77

Networking/motivation/Information

93

Regulation /taxes /emission trade

26

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Categories

Entr Explanatory remarks


ies

Adaptation 1: Primary effect of climate change


All adaptation projects were put into at least one of these categories:


59 Adaptation to which
threat?

Sudden disasters: extreme weather, singular droughts, floods, pests,


temperature

32

Slow changes: water scarcity

36

Slow changes: temperature (air and water)

35

Slow changes: sea level

Adaptation 2: Resource sector impacted by climate change


All adaptation projects were put into at least one of these categories:


59 Adaptation in which
sector?

Agriculture and Forestry

24

Marine resources, coastal zones

Biodiversity (species and habitats)

10

Human health and comfort

14

Infrastructure/disaster prevention

22

Water cycle/resources management/prediction

10

Social: migration, social tension, jobs

Non-specific private education/response

11

Mitigation
Mitigation projects were put into one of the following the sub-categories.
(Some exceptional cases were put into two sub-categories.)

335

Subset: Energy supply/generation

109 Power supply and


distribution

Power/fossil combustion (decrease fuel consumption)

Carbon capture and storage /end-of-pipe

Alternative energy supply (with subdivision)

99

Energy demand response

Including alternative
fuel

3 Shifting the time of


demand

Other than energy supply sector, focus on CO2

237 Power/fuel
consumption

Urban (public budget) unspecific energy saving/efficiency

24

Buildings/housing

50

Industrial production

76

Transport/mobility (incl. road)

52

Rail

Aviation

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Categories

Entr Explanatory remarks


ies

Shipping

Agriculture

26

LULUCF: Land use, land use change and forestry, incl. carbon
sequestration

27

Non-specific private (private responsibility)/bottom-up change of habits

26

Other (e.g. administrational preparation, capacity building, ...)

25

Non-CO2 GHG emissions

61 Methane, nitrous
oxide etc.

Agriculture: livestock waste

15

Agriculture: other non-CO2

8 e.g. fertiliser

CH4 from bogs

Industrial process

Waste

Landfill gas

13

Other/general


*) The sum of projects entered in the sub-categories may be higher than the total number of
projects due to multiple entries per project.
The following chapter graphically displays the numbers of projects assigned to the categories.

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Overview of LIFE projects in graphs

6.1

Numbers of projects and years selected

As indicated above, some 650 LIFE projects selected from various sources were checked for their
climate relevance, of which 366 were deemed suitable for inclusion in this study (see spreadsheet
database).
In general, projects approved before 2000 were excluded, except 14 projects approved between
1994 and 1999 that appeared to be relevant. However, these 14 projects are not included in the
yearly statistics/graphs in order not to bias the results. Of the 366 projects, 73 projects (or 17%)
are LIFE2004 contracts or older.
Projects that failed during implementation were not excluded, as valuable lessons can be
learned from the reasons for failure.
Only a few LIFE Nature projects were recognised as climate relevant. A number of projects on
bog and mire restoration were taken into account because of the role these habitats can play in
avoiding methane emissions from soil and carbon sequestration. Eight such projects were
included, because of their focus on climate change and the size of the bogs involved.

6.2

Climate change projects in the LIFE strands, years and regions

As Figure 1 shows, there has been a considerable increase in the number of climate change projects
over the years It is important to note that only 61 of these projects have climate in their title, so the
increase is not down to labelling or keywords, but is a consequence of the content of the projects.

Climate relevant projects in LIFE


60

number of projects

50
40

TCY
PRE

30

NAT
INF

20

ENV

10
0

2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012


Figure 1: Climate relevant projects funded each year (2000-2012).
N.B.: LIFE01 projects do not exist as the numbering was changed between LIFE00 and LIFE02.
The figures indicate that the bulk of climate change projects have been co-funded under the LIFE
ENV strand. (see Figure 2). It is important to note that the Commission co-funds a much smaller
number of LIFE INF projects each year (and this strand only commenced in 2007). LIFE INF
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replaced another small strand, TCY projects (for third countries outside the EU), which ended in
2006. A third small funding line PREparatory projects, has had fewer projects still. .
The main reason why few LIFE NAT projects are relevant to climate change is that projects dealing
with nature that have a focus on an innovative technology (e.g. forest management for climate
change resilience, biomass from Natura 2000 sites or eco-friendly agriculture) have mostly been
funded
through
LIFE
ENV.

Climate relevant LIFE Projects


by strand 2000-2012

6
2%
3
1%
12
3%

ENV
317
90%

14
4%

ENV

INF

NAT

PRE

TCY


Figure 2: Number of climate projects by LIFE strand (branch)

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6.2.1

Distribution of projects and EU contribution by country

Figure 3 shows the breakdown of projects and EU contribution per country.


Distribution by country

number of projects and EU funding (in % of total)


Spain
Italy
France
Sweden
Greece
United Kingdom
Finland
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Poland
Cyprus
Austria
Slovakia
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
Denmark
Malta
Bulgaria
Slovenia
Romania
Hungary
Latvia
Croatia
Estonia

number of projects 2000-2006

Ireland
Israel

EU funds 2000-2006
number of projects 2007-2012

Portugal

EU funds 2007-2012

ROS (Russia)
Turkey

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Figure 3: Distribution of climate change projects by country for the years 2000-2012

Analysis of these data show a strong imbalance in the regional distribution of projects and funding.
For the period 2007-2012, at one end of the scale there were no projects in Ireland, Portugal and
some former TCY countries, at the other, there were 22 projects in France, 55 in Italy and 59 in
Spain (9%, 22% and 24% of the total respectively. In terms of funding, Spain is again the largest
recipient, with 52 m (18,2% of the total), whilst Italy has received 51 m (17,7%). Conversely the
UK has received 18 m for climate change projects and Hungary just 0,4 m (over six years).
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This imbalance is not restricted to the climate relevant projects but concerns the whole LIFE
programme:, Italy and Spain are the Member States with the most projects in total (including 67% of
newly-selected LIFE ENV projects in 2013). The imbalance was evident during the years 2000 to
2006 already, but not to the current extreme. While the top ranking countries have seen massive
increases, the next dozen of countries has seen partly severe decreases.
In part this is a result of the fact that LIFE is a bottom-up programme and Italy and Spain submit by
far the most project applications. However, the distribution pattern strongly indicates that there may
be a potential for improvement. In order to ensure that LIFE utilises Europes joint environmental
innovative power in the best way, the EC should examine:
Whether the current imbalance is desirable;
How Italy and Spain are able to produce so many more applications - and more successful ones
- than other Member States;
What the latter could learn in order to be equally successful; and
What the EC could do to enable more (successful) applications from regions that appear to
participate in LIFE below their potential.

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6.2.2

EU contribution per project

The EU contribution per project is depicted in the graph below. The spike in 2006 is due to several
very large projects and at the same time a relatively small number of climate change projects in that
year. Excluding 2006, the average EU contribution of 0,64 m per project for the period 2000-2005
nearly doubled to 1,2 m for the years 2007-2012 ( (LIFE+).

EU contribution per project


on average 2000-2012
2000

0,45

2002

0,66

2003

0,70

2004

0,77

2005

0,62

2006

1,77

2007

1,04

2008

1,21

2009

1,10

2010

1,35

2011

1,27

2012

0,0

1,14

0,5

1,0

1,5

2,0

Contribution in m/ project


Figure 4: Average EU contribution per LIFE climate change project
Looking at the 10 projects with the highest EU funding (see following list) it can be observed that
final scores7 of the projects range from below average to excellent. The same applies for the 10
projects with the lowest EU contribution. Size does not seem to be a reliable indicator of quality.

10 climate change projects


with the highest
EU LIFE contribution

Budget

x1000

Project short description


LIFE08.NAT/UK/000202 MoorLIFE :
Bogs, fens and mires

Duration
NAT 08
4/10-4/15

LIFE06.ENV/DK/000226 DEMO SOFC:


Cheaper fuel cell
LIFE12.ENV/BE/000214 LIFE FLAT to
FLAT: New method to recycle glass

10/06-9/09
7/13-12/17

(LIFE

funding)

6.691
(5.018)

9.525
(4.763)
10.477
(4.433)

web web Sco-


sum site ring
Link web excel
site lent

Contact
Catherine WYNN cat
herine.wynn@peakdistr
ict.gov.uk
Niels Christiansen
nc@topsoe.dk
Etienne DEGAND eti
enne.degand@eu.agc.
com

Link --
Link web
site

very
good

Scoring is done by the LIFE Monitoring Team at the end of each project. Since it was introduced 2007 it is
not available for earlier projects. .
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10 climate change projects


with the highest
EU LIFE contribution

Budget

x1000

Project short description


LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate
LIFE11.ENV/CZ/000488 HOxyGas: Glass
furnace optimisation (hot oxyburner)
LIFE12.NAT/FI/000367 LIFE Saimaa
Seal: Adapting habitat to explicit Climate
Change threat

Duration
2/07-1/12

LIFE10.ENV/AT/000112 POLYWOOD:
Wood gas refinement to car/ bus fuel and
basic chemicals

9/11-12/15

6/12-1/16
8/13-7/18

LIFE10.ENV/BE/000696 AGICAL+:
11/11-9/16
CO2 from combustion to grow microalgae.
LIFE07.ENV/F/000179 HotOxyGlass:
1/09-8/10
Oxygen instead of air for furnace to save
energy
LIFE08.NAT/S/000268 Life to ad(d)mire : 1/10-12/15
Halting emissions from 35 peat land sites

(LIFE

funding)

8.839
(4.417)
9.304
(4.251)
5.262
(3.946)
9.682
(3.934)

web web Sco-


sum site ring
excel
Link --
lent
Link web good
site
Link web
site

Contact
Markus Amann
amann@iiasa.ac.at
Jiri Jangl Jiri.jangl@e
u.agc.com
Raisa TIILIKAINEN r
aisa.tiilikainen@metsa.
fi

Wolfgang HAFNER w
olfgang.hafner@klagen
furt.at

Link --

9.152 Christophe Boonaert Link web


(3.580) Christophe.Boonaert@
site
eu.agc-group.com
7.028
Link --
(3.440)
6.813 Lisa.Tenning@lansstyr
(3.407) elsen.se

Link web
site

good
, but
abort
ed

below
avera
ge

very
good

10 climate change projects


with the lowest
EU LIFE contribution

Budget
x1000

Project short description


LIFE97.TCY/TR/037 Collect gas from
waste dump: Landfill gas recovery
LIFE04.ENV/LV/000634 ENCERB:
Energy passport for buildings
LIFE05.ENV/F/000082 DIDEM: Save
energy with new brick drying process.

Duration
2/97-1/98

LIFE03.ENV/SLO/000559 VGE: Upgrade


central heatings with ICT to save energy.
LIFE94.ENV/IT/000116 "Ginestra"
Reintroduction of broom cropping: Bio fuel
from broom (amongst other uses).
LIFE94.ENV/F/000669 N2O recycling:
N2O conversion plant.
LIFE05.ENV/IT/000874 GHERL: Capture
CO2 from landfills to get pure methane
LIFE98.ENV/NL/000183 The Iguana
Project: Affordable sustainable housing

12/03-
12/05
1/95-12/98
4/94-12/94

LIFE02.ENV/E/000187 ENERWASTE:
Test to bio-digest slaughterhouse waste

2/02-5/03

LIFE02.ENV/D/000406 NT-Plasma:
Energy efficiency

2/02-10/03

9/04-9/06
11/05-1/09

12/05-5/08
2/98-7/00

web web Sco-


sum site ring
Link --

(LIFE

funding)

Contact
591 Ozdag YALCIN
(159)
301
(151)
502
(151)

Link web
site
Link web
site

good

607
(149)
275
(138)

Link --

good

Link --

500
(115)
217
(108)
642
(91)

Link --

Lidia LOMBARDI lidia Link web


.lombardi@pin.unifi.it
site
Hendrik GOMMER
Link web
Leguaan@leguaan.co
site
m
348
Link web
(84)
site
435 Michael HAAS
(83) mhaas@doerken.de

Link web
site

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avera
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very
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6.2.3

Scoring of climate change projects

Since 2004, LIFE projects have been systematically scored by the LIFE Units external monitoring
team (the Astrale consortium) after completion (Final Report) based upon a set of best practice
criteria, e.g. for ENV projects their contribution to immediate; and long-term environmental,
economic and social improvements; their degree of innovation and transferability; their relevance to
policy; and their cost-effectiveness.

Scoring of CC projects
[% of total 213 scored projects]
8%

3%

7%
2%

good or
better
80%
good or better
implemented but not sustainable
only promising first stage reached
below average
cancelled before start

Figure 5: Scoring of projects


As the sources used for the study did not contain these systematic scores but only general
descriptions, Figure 5 (above) only gives an estimate. However, a some 17% of the 213 projects for
which a score was available, did not perform well and another 3% were cancelled before they even
started. Cancelled projects were typically the result of co-financing issues. The failure rate of 17%
(one in six projects performing poorly) is within acceptable limits given the innovative character of
many LIFE ENV projects innovation coming with the risk of failure. More data are needed to fully
assess the success rate of the LIFE programme with regards to climate change projects.
To increase awareness of the LIFE programme and improve the dissemination of project results,
annual awards (Best and Best of the Best LIFE Projects) are presented to those projects whose
results, if widely applied, could have the most positive impact on the environment. A long-list of
Best projects is based on the monitors scores. Representatives of the Member States then
choose the Best of the Best projects from this selection.

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Budget

Top scored climate change projects


(Best of the Best)

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web
sum web site

Project short description

Duration

LIFE99.ENV/D/000452 Stirling power station: Small Stirling


power CHP - (with remote control of power generation)

2/99-12/01

2.141 Link --
(640)

LIFE02.ENV/A/000285 BBMpassiv: Construct office building


from renewable material

12/01-12/03

2.150 Link website


(780)

LIFE02.ENV/E/000187 ENERWASTE: Test to bio-digest


slaughterhouse waste

2/02-5/03

LIFE02.ENV/FIN/000328 Paroc-WIM: Recycling of production 12/01-11/04


waste within stone wool production

348 Link website


(84)
871 Link website
(194)

LIFE02.ENV/IT/000064 PVTRAIN: Photovoltaic panels on


trains

11/02-10/04

LIFE03.ENV/UK/000615 Ref Project: Mobile batch heater for


road surface material

10/03-10/05

4.876 Link website


(1.004)

LIFE05.ENV/DK/000156 CO2REF: Transcritical CO2


refrigeration system

10/05-10/07

556 Link website


(167)

LIFE05.ENV/E/000319 MICROPHILOX: Micro turbines for low 10/05-3/09


methane landfill gas

1.253 Link --
(616)

1.303 Link website


(582)

LIFE05.ENV/L/000047 ECOSB:
VOC removal with energy savings

1/05-7/07

1.875 Link website


(417)

LIFE06.ENV/IT/000266 Seq-Cure:
Test of different energy crops

12/06-2/10

1.917 Link website


(956)

LIFE06.ENV/S/000517 BIOAGRO: Pelltetised fuel from crops 1/06-6/09

5.227 Link website


(1.212)

It is noteworthy that all the Best of the Best projects have been mitigation projects and - except for
Seq-Cure (LIFE06.ENV/IT/000266, Test of different energy crops) dealt with mit
hardware/plant/prototypes and were driven by a company.

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6.3

Graphs on general categories

After the administrative views on climate change projects in chapters 6.1 and 6.2, the following
chapters look more at content and stakeholder-related views.
6.3.1

Who initiates and coordinates LIFE projects?

The chart below shows the set of classifiers for initiative/coordination or level of governance.
Company or single entity may, for example, be a project led by a single company that implements
a prototype to solve a problem such as N2O removal in a production line.
On a broader level, a professional association or specialist research institute may coordinate a
project that benefits a whole industry or sector (e.g. the ceramic industry).
For municipalities, a typical example would be a Local Agenda 21 project or a Local Adaptation
Plan. In some cases this also involves the active participation of individual citizens or households.
Similar applies to regional planning one level up.
At a higher level again, national authorities may lead a LIFE project, e.g. preparing an ETS
implementation or extension or a National Adaptation Plan.
The level Development cooperation describes knowhow transfer to another country (capacity
building, which took place e.g. in the (now defunct) TCY strand.

Who has the initiativ e / coordination in


LIFE CC projects? [number of projects]
National/ international government
initiative/ authority
Development cooperation (nat/
internat)
Non-gov. group/network for national(ly
envisaged) implementation

27
7
41
65

Regional planning, infrastructure


Urban planning (green and grey) and
construction

79
67

Branch (or institution as a proxy)

128

Company or single entity

27

Private housholds (voluntarily) or proxy

20 40 60 80 100 120 140

number of projects


Figure 6: Level of governance in climate change projects.
In general the quite even distribution across the levels appears appropriate for the LIFE programme.
The large number of projects at the company level can be attributed to several factors, including:
LIFE ENV has a focus on large-scale innovative demonstration, typically to be implemented in
industrial sites.
High and locally-concentrated emissions are typically caused by specific companies (pressure to
act).
LIFE projects require significant project management skills.
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6.3.2

Phases of the solution cycle

A LIFE project can also be characterised by the phase within the solution cycle: does the project
research the problem (e.g. how soil takes up carbon for sequestration), does it enable the regional
monitoring of CO2 emissions or is it more focused on the later stages (e.g. implementing a prototype
plant to remove N2O from a stream of exhaust air or implementing measures to restore bogs to
regain their sequestration function. Finally, if a technology proves superior, it may become
mandatory, which is the last phases in this solution cycle.

Which phases of the solution cycle


do LIFE projects cover? [% we ight]

Implementation
of me asure s
(construction,
method,
workforce ). 13

Regulation /
taxe s /
emission trade.
3

Research (prior
to plant set up).
9

Measuring/
monitoring. 4
Planning/
Coordination. 8

Hardware/
plant/
prototype. 44

Networking/
motivation/
INFormation. 14
Software/
simulation. 5


Figure 7: Division of LIFE projects by phase of the solution cycle addressed [in % of total number of
projects]
Figure 7 shows that nearly half of the projects analysed address the hardware/plant/prototype
phase, the remainder of the projects are fairly evenly distributed amongst the other seven phases.
This is in line with expectations given LIFE ENVs focus on innovative technologies and methods.
Although LIFE a research programme, a handful of projects are engaged in research activities
(e.g. LIFE10.ENV/FR/000208 FO3REST: Research of ozone and climate effects on leaves). The
Networking phase in the cycle is naturally dominated by INF projects (not visible from the graph).
N.B.: Weight % in the title of the graph points to the fact, that one project can be assigned to more
than one phase in the cycle. 199 have been assigned to hardware and 77 to implementation of
measures. This would equal 54% of the 366 projects in total and 21% respectively. However, as
there are more assignations than projects the percentage figures in the graphic are lower.

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6.4

Graphs on adaptation projects

6.4.1

Lists of adaptation projects, grouped by different resources affected by climate


change

Which affected resource is in the focus of LIFE


adaptation projects? [% weight]

Marine resources,
coastal zones. 13

Biodiversity
(species and
habitats). 17

Human health and


comfort. 23

Infrastructure/
disaster
prevention. 33

Agriculture
and Forestry.
58

Water cycle/
resources
managmt/
prediction. 15
Unspecific private
education
/response/
Insurance. 15

Social: migration,
social tension,
jobs. 0

Figure 8: Adaptation projects resource affected by climate change [in % of 59 adaptation projects].
The sectors for adaptation are self-explanatory. Two extremes are visible: social: migration, social
tensions, jobs and agriculture and forestry. The first one, Social: migration, social tension, jobs is
a typical social or economic topic and therefore not primarily associated with the environmental
programme LIFE. However, if climate will change considerably there will be enormous migration
streams and consecutively social changes. Therefore, at least there should be links between DG
CLIMA and DGs concerned with social issues in order to discuss overlapping know-how, potentials
and responsibilities.

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6.5

Graphs on mitigation projects

6.5.1

Sectors active in mitigation via LIFE

The division of the mitigation


projects by sector was the most
important and most challenging
task in the setting up of categories.
For a coarse division the energy
supply, CO2 from energy and fuel
consumption and Non-CO2 GHG
emissions were found most
suitable.

Which sectors go for mitigation


with LIFE projects? [% weight]

Non-CO2
GHG. 12%

Energy/ fuel
consumption
(CO2). 65%


Figure 9: Mitigation projects by
sector (coarse)

Energy
supply /
generation.
23%

The figures on the right and below


show the distribution of the 335
mitigation projects by sector in
weight %: coarsely and in detail.

Which sectors go for mitigation
with LIFE projects? [% w eight]
Ships. 1,4
A viatio n. 0,3
Rail. 0,4

A griculture. 4,3

LULUCF: 3,6

Unspecific private /
bo tto m-up 4
Other (e.g.
administratio nal 4

Transpo rt/ mo bility


(incl. ro ad). 12

No n-CO2 GHG. 12

Industrial
pro ductio n. 17,4

B uildings/ ho using.
12,1
Urban (public
budget) unspecific
energy saving /
efficiency. 3

A lternative energy
supply. 23

P o wer/ fo ssil
co mbustio n
(decrease fuel). 1,0
Carbo n Capture
and Sto rage / end
o f pipe. 1,1

Energy demand
respo nse. 0,7


Figure 10: Mitigation projects by sector (detail)

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Section B: All projects in clusters

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Lists of selected project clusters

The following chapters present all 366 climate change projects in mostly small clusters, each of
which covers one sub-topic of climate change. For adaptation, the clusters each depict a
Resource sector impacted by climate change, for mitigation, the clusters each represent a sector
of activity. In total, more than 50 clusters list the total of the projects. The short descriptor gives the
shortest possible summary of each projects objectives.
To access the clusters for the other sets of categories (like primary effect of climate change or
Level of governance) please refer to the electronic database in the annex. In the database you
also find the summary descriptions of the projects and you also can apply individual filters.

7.1

Adaptation projects

59 LIFE projects were found to deal with adaptation. Half of them 28 projects - cover both
adaptation and mitigation issues. Thus adaptation has only a small share in the total of 366 climate
change LIFE projects. This may change with the just started new LIFE programme period from 2014
2020: DG CLIMA has set a focus on adaptation.

Adaptation projects in LIFE


Share of projects in %

Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Finland

Finland
12%

Greece
8%

Greece
Sweden
Luxembourg

United Kingdom
15%

Germany
Denmark
Slovakia
Cyprus
France

Spain
20%

Malta
Italy
20%

Austria
Croatia
Latvia
Turkey

Figure 11: Adaptation projects by country


In five countries three quarters of all adaptation projects take or took place. Additionally, one third of
the Member States do not have any adaptation projects at all and thus do not appear in the figure
above. It is hard to believe that there is only need and potential for LIFE projects in such few
countries.

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The following table shows that part of the total categories, which deal with adaptation. All adaptation
projects were put into at least one of the categories concerning primary effects and also in at least
one of the categories concerning the resource sector impacted by climate change.

Categories concerning adaptation

Entries Explanatory
*)
remarks

Adaptation 1: Primary effect of climate change


All adaptation projects were put into at least one of these categories:

59 Adaptation to
which threat?

Sudden disasters: extreme weather, singular droughts, floods, pests,


temperature

32

Slow changes: water scarcity

36

Slow changes: temperature (air and water)

35

Slow changes: sea level

Adaptation 2: Resource sector impacted by climate change


All adaptation projects were put into at least one of these categories:
Agriculture and Forestry


59 Adaptation in
which sector?

24

Marine resources, coastal zones

Biodiversity (species and habitats)

10

Human health and comfort

14

Infrastructure/disaster prevention

22

Water cycle/resources management/prediction

10

Social: migration, social tension, jobs

Unspecific private education/response

11

*) The numbers in the sub-categories may be higher than the number in the next higher group due to multiple
entries per project.


The sub-class Resource sector impacted by climate change provides a clearer distinction of the
projects than the primary effects, which overlap more with other projects (i.e. projects that deal
with more than one of its categories, e.g. with water scarcity as well as rising temperatures).
Therefore Resource sector has been chosen for the presentation of the projects in this print
version of the study. The following chapters give a compact glimpse on all adaptation projects (one
line for each project) in eight short lists, one for each of the eight categories Agriculture,
Marine, Biodiversity etc.
Within of the lists contain larger groups:

Agriculture with 24 projects (41% of the adaptation projects).

Infrastructure/disaster prevention with 22 projects (37%).

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7.1.1

Resource affected: Agriculture & Forestry

There are 24 adaptation projects in Agriculture & Forestry (total budget: 43,2 m; funding: 21,2 m).
Further agriculture projects are displayed in the mitigation section of this report, namely in chapters
7.2.10

Energy consumption: Agriculture;

7.2.13.1 Non-CO2 emissions: Agriculture/livestock waste; and


7.2.13.2 Other non-CO2 emissions from Agriculture

Adaptation
Agriculture & Forestry

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

Project short description

Duration

funding)

Contact

LIFE05.TCY/TR/000164 Climate Change-


TR: Capacity building in Turkey

11/05-
10/07

361
(252)

LIFE07.ENV/E/000845 WATER
CHANGE: Water resources modelling

1/09-12/11 1.238
(616)

web web Sco-


sum site ring
Link web
site

Isabel Escaler
Link --
iescaler@cetaqua.com

very
good

1/09-12/11 3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/E/000824 LIFE+BOSCOS:
Management plans for resilient forests

1/09-12/13 1.444
(718)

Joan JOANEDA rese


rva.biosfera@cime.es

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000516
SUSTGREENHOUSE: Greenhouse
horticulture

2/09-1/12

Paollo COLLEPARDI Link web


p.collepardi@arsial.it
site

good

LIFE08.ENV/E/000114 POWER: Water


and energy efficiency in agriculture

1/10-12/12 1.421
(651)

Mara Nieves ZUBALE


Z MARCO
nzubalez@svalero.es

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE08.ENV/GR/000554 AdaptFor:
Assess Climate Change impact on forests
and adapt forest management

1/10-6/13

Link web
site

921
(440)

1.719
(833)

1/11-12/14 1.486
LIFE09.ENV/FI/000571 Climforisk:
Compile forecast for forest changes due to
(742)
Climate Change
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000450 BIOENERGY &
FIRE PREV.: Optimised forest logging
plans and reduction of fire risk

10/10-9/13 1.024
(512)

9/10-12/13 1.589
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000441 ACCIN
AGROCLIMTICA: Climate Change audit
(794)
for farmers
LIFE09.ENV/GR/000296 Adapt2Change: 9/10-8/14
Energy and water efficient horticulture
greenhouses

Link --

Aleksi LEHTONEN al Link --


eksi.lehtonen@metla.fi

good

Fernando PRADELLS
MONZ
fernando@amufor.org

Link --

good

Eduardo DE MIGUEL Link --


edemiguel@fundacion
globalnature.org

good

2.577 Alexandros PAPACHA


(1.288) TZIS
papachad@teilar.gr

Link web
site

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000347 UNIZEO: Zeolite


coated fertiliser to reduce N emission

9/11-12/14 2.440 Giorgio BOZZOLA


Link --
(1.219) gbozzola@g-m-m.com

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000321 ZeoLIFE: Zeolite


adsorbs nitrate from manure

9/11-2/15

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2.151 Massimo COLTORTI


(1.045) clt@unife.it

Link --

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Adaptation
Agriculture & Forestry

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

funding)

Contact

LIFE10.ENV/CY/000723 CYPADAPT:
National adaptation strategy for Cyprus.

9/11-8/14

1.359
(678)

Theodoulos MESIMERI Link web


S tmesimeris@enviro
site
nment.moa.gov.cy

excel
lent

LIFE10.ENV/FR/000208 FO3REST:
Research of ozone and climate effects on
leaves.

9/11-8/14

1.322
(658)

Pierre SICARD pierre Link web


.sicard@acri-st.fr
site

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000458 ECOGLAUCA
RGON: Energy crop for arid wasteland

9/11-9/14

1.376
(635)

Santiago ARVALO LL Link --


CER
fernando@amufor.org

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000975 FLIRE: Flood


and forest fire risk management tool.

10/12-9/15 1.618
(808)

Maria MIMIKOU mimi Link --


kou@chi.civil.ntua.gr

Luciano Saporito lsap Link --


orito@regione.sicilia.it

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000215 RESILFORMED: 6/12-6/16


Adapt of forest management to Climate
Change to prevent fire etc.

1.559
(779)

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000535 OPERATION
CO2: Forests: Carbon certificates and
adaptation.

9/12-8/17

3.515 Yolanda Calvo Conde Link --


(1.753) opeuva@funge.uva.es

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000578 LIFE HelpSoil:


Soil enhancement for better carbon
sequestration and Climate Change
resilience.

7/13-6/17

2.942
(1.308)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000536 LIFE MEDACC: 7/13-6/18


Evaluation system for adaptation
measures.

2.549
(1.266)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000800 SOLMACC Life: 8/13-7/18


Climate friendly farming

2.140
(1.070)

Link web
site

Jos RODRIGUEZ BL
ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

2.755 Ali NADIR ARSLAN


(1.367) ali.nadir.arslan@fmi.fi

Link web
site

1/09-12/10 534
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
(267)
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public
LIFE12ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
NV/ 12
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal 9/13-9/17
zones by innovative combination of data
sources

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7.1.2

Resource affected: Marine resources

There are seven adaptation projects concerning marine resources (total budget: 14,0 m; funding:
7,0 m).

Adaptation
Marine resources

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

Project short description

Duration

funding)

LIFE99.NAT/UK/006081 Living with the


Sea: Coastal change

8/99-7/03

2.234 Mark DUFFY Mark.d


(1.117) uffy@english-
nature.org.uk

LIFE03.ENV/UK/000611 Response:
Climate Change risk mapping and
strategies for coastal zones

9/03-8/06

1.683
(841)

LIFE04.TCY/CRO/000029 CRO Climate


Cap: Capacity building in Croatia

12/04-
10/07

529
(369)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

Link web
site

excel
lent

Link web
site

very
good

Link --

very
good

1/09-12/11 3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.

excel
lent

LIFE07.NAT/UK/000938 TaCTICS:
Coastal habitat protection

1/09-12/12 2.010 Nick FOLKARD nick.f Link web


(1.005) olkard@rspb.org.uk
site

very
good

LIFE09.NAT/ES/000520 -LAGOON :
Coastal change

9/10-12/14 3.055 Carles IBAEZ carle


(1.490) s.ibanez@irta.cat

LIFE10.ENV/CY/000723 CYPADAPT:
National adaptation strategy for Cyprus.

9/11-8/14

1.359
(678)

Link web
site

Theodoulos MESIMERI Link web


S tmesimeris@enviro
site
nment.moa.gov.cy

excel
lent

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7.1.3

Resource affected: Biodiversity (species and habitats)

There are 10 adaptation projects for biodiversity (species and habitats) (total budget: 33,1 m;
funding: 19,4 m).

Adaptation
Biodiversity
(species and habitats)
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

1/09-12/11
LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.
LIFE07.ENV/UK/000936 GRACC: Guide
for green roofs

1/09-12/11

LIFE12.ENV/GR/000466 LIFE CONOPS: 7/13-12/17


Coping with invasive mosquito species
(IMS).

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi

914 Fergus BEESLEY Fe


(455) rgus.Beesley@ground
work.org.uk
2.989
(1.481)

excel
lent

Link --

good

Link web
site

LIFE09.INF/UK/000032 RESTORE:
Flood prevention (among other aims)

9/10-12/13

1.795 Antonia SCARR anto Link web


(873) nia.scarr@environment
site
-agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14

3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

good

LIFE08.NAT/UK/000202 MoorLIFE :
Bogs, fens and mires

4/10-4/15

6.691 Catherine WYNN cat Link web


(5.018) herine.wynn@peakdistr
site
ict.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE09.NAT/ES/000520 -LAGOON :
Coastal change

9/10-12/14

3.055 Carles IBAEZ carle


(1.490) s.ibanez@irta.cat

Link web
site

LIFE12.NAT/FI/000367 LIFE Saimaa


Seal: Adapting habitat to explicit Climate
Change threat

8/13-7/18

5.262 Raisa TIILIKAINEN r Link web


(3.946) aisa.tiilikainen@metsa.
site
fi

LIFE12.NAT/IT/000370 SPIN4LIFE: Little 9/13-11/16


relevance for Climate Change. Increase
general the resilience of N2000 habitats.

2.630 Giovanni SALEMI gi


(1.315) ovanni-
salemi@virgilio.it

Link web
site

LIFE12ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
NV/ 12
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal 9/13-9/17
zones by innovative combination of data
sources

2.755 Ali NADIR ARSLAN


(1.367) ali.nadir.arslan@fmi.fi

Link web
site

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7.1.4

Resource affected: Human health and comfort

There are 14 adaptation projects on human health and comfort (total budget: 32.3 m; funding: 14.1
m).

Adaptation
Human health and comfort

Budget
x1000
(LIFE

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE98.ENV/S/000482 Roof greening:


Green roofs

7/98-12/02

1.394
(520)

Link web
site

Best

LIFE02.ENV/E/000198 ECO-VALLE:
Shading to boulevards

9/02-8/05

1.835
(601)

Link web
site

good

LIFE06.ENV/L/000121 EFFERNERGY:
Energy Efficient Building Systems

12/05-
11/08

Link web
site

Best

1/09-12/11
LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.
LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:
Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-12/12

LIFE07.ENV/S/000908 GreenClimeAdapt: 1/09-12/13


Urban rainwater retention and shading

funding)

Contact

5.610 Wim Maes Wim.Mae


(1.510) s@lux.dupont.com

3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi

excel
lent

2.146 Silja Huuhtanen silja.


(1.073) huuhtanen@ytv.fi

Link --

good

3.166 per-arne.nilsson
(1.583) @malmo.se

Link web
site

very
good

2.441 Juan VICENTE SNC


(1.049) HEZ jvicente@lasroz
asdemadrid.es

Link --

LIFE08.ENV/E/000101 Las Rozas por el


clima: Local Climate Alliance.

1/10-12/13

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000436 ACT: Municipal


strategy for local Climate Change
adaptation

1/10-6/12

1.752 Marco CARDINALETTI Link web


(876) marco.cardinaletti@
site
comune.ancona.it

good

LIFE09.ENV/FI/000573 INSULATE:
Collecting experience of insulation effects

9/10-8/15

1.847 ulla.haverinen-
(923) shaughnessy@thl.fi

Link --

good

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer Local Adaptation Planning to
Italy. Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15

986
(493)

Link --

LIFE12.ENV/GR/000466 LIFE CONOPS: 7/13-12/17


Coping with invasive mosquito species
(IMS).

2.989
(1.481)

Link web
site

7/13-3/16

1.616
(808)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000536 LIFE MEDACC: 7/13-6/18


Evaluation system for adaptation
measures.

2.549
(1.266)

Link web
site

7/13-7/17
LIFE12.ENV/MT/000732
LifeMedGreenRoof: Green roof adaptation
to Malta

838
(414)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/UK/001133 LIFE Housing


Landscapes: Climate-proofing Social
Housing Landscapes

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7.1.5

Resource affected: Infrastructure/ disaster prevention

There are 22 adaptation projects concerning Infrastructure/ disaster prevention


(total budget: 41,3 m; funding: 20,0 m).

Budget

Adaptation: Infrastructure/
disaster prevention

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE98.ENV/S/000482 Roof greening:


Green roofs

7/98-12/02

1.394
(520)

Link web
site

Best

LIFE04.TCY/CRO/000029 CRO Climate


Cap: Capacity building in Croatia

12/04-
10/07

529
(369)

Link --

very
good

LIFE05.TCY/TR/000164 CC-TR:
Capacity building in Turkey

11/05-
10/07

361
(252)

Link web
site

1/09-12/11
LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.

Contact

3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000475 TRUST: River


basin management

1/09-12/11

1.838 Roberto CASARIN


(898) segreteria@adbve.it

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:


Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-12/12

excel
lent

Link web
site

excel
lent

2.146 Silja Huuhtanen silja.


(1.073) huuhtanen@ytv.fi

Link --

good

LIFE07.ENV/S/000908 GreenClimeAdapt: 1/09-12/13


Urban rainwater retention and shading

3.166 Per_Arne NILSSON


(1.583) per-
arne.nilsson@malmo.s
e

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/E/000101 Las Rozas por el


clima: Local Climate Alliance.

1/10-12/13

2.441 Juan VICENTE SNC


(1.049) HEZ jvicente@lasroz
asdemadrid.es

Link --

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000436 ACT: Municipal


strategy for local Climate Change
adaptation

1/10-6/12

1.752 Marco CARDINALETTI Link web


(876) marco.cardinaletti@
site
comune.ancona.it

good

LIFE08.ENV/LV/000451
HydroClimateStrategyRiga: Prepare for
floods due to Climate Change

2/10-11/12

662 Gvido PRINCIS gvido Link web


(329) .princis@riga.lv
site

excel
lent

LIFE08.NAT/D/000013 Elbauen bei


Vockerode : Rivers and Floodplains

1/08-12/18

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000299 SOL-BRINE:
Solar-driven treatment of desalination
brine

10/10-3/13

1.210 Tasos VIDALIS dtpro


(605) gram@1516.syzefxis.g
ov.gr

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000056 WIZ:

9/10-8/13

1.897 Oberdan CEI o.cei@i Link --


(942) ngegnerietoscane.net

very
good

LIFE09.INF/UK/000032 RESTORE:
Flood prevention (among other aims)

9/10-12/13

1.795 Antonia SCARR anto Link web


(873) nia.scarr@environment
site
-agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE10.ENV/CY/000723 CYPADAPT:
National adaptation strategy for Cyprus.

9/11-8/14

1.359 Theodoulos MESIMERI Link web


(678) S tmesimeris@enviro
site
nment.moa.gov.cy

excel
lent

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2.185 Georg RAST


(1.092) rast@wwf.at

Link web
site

Link web
site

very
good

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Budget

Adaptation: Infrastructure/
disaster prevention

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000975 FLIRE: Flood


and forest fire risk management tool.

10/12-9/15

1.618 Maria MIMIKOU mimi Link --


(808) kou@chi.civil.ntua.gr

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer Local Adaptation Planning to
Italy. Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15

986
(493)

Link --

LIFE11.ENV/SK/001019 Hydro-climate
recovery: Flood prevention

8/12-9/15

1.432 Dana KRAVCKOV


(690) danka@ludiaavoda.sk

Link web
site

good

LIFE11.ENV/DK/000889 Stream of
Usserd: Flood prevention

9/12-2/16

2.531 Martin Ullerup


Link web
(932) mahu@fredensborg.dk
site

LIFE12.ENV/UK/001133 LIFE Housing


Landscapes: Climate-proofing Social
Housing Landscapes

7/13-3/16

1.616
(808)

Link web
site

7/13-7/17
LIFE12.ENV/MT/000732
LifeMedGreenRoof: Green roof adaptation
to Malta

838
(414)

Link web
site

6.429
(3.214)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/UK/000542 LIFE CoaLESCe: 9/13-12/16


Local networks for adaptation

Contact

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7.1.6

Resource affected: Water cycle/resources management/prediction

There are 10 adaptation projects on water cycle/resources management/prediction (total budget:


19,0 m; funding: 8,9 m).

Adaptation:
Water cycle/ resources
management/ prediction

Budget
x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE07.ENV/E/000845 WATER
CHANGE: Water resources modelling

1/09-12/11

1.238 Isabel Escaler


Link --
(616) iescaler@cetaqua.com

very
good

1/09-12/11
LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.

3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000475 TRUST: River


basin management

1/09-12/11

1.838 Roberto CASARIN


(898) segreteria@adbve.it

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/UK/000936 GRACC: Guide


for green roofs

1/09-12/11

914 Fergus BEESLEY Fe


(455) rgus.Beesley@ground
work.org.uk

Link --

good

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12


urban water consumption

768 Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


(384) conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

very
good

LIFE09.INF/UK/000032 RESTORE:
Flood prevention (among other aims)

9/10-12/13

1.795 Antonia SCARR anto Link web


(873) nia.scarr@environment
site
-agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE08.NAT/D/000013 Elbauen bei


Vockerode : Rivers and Floodplains

1/08-12/18

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000380 AQUOR:
Balancing the regional hydrology.

9/11-9/13

1.815 Teresa MURARO mu Link --


(693) raro.teresa@provincia.
vicenza.it

LIFE11.ENV/DK/000889 Stream of
Usserd: Flood prevention

9/12-2/16

2.531 Martin Ullerup


Link web
(932) mahu@fredensborg.dk
site

LIFE12ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
NV/ 12
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal 9/13-9/17
zones by innovative combination of data
sources

2.185 Georg RAST


(1.092) rast@wwf.at

Link web
site

2.755 Ali NADIR ARSLAN


(1.367) ali.nadir.arslan@fmi.fi

Link web
site

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7.1.7

Resource affected: Social: migration, social tension, jobs. No LIFE projects


available.

There are no projects for this category. This is to be expected given that life is an environmental
funding programme. The expected impact of climate change on migration streams implies that there
could be scope for projects in this category, particularly as DG CLIMA will need to coordinate with
Directorates-General responsible for social issues in order to discuss overlapping know-how,
potentials and responsibilities.
7.1.8

Resource affected: Unspecific private education /response

There are 11 adaptation projects (total budget: 20,1 m; funding: 10,0 m).

Adaptation:
Unspecific private education
/ response

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE04.TCY/CRO/000029 CRO Climate


Cap: Capacity building in Croatia

12/04-
10/07

529
(369)

Link --

very
good

LIFE05.TCY/TR/000164 CC-TR:
Capacity building in Turkey

11/05-
10/07

361
(252)

Link web
site

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:


Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-12/12

2.146 Silja Huuhtanen silja.


(1.073) huuhtanen@ytv.fi

Link --

good

LIFE08.ENV/E/000101 Las Rozas por el


clima: Local Climate Alliance.

1/10-12/13

2.441 Juan VICENTE SNC


(1.049) HEZ jvicente@lasroz
asdemadrid.es

Link --

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000436 ACT: Municipal


strategy for local Climate Change
adaptation

1/10-6/12

1.752 Marco CARDINALETTI Link web


(876) marco.cardinaletti@
site
comune.ancona.it

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000056 WIZ:

9/10-8/13

1.897 Oberdan CEI o.cei@i Link --


(942) ngegnerietoscane.net

very
good

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer Local Adaptation Planning to
Italy. Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15

986
(493)

Link --

LIFE12.ENV/UK/000542 LIFE CoaLESCe: 9/13-12/16


Local networks for adaptation

6.429
(3.214)

Link web
site

LIFE07.INF/FIN/000152 CCCRP: Climate 1/09-12/11


Change portal for general public

1.988
(990)

Link --

very
good

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12


urban water consumption

768 Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


(384) conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

very
good

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.INF/AT/000369 EKO-LIFE: Eco-
friendly lifestyle (not only Climate Change)

776
(388)

Link web
site

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7.1.9

INF (LIFE Information and Communication ) projects on adaptation

There are six INF projects on adaptation (total budget: 9,7 m; funding: 4,8 m).
Except for the RESTORE project they are all also dealing with mitigation (and thus appear in that list
as well).

Adaptation:
INF projects
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1/09-12/10
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public

534 Jos RODRIGUEZ BL


(267) ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE07.INF/FIN/000152 CCCRP: Climate 1/09-12/11


Change portal for general public

1.988
(990)

Link --

very
good

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12


urban water consumption

768 Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


(384) conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

very
good

LIFE09.INF/UK/000032 RESTORE:
Flood prevention (among other aims)

9/10-12/13

1.795 Antonia SCARR anto Link web


(873) nia.scarr@environment
site
-agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14

3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

good

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.INF/AT/000369 EKO-LIFE: Eco-
friendly lifestyle (not only Climate Change)

776
(388)

Link web
site

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7.2

Mitigation projects

Mitigation comprises by far the largest share of cimate change projects in LIFE: 335 of the 366
Climate Change projects deal with mitigation, with an overlap of only 28 projects, which cover both
mitigation and adaptation.

Mitigation projects in LIFE


Share of number of projects in %

Italy
Spain
France
Sweden
Germany

France
8%

Sweden
7%

Greece
Germany
6%

Greece
6%

United Kingdom
Netherlands
Finland
Austria
Belgium

Spain
19%

Luxembourg
Denmark
Poland
Cyprus
Slovakia
Hungary
Slovenia
Latvia

Italy
20%

All others below 1%


Figure 12: Mitigation projects by country
Nearly half of all mitigation projects take or took place in three countries. A reason for this uneven
distribution by regions is not obvious from the project overviews. In order to make sure that the
innovative power of all Member States is utilised for the mostly European-wide challenges of climate
change, the EC should investigate why so many Member States so little involved in LIFE. As a
similar situation was found for adaptation and LIFE ENV in general, the issue goes beyond the topic
of climate change.

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The following table lists the categories dealing with mitigation. All mitigation projects were put into at
least one of these categories. In most cases they deal only with one of three groups (energy supply,
power/fuel consumption and non-CO2). In agriculture alone, several projects cover bio-gas
generation (group 1), energy savings (group 2) and decrease of methane emissions (group 3).

Categories concerning MITIGATION

Entries Remarks
*)

Mitigation

335

Subset: Energy supply / generation

109 Power supply and


distribution

Power/ Fossil combustion (decrease fuel)

Carbon Capture and Storage / end of pipe

Alternative energy supply (with subdivision)

99

Energy demand response

Including
alternative fuel

3 Shifting the time of


demand


Other than energy supply sector, focus on CO2


237 Power/ fuel
consumption

Urban (public budget) unspecific energy saving / efficiency

24

Buildings/ housing

50

Industrial production

76

Transport/ mobility (incl. road)

52

Rail

Aviation

Ships

Agriculture

26

LULUCF: Land use (change) and forestry, incl. carbon sequestration

27

Unspecific private (private responsibility)/ bottom-up change of habits

26

Other (e.g. administrational preparation, capacity building, ...)

25


Non-CO2 GHG emissions


61 Methane, nitreous
oxide etc.

Agriculture: livestock waste

15

Agriculture: other non CO2

8 e.g. fertiliser

CH4 from bogs

Industrial process

Waste

Landfill gas

13

Other/ general

*) The numbers in the sub-categories may be higher than the number in the next higher group due to multiple
entries per project.

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Within the class of mitigation projects there are four larger groups:

Alternative energy supply with 99 projects (20% of the mitigation projects)


This group was subdivided into 11 subtopics (see the lists below) during the classification
work because of the large number of projects.

Industrial production (76 projects, 16%)


For the time being this group has been subdivided into projects led by an industrial
company and those where the enterprise was a project partner. The author suggests
preparing a separate phase II study on industry.

Transport/ mobility (52 projects, 11%)


This group was subdivided into projects with and without involvement of urban/regional
planning (in the form of an authority leading the project).

Buildings/housing (50 projects, 10%)


Here two subgroups were found: Projects with a prototype character and those without.

All other project clusters are small enough to provide an easy and quick overview, and therefore did
not need further subdivision.
7.2.1

Energy supply: Power/fossil combustion (decrease fuel consumption)

There are seven mitigation projects on Power/fossil combustion (total budget: 20,6 m; funding: 9,1
m).

Energy supply:
Power/ fossil combustion

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE00.TCY/CRO/084 LIFECROCHP:
Develop a cogeneration strategy for
Croatia

7/01-12/03

482
(337)

Link web
site

LIFE02.ENV/F/000289 PRIVILEGES:
Local actions (one city) on diverse GHG
reductions

9/02-8/05

712 Serge ORRU


(356) orru@wwf.fr

Link web
site

good

LIFE03.ENV/EE/000194 OSELCA:
Introduction of LCAs to Estonia

10/03-
12/05

662
(327)

Link web
site

good

1.834
(917)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE03.ENV/GR/000219 ETRES: ETS for 10/03-3/06


Greece

Contact

LIFE06.ENV/D/000475 INES-110:
11/06-
Superconducting switch in the electric grid. 10/09

3.778 Frank Breuer frank.br Link web


(1.069) euer@nexans.com
site

belo
w
aver
age

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

Link --

excel
lent

4.329
(1.690)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/BG/000756 LIFE Eco-


HeatOx: Highy efficieny furnace for glass
industry

7/13-12/16

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7.2.2

Energy supply: carbon capture and storage (end-of-pipe)

There are six mitigation projects on carbon capture (total budget: 19,6 m; funding: 7,9 m).
However, none of these project really stores CO2 (e.g. into a geological formation). Instead they
capture the CO2 from an exhaust gas and either produce biomass (e.g. algae for fuel and
chemicals) or yield pure CO2 to sell on the market.
The algae projects are also listed under LULUCF, as in case they would be up-scaled to capture
considerable amounts of CO2 they would occupy large areas.
Related to carbon capture is carbon sequestration (e.g. by additional growth of biomass) or the
prevention of GHG release (e.g. by restoration of bogs, which otherwise would release methane).

Energy supply:
Carbon Capture
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

LIFE00.ENV/DK/000366 Membraco: CO2 9/01-9/04


removal from industrial flue gas

3.261
(978)

Link --

LIFE07.ENV/E/000829 BIOGRID: Carbon 1/09-12/11


capture from biogas purification

1.956 Angel Maria Gutirrez


(897) Terrn angel.gutierre
z@naturgasenergia.co
m

Link --

good

LIFE10.ENV/BE/000696 AGICAL+: CO2


from combustion to grow microalgae.

11/11-9/16

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000496 CO2ALGAEFIX: 9/11-6/14


1 hectare microalgae test plant for carbon
capture.

9.152 Christophe Boonaert Link web


(3.580) Christophe.Boonaert@
site
eu.agc-group.com

belo
w
aver
age

2.981 Augusto RODRIGUEZ- Link --


(1.490) MATONS
arv@algaenergy.es

9/11-8/14
LIFE10.ENV/RO/000734 ALGAE-GHG:
CO2 from combustion to grow microalgae.

1.100 Sanda VELEA gener


(495) al.manager@icechim.r
o

Link web
site

LIFE97.ENV/E/000252 Bioalgae: Use


CO2 from combustion exhaust for Algae
cultivation for fodder and organic
resources

1.149 Guillermo GARCA REI Link web


(456) NA
site
COOPERA@EXT.STE
P.ES

11/97-
10/00

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7.2.3

Energy supply: Alternative energy supply

There are 98 mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 343,1 m; funding: 119,4 m). In order to
give clusters of smaller numbers or projects this category has been subdivided:

Sub-categories of
Alternative energy
supply

Number
of
projects

Total
budget
[m ]

EU
contri-
bution
[m ]

18,6

9,1

bio-diesel

biogas

19

77,4

21,0

biomass fuel

17

65,0

19,3

landfill gas

21,0

8,2

fuel cell

20,4

8,1

hydrogen

7,1

3,3

solar

18,9

9,0

pyrolysis

18,8

6,8

wastewater

25,8

5,0

other sources

13

52,8

19,8

general support

23,3

10,7

LIFE projects on

alternative energy supply


bio-diesel
biogas
biomass fuel
landfill gas
fuel cell

Numer of projects

hydrogen

EU contribu-tion [m ]

solar
pyrolysis
wastewater
other sources
general support

10

15

20

25

number / m


Figure 13: Subdivision of projects on alternative energy supply.
The subdivision is self-explanatory and there is no imbalance in the distribution worth mentioning.
On the following pages the projects in the 11 sub-topics are listed.

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Alternative energy supply


Bio diesel
Project short description
LIFE05.ENV/P/000369 OIL PRODIESEL:
Used cooking oil to bio-diesel.
LIFE07.ENV/E/000820 INTEGRAL-B:
Improved biodiesel process chain
LIFE08.ENV/GR/000569 BIOFUELS-2G:
Energy (biodiesel) from used cooking oil
LIFE08.ENV/IT/000425 ETRUSCAN:
Local bio-diesel for local busses.
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000484
DEMONSTRATION OF KDV TECH:
Waste to liquid fuel (bio-diesel) by
depolymerisation
LIFE10.ENV/IT/000341 RECOIL: Collect
and recover waste cooking oil.
LIFE11.ENV/DE/000343 MARSS: Gain
solid biomass fuel from waste by
innovative mechanical sorting.
LIFE12.ENV/ES/000590 LIFE SEED
CAPITAL: Rapeseed to bio-diesel and
animal fodder to reduce CH4 emissions.

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

web web Sco-


sum site ring
Link web best
site
Andrs Pascual Vidal Link --
excel
ttecnologia@ainia.es
lent
Spyros VOUTETAKIS Link web very
paris@cperi.certh.gr
site good
Alessandro POZZI a. Link web
pozzi@provincia.vt.it
site
Fernando PEREZ
Link --

fperez@grinyo.com

Duration
funding)
10/05-4/08
1.202
(588)
1/09-12/11
1.488
(744)
1/10-12/12
1.416
(655)
1/10-1/13
2.634
(1.287)
10/10-9/12
4.872
(2.338)

Contact

9/11-2/15

Serena DRIGO seren Link --


a.drigo@azzeroco2.it
Thomas PRETZ pretz Link --
@ifa.rwth-aachen.de

9/12-8/15
9/13-9/16

1.819
(872)
4.155
(2.074)

1.025
(512)

Link web
site

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Alternative energy supply


Biogas

Budget

x1000

Project short description


LIFE02.ENV/E/000187 ENERWASTE:
Test to bio digest slaughterhouse waste

Duration
2/02-5/03

LIFE02.ENV/H/000440
BIOGASCONVERT: Biogas production
and upgrading for CHP plus CO2 for
greenhouse use.
LIFE03.ENV/F/000254 METHAPI-
EXPERTISE: Improve biogas production
LIFE05.ENV/D/000193 Sludge Redox:
Biogas from problematic sewage sludge
LIFE05.ENV/EE/000387 ECOMAN: Pig
manure treatment

10/02-
12/04
3/03-8/06
7/05-9/07
1/05-7/07

LIFE07.ENV/E/000829 BIOGRID: Carbon 1/09-12/11


capture from biogas purification
LIFE08.ENV/CY/000457 INTER-WASTE:
Integrated waste-to-energy system
LIFE08.ENV/GR/000576 SMARt-CHP:
Mobile CHP for agriculture
LIFE08.ENV/GR/000578 INTEGRASTE:
Biogas from agro-industrial waste.
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000433 CITROFUEL:
Biogas from citrus wastes

1/10-9/12

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000451 VALUVOIL:
Improved utilisation of olive oil wastes
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000459 ECOREGA:
Green cattle farming

9/10-2/13

LIFE10.ENV/NL/000028 OMZET: Less


sludge more energy from waste water
treatment.
LIFE11.ENV/BE/001038 BIOGASTIL:
Biogas from protein rich distiller's waste

9/11-12/16

LIFE11.ENV/FR/000740 Biovalsan: Cryo-


distillation to split biogas into pure CH4
and CO2.
LIFE11.ENV/SE/000839 BUCEFALOS:
Combination of mussel farm and algae
biomass
LIFE12.ENV/ES/000647 LIFE+Farms for
the future: Pig manure
LIFE12.ENV/IT/000308 BioMethER
LIFE+: Upgrade biogas (from landfill and
from sludge) for use in vehicles.
LIFE12.ENV/SE/000683 LIFE BIOGAS
XPOSE: Maximise biogas and bio-
methane in a showcase region.

6/12-12/15

1/10-12/12
1/10-12/12
9/10-10/12

1/11-12/12

1/13-2/16

9/12-8/15
9/13-9/17
10/13-3/18
7/13-6/18

web web Sco-


sum site ring
Link web best
site of
best
Link --

(LIFE

funding)

Contact
348
(84)

5.368
(915)
4.384 Olivier LEMAIRE
(1.233)
859
(248)
3.491
(565)

Link --

good

Link web
site
Link web
site

good

1.956 Angel Maria Gutirrez


(897) Terrn angel.gutierre
z@naturgasenergia.co
m
1.472 Costas COSTA costa
(735) s.costa@cut.ac.cy
947 Zissis SAMARAS
(450) zisis@auth.gr
1.156 Vassilios BUGAS
(544) v.bugas@pde.gov.gr
5.605 Emilio CAAVATE MA
(1.682) RT emilio.cm@citrot
ecno.com
1.041 scar LEN
(521) oscleo@cartif.es
600 Paula CONTE dtor.te
(282) cnico@unionsagrarias.
org
14.448 Henry VAN VELDHUIZ
(1.553) EN hvanveldhuizen@
WVE.nl
11.183 Olivier Van Rompaey
(2.965) Olivier.vanrompaey@a
lcogroup.com
6.763 Frdric PIERRE fred
(2.381) eric.pierre@lyonnaise-
des-eaux.fr
3.681 Rasmus FREDRIKSSO
(1.634) N rasmus.fredriksson
@malmo.se
2.368
(1.178)
3.375
(1.529)

Link --

8.309
(1.600)

belo
w
aver
age
good

Link web
site
Link web
site
Link web
site
Link --

Link --

very
good
good

Link --

very
good

good

Link web
site

Link --

canc
elled

Link web
site

Link web
site

Link web
site
Link web
site

Link web
site

good


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Alternative energy supply


Biomass fuel

Budget

x1000

Project short description


LIFE00.ENV/A/000242 BLPP: Biomass
(pellets) logistic centres.
LIFE00.ENV/IT/000054 Biosit: GIS for
biomass exploitation
LIFE02.ENV/IT/000034 WARM-WOOD:
Wood CHP for central heat supply of small
mountain commune.
LIFE03.ENV/NL/000477 Vathorst: Waste
wood CHP power station

Duration
6/01-4/04

6/03-4/06

LIFE03.ENV/SK/000577 ILUBE:
Complete logistic chain from sawdust to
heat supply.

10/01-
10/03
10/02-3/05

web web Sco-


sum site ring
Link --

(LIFE

funding)

Contact
1.041
(300)
442
(215)
4.280
(841)

Link web
site
Link web
site

very
good
very
good

8.406 Tony SCHOEN a.j.n.


(1.000) schoen@eneco.nl

Link web
site

termi
nate
d

4/03-3/06

6.185
(1.012)

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE04.ENV/SE/000775 Rep: Bio fuel


CHP (power and heat supply)

1/04-9/07

10.411
(1.793)

Link web
site

LIFE05.ENV/UK/000128 BioReGen:
Energy crops from brownfields
LIFE06.ENV/IT/000257 VOICE: Energy
crops against land abandonment

12/05-4/10

1.221
Link --
(610)
3.381 Francesco MARTELLI Link web
(1.686) francesco.martelli@u
site
nifi.it

belo
w
aver
age
best

10/06-
12/09

LIFE06.ENV/IT/000266 Seq-Cure: Test of 12/06-2/10


different energy crops

best

1.917 Marco Ligabue


(956) m.ligabue@crpa.it

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE06.ENV/S/000517 BIOAGRO:
Pelltetised fuel from crops

1/06-6/09

5.227 Sven-Olof Bernhoff


(1.212) sob@skanefro.se

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE07.ENV/D/000222 PROGRASS:
Mobile bio-fuel production from
conservation sites

1/09-6/12

3.231 Michael Wachendorf


Link web
(1.614) mwach@uni-kassel.de
site

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/D/000240 Best4VarioUse:
Standardisation: Turn waste wood to
energy or products

1/09-12/11

3.971 Ina EHRHARDT ina.e Link --


(1.793) hrhardt@iff.fraunhofer.
de

LIFE07.ENV/F/000178 GREEN
PELLETS: Biomass (pellets) without
impact on food production

1/09-12/11

1.306 Aurlie LEPLUS aure Link web


(647) lie.leplus@aile.asso.fr
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/SK/000240 CHEFUB: High


quality sawdust pellets

1/10-12/12

1.368 Lenka KOPUNOVA


(492) project@biomasa.sk

very
good

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000557 EDUCO: Used


cooking oil to bio-diesel.

7/12-12/14

1.486 Mesas Surez Mireia Link web


(644) international@ctm.com
site
.es

LIFE11.ENV/LU/000854 Factory of the


Future: Low carbon energy supply for
footprint wood panels

6/12-10/15

7.947 Giorgio CERNIGLIA


(3.035) g.cerniglia@kronospan
.lu

Link web
site

good

LIFE11.ENV/PL/000442 MORENERGY:
Micronised biomass (wheat straw) to
directly fuel 2 MW turbine.

7/12-12/14

3.214
(1.482)

Link web
site

good

Link web
site


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Alternative energy supply


Landfill gas

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE05.ENV/E/000319 MICROPHILOX:
Microturbines for low methane landfill gas

10/05-3/09

LIFE05.ENV/IT/000874 GHERL: Capture 12/05-5/08


CO2 from landfills to get pure methane

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.303
(582)

Link web
site

217 Lidia LOMBARDI lidia Link web


(108) .lombardi@pin.unifi.it
site

best
of
best
very
good

LIFE06.ENV/E/000044 ES-WAMAR:
Collective pig slurry management and
treatment

10/06-3/10

6.900 Arturo DAUDN IBAE Link --


(2.564) Z
adauden@sodemasa.c
om

best

LIFE08.ENV/B/000040 CLIM-
WASTENER: Gaining power and heat
from landfill gas

1/10-12/12

2.422 Xavier LOMBARD Xa Link web


(1.211) vier.lombard@verdesis
site
.com

LIFE08.ENV/E/000123 PARK RENOVA:


Self-sufficient energy supply by landfill
gas.

1/10-6/13

2.691 Antonio ORUS


(570) aorus@huesca.es

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000429 UPGAS-
LOWCO2: Capture CO2 from landfills to
get pure methane

1/10-6/12

679 Ennio CARNEVALE Link web


(339) ennio.carnevale@unifi.i
site
t

LIFE10.ENV/SE/000038 Wastetofuel:
Liquefied biogas from landfills

9/11-8/14

3.298 Hkan Rosqvist haka Link web


(1.262) n@rosqvist-resurs.se
site

faile
d

LIFE11.ENV/UK/000402 ACUMEN:
Methane from old landfills

9/12-8/15

2.935 Neil Davies neil.davie Link --


(1.437) s@environment-
agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE97.TCY/TR/037 Collect gas from


waste dump: Landfill gas recovery

2/97-1/98

canc
elled

Link --

591 Ozdag YALCIN


(159)

Link --

very
good

Alternative energy supply


Fuel cells

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE04.ENV/FR/000331 FUEL CELL IN


PARIS: Large fuel cell for housing

11/04-
10/07

6.451
(1.561)

Link web
site

best

LIFE06.ENV/DK/000226 DEMO SOFC:


Cheaper fuel cell

10/06-9/09

9.525 Niels Christiansen


(4.763) nc@topsoe.dk

Link --

very
good

LIFE06.ENV/E/000054 BioSOFC: SOFC


fuel cell for biogas

12/05-3/09

2.055 Susana MUOZ sus Link --


(616) anamunoz@heraholdin
g.com

good

LIFE07.ENV/E/000847 BIOCELL: Biogas 1/09-12/11


of WWTPs to run fuel cell for own energy
supply.

Contact

2.416 Rosa Maria PIERAS


(1.207) rmpieras@cetaqua.co
m

Link --

best

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Alternative energy supply


Hydrogen

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE05.ENV/E/000333 HYDRO SOLAR


21: Carbon free stand-alone cooling.

12/05-
11/08

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000434 MHyBus:
Methane/ hydrogen blend fuel for busses

1/09-12/11

1.323 Paolo FERRECCHI d Link web


(589) gmobilitaetrasporti@re
site
gione.emilia-romagna.it

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/E/000136 ZERO-
HYTECHPARK: Energy supply for a
building based on renewable hydrogen.

1/10-12/13

1.408 Arturo CABELLO dire Link --


(678) ctor@hidrogenoaragon
.org

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000593
H2ALRECYCLING: Waste ammonia to
produce hydrogen.

10/12-3/16

1.137 JAVIER PORCAR VIV Link --


(555) ES jap@fundacioninv
estigacion.org

3.284
(1.499)

good

Link --

Alternative energy supply


Solar energy

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE02.ENV/IT/000064 PVTRAIN:
Photovoltaic panels on trains

11/02-
10/04

LIFE07.ENV/S/000913 SUNRISE: New


low-cost PV solar cell production
technology

7/09-12/11

4.992 Andreas ANDERSSON Link --


(2.406) andreas.andersson
@m2.se

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000355 DYEMOND
SOLAR: Low cost production of solar
cells

9/10-12/13

3.522 Giovanni FILI giovan


(1.736) ni@nlabsolar.com

good

LIFE11.ENV/SE/000838 SUNCOOL:
Solar heating and cooling

6/12-3/15

4.025 Per Olofsson per.olof Link web


(1.827) sson@climatewell.com
site

5.063
(2.456)

LIFE12.ENV/FR/000479 LIFE-PHOSTER: 7/13-12/17


Lower Carbon Footprint for solar cells: PV
as a steel coating.

Contact

1.253
(616)

best
of
best

Link --

Link web
site

Link web
site

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Alternative energy supply


Pyrolysis

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE05.ENV/IT/000801 BIOcoAL: Flash


carbonisation: bio char from Eucalypt.

2/05-12/07 6.680
(1.373)

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000388 RELS: Energy


recovery from waste in natural parks via
biogas and pyrolysis.

1/10-12/12

1.699 Alberto BELLINI alber Link web


(847) to.bellini@unimore.it
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000307 ENERGY-
WASTE: Gasification of non-recyclable
waste fraction

1/11-12/13

1.923 Markellos GRIPARIS Link --


(900) mgriparis@watt.com.gr

good

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000727 LIFE REVA-


WASTE: Fuel gas from manure (biogas
production and low temperature pyrolysis)

10/13-9/16

1.705
(771)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000913 LIFE Eucalyptus 9/13-9/16


Energy: Energy and solid fuel from
pyrolysis of waste Eucalypt wood.

1.776
(845)

Link web
site

7/13-6/17
LIFE12.ENV/PL/000013 LIFE
COGENERATION PL: Energy from waste
gasification

3.826
(1.757)

Link web
site

good

Link --

very
good

LIFE97.ENV/S/000311 PYROARC:
Waste pyrolysis

2/97-3/98

Contact

Link web
site

1.185 Sven SANTN


(338)

belo
w
aver
age

Alternative energy supply


Energy from wastewater
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

10/06-3/10
LIFE06.ENV/D/000460
SLUDGE2ENERGY: Waste reduction and
energy yield from sewage sludge
LIFE08.ENV/D/000026 Sus Treat: Energy 1/10-12/14
from sewage
LIFE08.ENV/E/000118 GREENLYSIS:
Energy from sewage

1/10-12/12

LIFE09.ENV/NL/000427 SEWEEX: Heat


pump to yield heating and cooling from
sewage water.

9/10-9/15

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Final

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

3.812
(769)
10.385 Thomas Kesselheim
(2.085) klaerwerk-koblenz@t-
online.de
1.595 Alexandre GALI
(797) agali@cetaqua.com

Link web
site

very
good

Link --

Link web
site

good

10.024 Ilja JANSEN ilja.janse Link --


(1.303) n@arnhem.nl

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Alternative energy supply


Energy from other sources
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

4/02-3/06
LIFE02.ENV/D/000408 SuperC:
Construction of a deep geothermal heating
LIFE02.ENV/NL/000128 BioFuel: Bio fuel 12/01-6/04
from biodegradable municipal waste for
coal fired power station

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

5.141
(1.973)

Link web
site

best

5.693
(869)

Link web
site

Link --

best

LIFE06.ENV/D/000485 Moveable HEPP: 10/06-9/10


Eco-friendly hydroelectric power
technology

6.619 Georg Schmid schmi


(1.695) d.geirg@e-werk-
mittelbaden.de

1/09-12/12
LIFE07.ENV/S/000911 FEATHERS:
Feathers and slaughterhouse waste as bio
fuel

4.494 Tom K HANSEN tom. Link web


(1.925) k.hansen@lantmannen
site
.com

4/10-3/13
LIFE08.ENV/D/000017 REECH-500:
Energy from on-shore kites on circular rail.

11.139 Joachim Montnacher Link --


(5.556) joachim.montnacher@t
eg.fraunhofer.de

canc
elled

1.241 Tiziano TERLIZZESE Link --


(619) T.Terlizzese@niering.i
t

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000124 ET IDEA:
Elaboration of "environmental test
reference years" data

9/10-12/12

LIFE09.ENV/NL/000426 BLUETEC: Tidal 9/10-3/13


power plant (1MW)

7.991 Chintan SHAH


(2.513)

Link web
site

Link --

good

LIFE09.ENV/UK/000026 Hydro4LIFE:
Hydropower sustainability assessment

9/10-9/13

LIFE11.ENV/FR/000756 RE-USE:
Recover braking energy in DC rail
systems.

6/12-5/15

3.346 Daniel Cadet Daniel- Link web


(1.673) l.cadet@transport.alsto
site
m.com

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000949 Waste2Bio: Bio 9/12-8/15


waste to bio ethanol plant.

1.490 Maria LOIZIDOU mloi Link web


(745) z@chemeng.ntua.gr
site

LIFE11.ENV/PL/000447 GeoPyrz:
Improved energy yield from deep
underground geothermal sources

9/12-9/14

453 ROMUALD GRABIEC Link web


(226) geotermia@inet.pl
site

good

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000695 LifeHyGENet:
Yield energy from water pipes.

7/13-8/16

1.776
(718)

Link web
site

LIFE99.ENV/D/000452 Stirling power


station: Small Stirling power CHP

2/99-12/01

2.141
(640)

Link --

best
of
best

1.284 Richard Taylor


(642) rmt@hydropower.org

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Alternative energy supply


General support

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE03.ENV/EE/000194 OSELCA:
Introduction of LCAs to Estonia

10/03-
12/05

LIFE03.ENV/GR/000219 ETRES: ETS for 10/03-3/06


Greece

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

662
(327)

Link web
site

good

1.834
(917)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE06.ENV/D/000475 INES-110:
11/06-
Superconducting switch in the electric grid. 10/09

3.778 Frank Breuer frank.br Link web


(1.069) euer@nexans.com
site

belo
w
aver
age

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

excel
lent

Link --

LIFE09.INF/PL/000283 DOKLIP: Climate 9/10-8/15


friendly air conditioning in cars

1.803 Wojciech SZYMALSKI Link --


(902) w.szymalski@ine-
isd.org.pl

LIFE10.ENV/CZ/000649 ReStEP:
Evaluation tool for renewable energy
projects

11/11-
10/14

1.539 Pavel TLUSTO


(769) tlustos@af.czu.cz

Link web
site

good

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000016 MuSAE: Energy/


environment planning tool for small
communes

9/12-6/15

919 Gabriele Alessandro D


(369) e Micheli g.demicheli
@comune.perugia.it

Link --

LIFE12.ENV/CY/000276 LIFE+ SmartPV: 7/13-3/17


Measures on the grid to foster renewable
energy supply.

1.220
(568)

Link web
site

7/13-6/16

2.736
(1.368)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/FR/000570 LIFE BiBAT: Li-


ion battery with lower demand of
resources.

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7.2.4

Energy supply: Energy demand response (shifting the time of demand)

There are four mitigation projects on energy supply: Energy demand response (total budget: 4,0
m; funding: 1,6 m).

Energy supply:
Energy demand response

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE99.ENV/D/000452 Stirling power


station: Small Stirling power CHP
(with remote control of power generation)

2/99-12/01

2.141
(640)

LIFE11.ENV/DE/000340 DRIP: Avoiding


power peaks by flexible demand.

9/12-8/14

994 Thomas Theisen tho Link --


(485) mas.theisen@rwe.com

LIFE11.ENV/PL/000444 OZERISE:
Micro-grids for farms with renewable
energies.

9/12-6/15

896 Grzegorz Wisniewski


(443) gwisniewski@ieo.pl

Link --

Link --

best
of
best

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7.2.5

Energy consumption: Urban (public budget) non-specific energy saving/efficiency

There are 24 mitigation projects in this sub-category (total budget: 497 m; funding: 222 m).

Budget

Urban (public budget) unspecific


energy saving / efficiency

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE02.ENV/UK/000147 Carra: Local


action combining energy saving and
Climate action

11/02-
12/04

422
(270)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE05.TCY/IL/000131 CBCSCIL:
General Agenda 21 capacity building in
Israel

10/05-
10/08

490
(335)

Link web
site

Link --

excel
lent

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

Contact

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000138 CHAMP:
International climate alliance of cities with
an EMAS tool

1/09-12/11

2.033 Pekka SALMINEN Pe Link --


(1.015) kka.Salminen@ubc.net

very
good

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:


Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-12/12

2.146 Silja Huuhtanen silja.


(1.073) huuhtanen@ytv.fi

Link --

good

LIFE07.ENV/GR/000282 CLIM-
LOCAL2020: System for local Climate
Change action plan

1/09-12/11

2.778 Alexandros Voulgaris


(1.087) mayor@volos-city.gr

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/E/000097 JEREZ + natural: 1/10-12/11


Healthier trees in urban areas
LIFE08.ENV/E/000101 Las Rozas por el
clima: Local Climate Alliance.

1/10-12/13

LIFE08.ENV/F/000485 ROMAIR: Air


quality modelling and forecast system

1/10-6/12

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000430 FACTOR20:
Integrated management tools for regional
Climate Change effort sharing

1/10-12/12

LIFE08.INF/GR/000589 ProSuDePe:
Education to reduce energy, waste and
fire.

1/10-12/12

657 Felisa ROSADO REFO Link --


(318) LIO delegada.medioa
mbiente@aytojerez.es
2.441 Juan VICENTE SNC
(1.049) HEZ jvicente@lasroz
asdemadrid.es

very
good

Link --

1.437 Jacques MOUSSAFIR Link web


(709) jmoussafir@aria.fr
site

very
good

2.513 Valentina SACHERO Link web


(1.206) valentina_sachero@re
site
gione.lombardia.it

good

1.232
(593)

canc
elled

Link --

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12


urban water consumption

768 Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


(384) conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000437 Soria CO2Cero: 9/10-8/12


Greening a city, starting with a green
corridor.

717 Javier ANTN CACHO Link --


(325) javieranton@ayto-
soria.org

belo
w
aver
age

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000598 CLIMATE:
Regional climate action plan.

9/10-12/13

1.568 Chrystelle TOUZEAU


(784) ctouzeau@cg91.fr

Link web
site

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000299 SOL-BRINE:
Solar-driven treatment of desalination
brine

10/10-3/13

1.210 Tasos VIDALIS dtpro


(605) gram@1516.syzefxis.g
ov.gr

Link web
site

very
good

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Budget

Urban (public budget) unspecific


energy saving / efficiency

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000115 SUN EAGLE:


Local management of Kyoto P. actions in
mountainous communities

9/10-12/13

3.006 Alessandro COPPOLA Link web


(1.457) acoppola@craet.it
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000200 LAIKA: Local


authorities organise GHG reductions

10/10-9/13

1.853 Elena MONTICELLI e Link --


(926) lena.monticelli@comun
e.milano.it

good

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000346 GREECIT: Local 10/10-3/15


environmental measures

Contact

2.670 Johan SANDSTRM Link web


(1.302) johan.sandstrom@ume
site
a.se

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000347 CLIRE: Climate


friendly health care building

9/10-8/15

2.604 Kristina DE GEER kri Link web


(852) stina.degeer@skane.s
site
e

LIFE10.ENV/FR/000207 URBAN LIGHT


PLAN: Public lighting improvement.

1/11-1/15

5.168 Jean-
Link web
(1.146) Claude BOULARD su
site
binv@ville-lemans.fr

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000938 MECM:

10/12-9/15

1.355 Ilias Manolis iliasman Link --


(553) olis@hotmail.com

good

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer Local Adaptation Planning to
Italy. Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15

986
(493)

Link --

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.ENV/ES/000092 life-QUF:
Forestation of southern cities supported by
root fungi (mycorrhizae)

1.357
(621)

Link web
site

9/13-8/16

1.455
(659)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000222 LIFE GREEN


TIC: GHG emission reduction by Green
ICT: policies, public procurement and
smart use

good

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7.2.6

Energy consumption: Buildings/housing

There are 48 mitigation projects on buildings/housing (total budget: 112,2 m; funding: 43,4 m).
Thirty of these are hardware/prototypeprojects (total budget: 77,9 m; funding: 26,9 m). The
prototype and the non-prototype projects are listed separately below.

Buildings/ housing
Hardware/ prototype

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE98.ENV/NL/000183 The Iguana


Project: Affordable sustainable housing

2/98-7/00

LIFE98.ENV/S/000482 Roof greening:


Green roofs

7/98-12/02

1.394
(520)

Link web best


site

LIFE99.ENV/D/000452 Stirling power


station: Small Stirling power CHP - (with
remote control of power generation)

2/99-12/01

2.141
(640)

Link --

LIFE00.ENV/A/000243 S-House: High


standard office building from renewable
material.

6/01-6/04

1.507
(752)

Link web best


site

9/01-9/03
LIFE00.ENV/SLO/000966 VGE Thrifty
energy master: Heating boiler optimisation
by centralised online control.

600
(245)

Link --

642 Hendrik GOMMER


(91) Leguaan@leguaan.co
m

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE02.ENV/A/000285 BBMpassiv:
Construct office building from renewable
material

12/01-12/03

2.150
(780)

Link web best


site of
best

LIFE02.ENV/NL/000133
WaddenWaterHouse: New building
material from waste glass

12/01-8/04

727 Henk WIJNSTRA


(169)

Link web termi


site nate
d

LIFE03.ENV/SLO/000559 VGE: Upgrade 12/03-12/05


central heatings with ICT to save energy.

607
(149)

Link --

LIFE03.ENV/UK/000615 Ref Project:


Mobile batch heater for road surface
material

10/03-10/05

4.876
(1.004)

Link web best


site of
best

LIFE04.ENV/FR/000331 FUEL CELL IN


PARIS: Large fuel cell for housing

11/04-10/07

6.451
(1.561)

Link web best


site

LIFE04.ENV/IT/000594 S&W: Traditional 12/04-12/07


ideas for environmental benefits

1.800
(893)

Link web good


site

LIFE04.ENV/LV/000633 ECOVENT:
Efficient ventilation in buildings

10/04-11/06

361
(177)

Link web below


site avera

LIFE05.ENV/E/000333 HYDRO SOLAR


21: Carbon free stand-alone cooling.

12/05-11/08

LIFE05.ENV/NL/000020 HEIGHT: Low


energy cold store.

2/05-2/08

LIFE05.ENV/UK/000998 Integrated
Greenhouse: Integrate greenhouse and
other buildings to lower GHG emissions.

1/05-12/08

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good

ge

3.284
(1.499)

Link --

good

Link web best


site

6.567
(640)
4.487
(2.243)

Link --

good

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Buildings/ housing
Hardware/ prototype

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE06.ENV/L/000121 EFFERNERGY:
Energy Efficient Building Systems

12/05-11/08

5.610 Wim Maes Wim.Mae Link web best


(1.510) s@lux.dupont.com
site

LIFE07.ENV/E/000805 EDEA:
Sustainable social housing: 2 houses
compare

1/09-4/12

2.385 Esther GAMERO est Link web very


(1.178) her.gameroceballos@j
site good
untaextremadura.net

LIFE07.ENV/SLO/000710 UNISASH:
New type of window: better insulation and
resource efficiency.

4/09-6/11

1.990 Petra KORDI bostj Link web very


(987) an.kovac@kovinaplast
site good
ika.si

LIFE08.ENV/A/000216 RENEW
BUILDING: Ecological refurbishment of
buildings

1/10-12/12

684 Robert WIMMER


(323) rw@grat.at

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000466 EDEA-RENOV:
ICT and innovation to save energy:
renovation of existing buildings.

1/11-12/13

3.282 Jos TIMN TIEMBL Link --


(1.454) O dgapev@juntaextr
emadura.net

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000493 DOMOTIC:
Energy saving of domestic automation in
three pilot buildings

9/10-8/13

2.355
(1.114)

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000595 AETHER: New


type of cement with less energy

9/10-8/13

5.880 Gnther Walenta gu Link web good


(2.306) nther.walenta@lafarge
site
.com

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000602 GREENCITY:
Software and smart meters to monitor
consumption in public buildings.

9/10-8/12

1.676 Elise PERROT


(756) eperrot@vizelia.com

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000108 EnerGeo:
New geopolymers in ceramic tiles to save
energy.

10/10-9/13

2.133 giuseppe.ferrari@gard Link --


(927) enia.it

good

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000439
NEWsolutions4OLDhousing: Sustainable
renovation of social housing

9/11-2/15

2.242 Jose Luis FUENTES- Link --


(973) CANTILLANA ISUSI
direccion@aitemin.es

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000456 MEDICOOL:
Solar cool storage

9/11-12/13

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000622 The Autonomous 6/12-12/15


Office: Energy autark office building.

Contact

Link --

good

Link web
site

Link web excel


site lent

6.705 Teodoro CANO ABEL


(1.595) LN Teodoro.cano
@hefame.es

Link --

1.431 Ricardo Gonzlez Mar Link --


(579) tnez ricardo.gonzal
ez@grupotsk.com

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000787
LIFEZEROSTORE: Supermarket retrofit
for zero energy consumption

7/13-6/16

1.924
(887)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/001173 LIFE_OPERE:
Efficient management of energy networks
in large building complex.

7/13-12/16

1.190
(567)

Link web
site

838
(414)

Link web
site

7/13-7/17
LIFE12.ENV/MT/000732
LifeMedGreenRoof: Green roof adaptation
to Malta

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Buildings/ housing
Other than prototype
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

5/97-11/98 1.576
LIFE97.ENV/D/000469 Model District
Vauban: Realisation of a socio-ecological
(715)
city district.
LIFE00.ENV/NL/000808 EQuation: Proof 4/01-3/03
of LCA tools practicability for building
standards
LIFE02.ENV/F/000289 PRIVILEGES:
Local actions (one city) on diverse GHG
reductions

9/02-8/05

LIFE02.ENV/GR/000362 MedClima: A
11/02-
group of communes cooperates in the field 10/05
of CO2 reductions.

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

Laurenz HERMANN Link --


L.Hermann@3Landbox
.comlink.apc.org

645
(323)

Link web
site

best

712 Serge ORRU


(356) orru@wwf.fr

Link web
site

good

893
(442)

Link web
site

good

Link web
site

best

LIFE02.ENV/LV/000478 ENERLAB:
Energy labelling for buildings and
information of their inhabitants

4/02-10/04

467 Aigars ROZE


(204)

LIFE03.ENV/IT/000343 DesAir: Local


ETS

10/03-9/05

563 Edoardo CROCI edo Link web


(251) ardo.croci@unibocconi.
site
it

LIFE04.ENV/GR/000137 SB-MED: Good 7/04-12/06


practice for sustainability of public
buildings

3.220
(1.382)

good

Link --

good

LIFE04.ENV/LV/000634 ENCERB:
Energy passport for buildings

9/04-9/06

301
(151)

Link web
site

good

LIFE05.ENV/GR/000235 SUSCON: IPP


in construction plus software tool

10/05-9/08

1.111
(555)

Link web
site

good

Link --

excel
lent

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

LIFE07.ENV/UK/000936 GRACC: Guide


for green roofs

1/09-12/11

914 Fergus BEESLEY Fe


(455) rgus.Beesley@ground
work.org.uk

Link --

good

LIFE07.INF/UK/000932 RENEW: Hot


water saving in households

1/09-12/11

1.942 Simon Green simon.g Link --


(971) reen@est.org.uk

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/F/000485 ROMAIR: Air


quality modelling and forecast system

1/10-6/12

1.437 Jacques MOUSSAFIR Link web


(709) jmoussafir@aria.fr
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/FI/000573 INSULATE:
Collecting experience of insulation effects

9/10-8/15

1.847 Ulla HAVERINEN-


Link --
(923) SHAUGHNESSY ulla
.haverinen-
shaughnessy@thl.fi

good

1.324 Sofia THEOLOGITOU Link web


(662) pba@otenet.gr
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000297 CARBONTOUR: 9/10-8/12


Implementation of GHG calculator for
tourism accommodation
LIFE11.ENV/BE/001046 SILEX: Silicon
surface treatment to extend lifespan of
concrete and wood

9/12-8/16

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000938 MECM: Military


energy and carbon management

10/12-9/15

Climate Change Thematic Study February 2015

Final

2.282 Jean-
(1.043) Paul LECOMTE j.lec
omte@dowcorning.co
m

Link web
site

1.355 Ilias Manolis iliasman Link --


(553) olis@hotmail.com

good

good

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Buildings/ housing
Other than prototype

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000138 LIFE STARS


(+20): Save energy in tourist lodges

10/13-9/16

LIFE12.ENV/FR/001113 LifeCiP (LCiP):


Eco design training campaign

9/13-6/16

LIFE12.INF/SK/000165 SMAPUDE_LIFE: 9/13-8/16


Dissemination of biomass and solar
energy in Slovakian housing

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.706
(820)

Link web
site

1.825
(900)

Link web
site

1.294
(636)

Link web
site

good

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7.2.7

Energy consumption: Industrial production

There are 76 mitigation projects on Industrial production (total budget: 216,5 m; funding: 85,1
m).
For the Industry focus in the 2015 LIFE call this group could be further investigated. This may be
done once more details of the ECs requirements are made available in early 2015. For the time
being one subdivision was obvious from looking at the database:
In 46 such projects a company took a strong lead and gave the projects a certain look with a focus
on a present and pressing problem to be solved. In the other 30 projects the companies are in the
background as partners (e.g. when a city includes them in a local action plan or a university carries
out a more research-related project). For the former group (strong lead by company) the budgets
are 162,6 m (funding: 56,6 m) and for the latter the total budget is 53,8 m (funding: 25,5 m).

Industrial production
Strong lead by a company
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

LIFE00.ENV/DK/000366 Membraco: CO2 9/01-9/04


removal from industrial flue gas
LIFE02.ENV/D/000406 NT-Plasma:
Energy efficiency

2/02-10/03

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

3.261
(978)
435 Michael HAAS
(83) mhaas@doerken.de

Link --

Link web
site

LIFE02.ENV/FIN/000328 Paroc-WIM:
12/01-
Recycling of production waste within stone 11/04
wool production

871
(194)

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE03.ENV/D/000031 Vapo: Efficient oil 5/03-3/06


burner

1.452
(433)

Link web
site

best

LIFE04.ENV/DE/000051 Odour scrubber: 12/03-


Energy efficient drying of solids and odour 11/06
reduction

1.159
(213)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE04.ENV/LU/000829 ZEOLITE: Gas 12/03-


free refrigerating system based on zeolite. 12/05

1.713
(511)

Link web
site

LIFE05.ENV/D/000193 Sludge Redox:


Biogas from problematic sewage sludge

7/05-9/07

859
(248)

Link web
site

good

LIFE05.ENV/DK/000156 CO2REF:
Transcritical CO2 refrigeration system

10/05-
10/07

556
(167)

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE05.ENV/E/000328 PREVOC PLAN:


VOC removal with energy savings

1/05-6/07

1.832 Eugenio SOLINA FIER Link --


(391) RO eugenio.solina@r
enolit.com

very
good

LIFE05.ENV/F/000082 DIDEM: Save


energy with new brick drying process.

11/05-1/09

502
(151)

Link web
site

belo
w
aver
age

LIFE05.ENV/IT/000876 NOTRE: Energy


saving on cold store trucks

10/05-9/07

1.340
(402)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE05.ENV/L/000047 ECOSB: VOC


removal with energy savings

1/05-7/07

1.875 Marko BECKER


(417)

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE05.ENV/NL/000020 HEIGHT: Low


energy cold store.

2/05-2/08

6.567
(640)

Link web
site

best

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Industrial production
Strong lead by a company
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

LIFE06.ENV/NL/000176 Green Bearings: 1/06-12/08


Energy saving bearings

4.623 Stathis Ioannides stat Link web


(1.072) his.ioannides@skf.com
site

best

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

Link --

excel
lent

7.028
(3.440)

Link --

very
good

Link web
site

excel
lent

Link --

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/F/000179 HotOxyGlass:
Oxygen instead of air for furnace to save
energy

1/09-8/10

LIFE08.ENV/GR/000552 ClimaBiz:
Climate Change risks for businesses

1/10-12/12

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000411 ENERG-ICE:
New PU foaming for cold appliances

1/10-3/13

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000422 H-REII: Turn


waste heat into power (Rankine process);
energy audits in energy intensive
businesses. (two projects)

1/10-12/12

882 Marco Baresi marco.


(436) baresi@turboden.it

Link web
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000591
ECOTRANSFLUX: Steel industry:
Transverse Flux Induction Heating

9/10-9/12

646 Gilles CORNEC gilles Link web


(316) .cornec@fivesgroup.co
site
m

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000594 IRIS: Catalytic


chemical process saving energy

9/10-3/14

2.106 Franois-
Link web
(1.053) Xavier DU MESNIL fr
site
ancois-xavier.du-
mesnil@eu.rhodia.com

belo
w
aver
age

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000595 AETHER: New


type of cement with less energy

9/10-8/13

5.880 Gnther Walenta gun Link web


(2.306) ther.walenta@lafarge.c
site
om

good

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000600 GREEN
TESTING: Green product texting

1/11-12/13

1.008 Chantal CRESCENZO Link web


(470) ixtrem@wanadoo.fr
site

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000108 EnerGeo:
New geopolymers in ceramic tiles to save
energy.

10/10-9/13

2.133 Giuseppe FERRARI


(927) giuseppe.ferrari@gard
enia.it

Link --

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000174 Ultra Crash


Treatment: New cold galvanising
technology

10/10-9/13

2.842 Giovanni CAVATORTA Link --


(1.231) g.cavatorta@cavator
ta.it

very
good

9/11-12/15
LIFE10.ENV/AT/000112 POLYWOOD:
Wood gas refinement to car fuel and basic
chemicals

9.682 Wolfgang HAFNER w Link --


(3.934) olfgang.hafner@klagen
furt.at

good
, but
abort
ed

1.854 Sofia FRANTZI Frant


(924) ziS@piraeusbank.gr
2.870 Francesco CARCIOTT
(1.373) O
FCarciotto@dow.com

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000397 H-REII DEMO:


Follow up project on HEII: turn waste heat
into power by Rankine process.

1/12-12/13

4.449 Marco BARESI Marc


(852) o.baresi@turboden.it

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000428 Clash Oil: Eco-


friendly lubricant

10/11-9/14

2.142 Flaminio CIROLDI fla Link --


(967) minio.ciroldi@argotract
ors.com

LIFE11.ENV/BE/001038 BIOGASTIL:
Biogas from protein rich distiller's waste

1/13-2/16

Climate Change Thematic Study February 2015

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Link web
site

11.183 Olivier Van Rompaey Link --


(2.965) Olivier.vanrompaey@a
lcogroup.com

canc
elled

p. 67 / 11

Industrial production
Strong lead by a company
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

LIFE11.ENV/CZ/000488 HOxyGas: Glass 6/12-1/16


furnace optimisation (hot oxyburner)
LIFE11.ENV/FR/000757 ZENITTHYS:
green hybrid telecoms-broadcast
transmitter

6/12-5/15

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000036 Low resources


Low energy: Ceramic tiles from waste
material

7/12-6/14

LIFE11.ENV/SE/000842 RenewPACK:
Production of new low carbon packaging
foil from xylan to replace aluminium

7/12-7/16

7/13-3/16
LIFE12.ENV/BE/000205 LIFE Polyphos
Acid: Energy efficient production process.

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

9.304 Jiri Jangl Jiri.jangl@e Link web


(4.251) u.agc.com
site

good

2.700
(1.277)

Link --

canc
elled

Link --

very
good

2.207 Corrado Manelli


(961) corrado.m@majorca.it

3.719 Lisa Bindgrd lisa.bin Link web


(1.673) dgard@xylophane.com
site

2.478 Yves CAPRARA


(1.239)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/BE/000214 LIFE FLAT to


FLAT: New method to recycle glass

7/13-12/17

10.477 Etienne DEGAND eti


(4.433) enne.degand@eu.agc.
com

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/BG/000756 LIFE Eco-


HeatOx: Highly efficiency furnace for
glass industry

7/13-12/16

4.329
(1.690)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/FR/000142 LIFE HEART:


Energy recovery from exhausts of brick
industry.

7/13-6/17

2.982
(998)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000307 LIFE HPRS:


Resin and energy saving in wood fibre
board production

7/13-12/15

1.470
(735)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000423 LIFE GLUELESS: 7/13-12/16


Save glue in nappies to reduce emissions

3.079
(1.443)

Link web
site

1.257 Arturo GHINI ammini Link web


(593) strazione.piera@ceram
site
icaalta.com

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000424 LIFE ZEF-tile:


Oxy-firing and CO2 sequestration

7/13-12/15

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000611 LIFE+ - VIRGIN: 7/13-12/15


Gasification and energetic use of
absorbent hygiene product (AHP) residues

2.061 Marcello SOMMA


(1.030) somma.ma@fater.it

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000904 LIFE FRELP: PV- 7/13-6/17


panel recycling

4.887
(2.384)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/001020 LIFE PRIME


GLASS: Energy and emission
improvement in the glass industry

7/13-3/17

3.131
(1.324)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/NL/000718
Life_Green_plasma: New more efficient
process

7/13-7/15

4.462
(1.902)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000529 Etanolix 2.0 for


LIFE+: Ethanol from food wastes

7/13-7/17

4.552
(1.683)

Link web
site

good

LIFE96.ENV/B/000477 Recycling
Aluminium Duffel: New oven to recycle
Aluminium

8/96-7/99

Link --

8.943 Rudi LAHEYE


(443)


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Industrial production
Companies in background

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

funding)

Contact

web web Sco-


sum site ring

LIFE02.ENV/F/000289 PRIVILEGES:
Local actions (one city) on diverse GHG
reductions

9/02-8/05

712
(356)

Serge ORRU
orru@wwf.fr

Link web
site

good

LIFE03.ENV/A/000002 PROCOOL: Cold


appliance competition

10/03-9/06 767
(371)

Link web
site

best

10/04-9/08 2.285
LIFE04.ENV/IT/000453
(1.085)
ROMAPERKYOTO: LAP Local action plan
for Rome

Link web
site

good

Link web
site

very
good

(LIFE

6/06-6/05

625
(312)

LIFE06.PREP/UK/000002 TRITECH ETV: 9/06-8/09


Evaluation system for eco products

1.393
(696)

Anthony DAVIS info


Link --
@betatechnology.co.uk

LIFE05.PREP/UK/000012 LETS update:


Assessment of the EU ETS phase I.

very
good

LIFE07.ENV/GR/000282 CLIM-
LOCAL2020: System for local Climate
Change action plan

1/09-12/11 2.778 Alexandros Voulgaris


(1.087) mayor@volos-city.gr

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000357 LACRe: Local


Climate Alliance Action Plans.

1/09-12/10 594
(297)

Giovanna ROSSI G.
Rossi@provincia.livorn
o.it

Link web
site

belo
w
aver
age

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000388 CARBOMARK:
Setting up voluntary carbon markets

1/09-12/11 1.088
(544)

Maurizio DISSEGNA Link --


maurizio.dissegna@re
gione.veneto.it

excel
lent

LIFE08.ENV/E/000126 ECO-STONE:
Energy efficiency and other measures in
natural stone business

1/10-12/12 1.670
(835)

Patricia GALISTEO p Link --


atricia.galisteo@aidico.
es

good

LIFE08.ENV/H/000291 ISIM-TCC:
"Industrial Symbiosis": waste of one
business as raw material for another to
increase resource efficiency

1/10-12/12 793
(397)

Krisztina BRDOS
info@ifka.hu

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000430 FACTOR20:
Integrated management tools for regional
Climate Change effort sharing

1/10-12/12 2.513 Valentina SACHERO Link web


(1.206) valentina_sachero@re
site
gione.lombardia.it

good

LIFE09.ENV/DK/000366 Climate
Partnerships: PPPs for GHG reduction

1/11-12/13 2.114 Lars CHRISTENSEN Link web


(1.051) Lars.Christensen@albe
site
rtslund.dk

good

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000435 LASERFIRING:
Laser to lower temperature of ceramic
process

9/10-8/13

excel
lent

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000598 CLIMATE:
Regional climate action plan.

9/10-12/13

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000115 SUN EAGLE:


Local management of Kyoto P. actions in
mountainous communities

9/10-12/13

3.006 Alessandro COPPOLA Link web


(1.457) acoppola@craet.it
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000117 GREEN
METALLURGY: Improved production of
Mg-alloy components

9/10-8/13

2.060 Fabrizio D'ERRICO F Link web


(1.009) abrizio.derrico@polimi.i
site
t

faile
d

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2.468 Germn DE LA FUENT Link --


(1.232) E LEIS
xerman@unizar.es
1.568 Chrystelle TOUZEAU
(784) ctouzeau@cg91.fr

Link web
site

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Industrial production
Companies in background

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000352 Pure Energy


Separator: Prototype lubricant separator

9/10-6/13

LIFE09.INF/DE/000012 Pro-Klima
Autoklimaanlage: More eco-friendly air
condition in cars.

9/10-8/13

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000323 RHM Pilot Plant:


Combined ecofriendly production of
Magnesium and hydrogen

9/11-12/14

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000530 INDUFOOD:
Induction heating for seafood processing
to save energy.

8/12-10/15

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000542 ENERING:
Energy savings for industrial parks.

6/12-12/14

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000560 CERAMGLASS: 6/12-6/15


Laser to lower temperature of ceramic
process

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

Link web
site

good

Link --

very
good

Link --

belo
w
aver
age

1.097 Francisco Perez


(548) fsabin@anfaco.es

Link --

2.232 Juan Pablo Caballero


(975) Corbaln rita.lopezal
ascio@info.carm.es

Link web
site

Link --

3.108 Tomas OLDEBCK t


(1.439) omas.oldeback@alfala
val.com
800 Eva LAUER
(400) lauer@duh.de
4.109
(1.765)

2.898 Xermn Francisco de l


(1.448) a Fuente Leis
xerman@unizar.es

LIFE11.ENV/FR/000739 SUSTAIN-ICT:
Energy saving with ICT in social housing

7/12-10/15

1.773 Alexis MIRONNEAU


(725) amironneau@pole-
numerique.fr

Link web
site

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer Local Adaptation Planning to
Italy. Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15

986
(493)

Link --

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000079 LIFE REUSING


POSIDONIA: Combine eco-innovation
and tradition to low carbon renovation of
building.

8/13-7/17

1.581
(754)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000156 LIFE
CLAYGLASS: Waste glass for stoneware
production.

9/13-9/16

1.977
(989)

Link web
site

750
(369)

Link web
site

1.825
(900)

Link web
site

3.105
(1.552)

Link web
site

1.149 Guillermo GARCA REI Link web


(456) NA
site
COOPERA@EXT.STE
P.ES

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000315 LIFE CO2SHOE: 10/13-9/17


Footwear Carbon Footprint
LIFE12.ENV/FR/001113 LifeCiP (LCiP):
Eco design training campaign

9/13-6/16

LIFE12.ENV/UK/000608 LIFE REBus:


Resource efficient business models

7/13-12/16

LIFE97.ENV/E/000252 Bioalgae: Use


CO2 from combustion exhaust for Algae
cultivation for fodder and organic
resources

11/97-
10/00

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7.2.8

Energy consumption: Transport/mobility (including road)


There are 52 mitigation projects on transport/mobility (total budget: 141,6 m; funding: 58,0 m).
A large group that involves many transport-related projects, urban/regional planning, was selected
to serve the urban focus requested by DG CLIMA: 37 projects are listed in the table below (83,4
m, funding 36,3 m). Ten of these projects have mobility in their short descriptor and four
logistic. For further examination of the transport projects it could be useful to distinguish between
reducing traffic, organising traffic and making vehicles more eco-friendly (fuels, infrastructure).
The other 15 projects, in which neither urban nor regional authorities are in the lead (total budget:
58,2 m; funding: 21,7 m) are listed in the second table below.

Transport involving
urban/ regional planning
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

5/97-11/98
LIFE97.ENV/D/000469 Model District
Vauban: Realisation of a socio-ecological
city district.

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.576 Laurenz HERMANN Link --


(715) L.Hermann@3Landbox
.comlink.apc.org

589 Jean-Luc DE WILDE


(237)

Link --

LIFE00.ENV/A/000240 GOAL: City traffic 1/01-6/03


education

1.013 Wolfgang THIEL wolf


(504) gang.thiel@stadt.graz.
at

Link web
site

LIFE02.ENV/E/000253 ECOBUS: Spent


cooking oil to bus diesel fuel

11/02-
11/04

1.676
(798)

Link web
site

best

LIFE02.ENV/GR/000362 MedClima: A
11/02-
group of communes cooperates in the field 10/05
of CO2 reductions.

893
(442)

Link web
site

good

LIFE98.ENV/B/000269 Make Brussels


bicycle friendly Bruxelles: Bicycle friendly
Brussels

2/98-12/00

LIFE02.ENV/IT/000106 RAVE: Slow


mobility

12/02-6/05

4.325 Paola VALLARO urb Link web


(1.060) anist@comune.novara.
site
it

best

LIFE02.ENV/UK/000136 Catch: Urban


transport for clean air in Liverpool

9/02-8/05

3.945 Karen BOOTH Karen Link web


(1.494) .booth@merseytravel.g
site
ov.uk

good

LIFE02.ENV/UK/000147 Carra: Local


action combining energy saving and
Climate action

11/02-
12/04

422
(270)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE03.ENV/IT/000319 SIDDHARTA:
Public transport on demand

6/03-7/05

1.327
(573)

Link web
site

best

10/04-9/08
LIFE04.ENV/IT/000453
ROMAPERKYOTO: LAP Local action plan
for Rome

2.285
(1.085)

Link web
site

good

LIFE04.ENV/IT/000547 FREEWAY: Real- 10/04-9/06


time feedback via road displays to reduce
traffic jams and emissions.

1.599
(767)

Link web
site

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Transport involving
urban/ regional planning

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE05.ENV/IT/000839 C-DISPATCH:
City logistics

10/05-
12/07

1.435 Valeria CRISTINI sett Link web


(718) ore.seap@provincia.fr.i
site
t

good

LIFE05.ENV/IT/000870 CEDM: City


logistics

11/05-4/08

1.423 Mauro Di Bugno m.di Link web


(712) bugno@comune.lucca.i
site
t

best

LIFE06.ENV/D/000465 ZEM/SHIPS:
Fuelcell passenger ship

11/06-4/10

LIFE06.TCY/ROS/000269 KALAIR: GIS


modelling air pollution

1/07-12/08

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000138 CHAMP:
International climate alliance of cities with
an EMAS tool

1/09-12/11

LIFE07.INF/IT/000487 R.A.C.E.S.:
Climate Change and energy awareness
raising

1/09-4/11

LIFE08.ENV/GR/000569 BIOFUELS-2G: 1/10-12/12


Energy (biodiesel) from used cooking oil

Contact

5.158
(2.384)

Link --

very
good

Link --

good

2.033 Pekka SALMINEN Pe Link --


(1.015) kka.Salminen@ubc.net

very
good

426 Boris KOMOVNIKOV


(284) ecatk@mail.ru

Link web
site

good

1.416 Spyros VOUTETAKIS Link web


(655) paris@cperi.certh.gr
site

very
good

1.033 Natale SEREMIA


(510) seremia@comune.fi.it

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000425 ETRUSCAN:
Local bio-diesel for local busses.

1/10-1/13

2.634 Alessandro POZZI a.


(1.287) pozzi@provincia.vt.it

LIFE08.ENV/S/000269 CLEANTRUCK:
Filling stations for new fuels and tyre
fillings.

1/10-12/13

3.509 Elin SKOGENS elin.s Link web


(1.280) kogens@stockholm.se
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/AT/000226 CEMOBIL: e-
mobility introduction in Klagenfurt

9/10-8/15

5.947 Wolfgang HAFNER


Link --
(2.581) Wolfgang.Hafner@klag
enfurt.at

LIFE09.ENV/DK/000366 Climate
Partnerships: PPPs for GHG reduction

1/11-12/13

2.114 Lars CHRISTENSEN Link web


(1.051) Lars.Christensen@albe
site
rtslund.dk

good

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000507 CONNECT: e-
mobility network

9/10-8/13

2.029 Susana LACALZADA D Link web


(922) EL BUSTO slacalzad
site
a@coitir.com

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000063 I.MO.S.M.I.D.:
Car pooling with e-vehicles

9/10-8/13

2.167 Simone ANTINUCCI


(821) s.antinucci@ecuba.it

Link --

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000107 EFRUD:
Emissions free refrigerated urban
distribution

10/10-9/13

1.454 Tamara TELESCA


(723) teltam@tiscali.it

Link web
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000111 ELBA: Eco-


friendly commercial traffic on Elba

10/10-9/13

1.857 Paola MANCUSO pm Link --


(917) ancuso@porto.piombin
o.li.it

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000146 T.A.SM.A.C.:
Mobility governance for tourstic cities.

11/10-
12/13

1.455 Roberta RUGGERI ro Link --


(666) berta.ruggeri@regione.
marche.it

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000216 H2POWER:
Hydrogen in fuel gas

9/10-10/13

1.440 Leonardo NALDINI l. Link web


(634) naldini@comune.perug
site
ia.it

very
good

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site

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Transport involving
urban/ regional planning

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000348 BIOGASSYS:
Extended use of biogas

9/10-9/15

9/11-12/15
LIFE10.ENV/AT/000112 POLYWOOD:
Wood gas refinement to car fuel and basic
chemicals

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

2.846 Anna HANSSON ann Link web


(1.308) a.hansson@biogassyd.
site
se

good

9.682 Wolfgang HAFNER w Link --


(3.934) olfgang.hafner@klagen
furt.at

good
, but
abort
ed

LIFE10.ENV/MT/000088 DemoEV: e-
mobility in Malta

9/11-12/14

1.888 Gabriella CASSOLA Link web


(668) gabriella.cassola@gov.
site
mt

LIFE10.ENV/SE/000035 SLIDE IN:


Electric bus in public transport operation

9/11-12/15

1.665 Patrik RYDEN patrik.r Link web


(759) yden@oresund.org
site

good

LIFE10.ENV/SE/000041 HYPER BUS:


Hybrid and plug-in extended range bus
system

9/11-9/14

LIFE11.ENV/NL/000793 E-mobility 3 cities 9/12-3/16


NL: e-mobility charging infrastructure
LIFE12.ENV/FR/001125 LIFE+
Urbannecy: City logistic to reduce CO2
and PM10 by new fuels.

7/13-3/16

5/97-11/98
LIFE97.ENV/D/000469 Model District
Vauban: Realisation of a socio-ecological
city district.

3.249 Lars BERN lars.bern


(1.546) @businessregion.se

Link web
site

good

2.075 Maarten Van Casteren Link --


(733) M.van.Casteren@IV
V.amsterdam.nl

2.040 Xavier GROSJEAN x Link web


(959) avier.grosjean@terreal.
site
com

1.576 Laurenz HERMANN Link --


(715) L.Hermann@3Landbox
.comlink.apc.org

LIFE98.ENV/B/000269 Make Brussels


bicycle friendly Bruxelles: Bicycle friendly
Brussels

2/98-12/00

589 Jean-Luc DE WILDE


(237)

LIFE05.ENV/E/000262 GESMOPOLI:
Mobility management in industrial parks.

11/05-
10/08

1.441 Domnec Cucurull Des Link web


(721) crrega
site
cucurulldd@diba.es

best

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000434 MHyBus:
Methane/ hydrogen blend fuel for busses

1/09-12/11

1.323 Paolo FERRECCHI d Link web


(589) gmobilitaetrasporti@re
site
gione.emilia-romagna.it

very
good

Link --

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Transport/ mobility
without authorities lead

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE00.TCY/CY/051 Traffic emission


policy in Cyprus: Set up vehicle emission
legislation in Cyprus

5/01-10/03

LIFE03.ENV/S/000592 Cleanowa: CNG


powered waste trucks

12/02-
11/05

LIFE03.ENV/UK/000615 Ref Project:


Mobile batch heater for road surface
material

10/03-
10/05

LIFE05.ENV/S/000405 DME Vehicle:


DME truck (Di-Methyl-Ether)

1/05-6/07

LIFE06.ENV/L/000118 Bio Tyre: Filler


development for BioTyres saving petrol

12/05-5/09

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

514
(358)

Link web
site

excel
lent

3.769
(1.121)

Link --

very
good

4.876
(1.004)

Link web
site

best
of
best

1.815
(907)

Link web
site

faile
d

12.393 Michael MARKOFF


Link --
(3.120) mike_markoff@goodye
ar.com

good

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

Link --

excel
lent

LIFE07.INF/UK/000950 Eco-Animation:
Eco-Animation: childrens' cartoon on
climate change and sustainability

1/09-3/11

541 Luigi PETITO


(258) luigi@bs-europa.eu

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/F/000485 ROMAIR: Air


quality modelling and forecast system

1/10-6/12

1.437 Jacques MOUSSAFIR Link web


(709) jmoussafir@aria.fr
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/LU/000390 ECO2 Tyre Tech: 9/10-3/14


Development of an eco-tyre
LIFE11.ENV/ES/000585 BIOLCA: Life
cycle tool for optimised biofuel use in
transport.

7/12-12/14

LIFE11.ENV/FR/000756 RE-USE:
Recover braking energy in DC rail
systems.

6/12-5/15

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000686 LIFE HUELLAS: 10/13-3/17


Reduce Carbon Footprint of rail
infrastructure.

5.285 Georges THIELEN g


(2.268) eorges.thielen@goody
ear.com

Link --

1.223 Juan Antonio Gascn


(611) Redondo
jagascon@ekotek.es

Link --

3.346 Daniel Cadet Daniel- Link web


(1.673) l.cadet@transport.alsto
site
m.com
1.408
(692)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/FR/000480 LIFE AUTO:


Additive for biofuel to save fuel and GHG.

7/13-6/16

3.276 Thierry SEGUELONG Link web


(1.598) thierry.seguelong@so
site
lvay.com

LIFE12.ENV/NL/000739 Life+ LE2AP:


New "cold" asphalt with less emissions.

7/13-6/17

4.909
(1.280)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000529 Etanolix 2.0 for


LIFE+: Ethanol from food wastes

7/13-7/17

4.552
(1.683)

Link web
site

good

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7.2.9

Energy consumption non-road: Rail, aviation and ships

There are only few LIFE mitigation projects on non-road transport:


Three on rail (total budget: 6,0 m; funding: 3,0 m),
One on aviation (total budget: 0,48 m; funding: 0,21 m), and
Five on ships (total budget: 18,1 m; funding: 6,3 m).

Budget

x1000

Mitigation: Rail
Project short description

Duration

LIFE02.ENV/IT/000064 PVTRAIN:
Photovoltaic panels on trains

11/02-
10/04

LIFE11.ENV/FR/000756 RE-USE:
Recover braking energy in DC rail
systems.

6/12-5/15

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000686 LIFE HUELLAS: 10/13-3/17


Reduce Carbon Footprint of rail
infrastructure.

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.253
(616)

best
of
best

Link --

3.346 Daniel Cadet Daniel- Link web


(1.673) l.cadet@transport.alsto
site
m.com
1.408
(692)

Link web
site


Budget

x1000

Mitigation: Aviation
Project short description

Duration

LIFE99.ENV/S/000631 Eiatne: Modelling 1/99-12/01


aviation impacts in the Nordic region.

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

476
(210)

Link web
site

good


Budget

x1000

Mitigation: Ships

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE03.ENV/NL/000474 LNG Tanker:


LNG carrier ship run by "boil off"

12/02-1/05

4.923
(874)

Link --

LIFE06.ENV/D/000465 ZEM/SHIPS:
Fuelcell passenger ship

11/06-4/10

5.158
(2.384)

Link --

very
good

4.116
(1.213)

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE06.ENV/D/000479 WINTECC: Large 1/06-6/09


kite as propulsion for cargo vessels
LIFE08.ENV/CY/000461 MARITIMECO2: 1/10-7/12
Impact of ETR for shipping (emission
trade)
LIFE09.ENV/SE/000352 Pure Energy
Separator: Prototype lubricant separator

9/10-6/13

Contact

831 Sergios SERGHIOU Link web


(412) sserghiou@dms.mcw.g
site
ov.cy
3.108 Tomas OLDEBCK t
(1.439) omas.oldeback@alfala
val.com

Link web
site

good

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7.2.10 Energy consumption: Agriculture


There are 27 mitigation projects involving agriculture (total budget: 72,5 m; funding: 31,7 m).
DG CLIMA specifically requested information on climate change projects in the agriculture sector.
From analysing the relevant LIFE projects it appears that agriculture is related to climate change in
several ways:

As a power consumer (directly via increasingly mechanised farming and indirectly via
fertilisers).

As a fuel producer (biogas, liquid and solid bio fuel/ biomass).

As an emitter of highly potent GHGs like methane (mainly cattle and dairy), ammonia and
nitreous oxide (fertiliser) and occasionally of methane due to de-watering of bogs and
wetlands.

As a carbon sink (captured carbon for green house horticulture, soil build-up measures,
afforestation, restoration of bogs to restart sequestration).

It does not appear feasible to subdivide this group of 27 projects as there are many overlaps which
would be lost with sub-grouping. Therefore all 27 are listed below.
Taking into account these diverse links to climate change and the large overall contribution to
emissions as well as sinks the number of projects is lower than expected. Reasons for this may
include the following:

The agri-sector is a user of technology and methods rather than a developer (LIFE ENV
only funds innovative solutions);

There are other funding schemes especially for the agri-sector which are many times larger
than LIFE and which may fund necessary R&D work; and

Mitigation measures often are not revolutionary but just require a certain market price to
encourage farmers to change their crops and procedures.

If the costs of energy, fertiliser and water rise and the rewards for eco-friendly farming make it
financially viable, there is hope that agriculture will change. These points should be taken into
account for the LIFE call 2014, which states as one of the focus topics
Agriculture: implementation of low carbon farming practices with a transformational impact and
analysis and development of improvements for existing climate measures under CAP [Common
Agricultural Policy].

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Budget
x1000

Mitigation: Agriculture
Project short description

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1/95-12/98
LIFE94.ENV/IT/000116 "Ginestra"
Reintroduction of broom cropping: Biofuel
from broom (amongst other uses).

275
(138)

Link --

LIFE02.ENV/H/000440
BIOGASCONVERT: Biogas production
and upgrading for CHP plus CO2 for
greenhouse use.

10/02-
12/04

5.368
(915)

Link --

LIFE04.ENV/DK/000067 New potatopro:


Energy efficient waste water utilisation
(potatoes)

12/03-
12/06

6.933
(1.354)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE05.ENV/UK/000998 Integrated
Greenhouse: Integrate greenhouse and
other buildings to lower GHG emissions.

1/05-12/08

4.487
(2.243)

Link --

good

LIFE06.ENV/IT/000257 VOICE: Energy


crops against land abandonment

10/06-
12/09

3.381 Francesco MARTELLI Link web


(1.686) francesco.martelli@u
site
nifi.it

LIFE06.ENV/IT/000266 Seq-Cure: Test of 12/06-2/10


different energy crops

1.917 Marco Ligabue


(956) m.ligabue@crpa.it

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

LIFE07.ENV/D/000240 Best4VarioUse:
Standardisation: Turn waste wood to
energy or products

1/09-12/11

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000516
SUSTGREENHOUSE: Greenhouse
horticulture

2/09-1/12

best

Link web
site

best
of
best

Link --

excel
lent

3.971 Ina EHRHARDT ina.e Link --


(1.793) hrhardt@iff.fraunhofer.
de

921 Paollo COLLEPARDI Link web


(440) p.collepardi@arsial.it
site

good

1/09-12/10
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public

534 Jos RODRIGUEZ BL


(267) ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/E/000114 POWER: Water


and energy efficiency in agriculture

1/10-12/12

1.421 Mara Nieves ZUBALE


(651) Z MARCO
nzubalez@svalero.es

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE08.ENV/E/000129
LIFE+AGRICARBON: Research and
demonstrate conservation agriculture and
precision agriculture.

1/10-12/13

2.675 Emilio Jess GONZL


(1.237) EZ SNCHEZ egonz
alez@aeac-sv.org

Link web
site

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000388 RELS: Energy


recovery from waste in natural parks via
biogas and pyrolysis.

1/10-12/12

9/10-12/13
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000441 ACCIN
AGROCLIMTICA: Climate Change audit
for farmers
LIFE09.ENV/GR/000296 Adapt2Change: 9/10-8/14
Energy and water efficient horticulture
greenhouses

Climate Change Thematic Study February 2015

Final

1.699 Alberto BELLINI alber Link web


(847) to.bellini@unimore.it
site

good

1.589 Eduardo DE MIGUEL Link --


(794) edemiguel@fundacion
globalnature.org

good

2.577 Alexandros PAPACHA


(1.288) TZIS
papachad@teilar.gr

Link web
site

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Budget
x1000

Mitigation: Agriculture

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000214 GAS-OFF:
Research drivers of GHG emissions of
livestock and manure.

10/10-
12/13

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000348 BIOGASSYS:
Extended use of biogas

9/10-9/15

2.846 Anna HANSSON ann Link web


(1.308) a.hansson@biogassyd.
site
se

good

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14

3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

good

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000942 oLIVE-CLIMA:
Soil build-up in olive plantations captures
carbon.

10/12-9/17

3.649 Sokratis Famellos en Link --


(1.822) vironment@anatoliki.gr

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000426 LIFE RegaDIOX: 7/13-12/16


Improved irrigation for carbon richer soils.

Contact

1.806 Luigi STEFANINI stef Link --


(903) anini@aziendatadini.it

938
(468)

Link web
site

9/13-9/17
LIFE12.ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal
zones by innovative combination of data
sources

2.755 Ali NADIR ARSLAN


(1.367) ali.nadir.arslan@fmi.fi

Link web
site

7/13-6/18
LIFE12.ENV/FR/000799 LIFE Carbon
Dairy: Carbon plan for French dairy sector

2.383
(1.192)

Link web
site

Link --

1.355
(672)

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000356 Life RESAFE:


Innovative fertilizer

1/14-12/15

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000424 LIFE ZEF-tile:


Oxy-firing and CO2 sequestration in
greenhouse

7/13-12/15 1.257
(593)

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000578 LIFE HelpSoil:


Soil enhancement for better carbon
sequestration and Climate Change
resilience.

7/13-6/17

2.942
(1.308)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000800 SOLMACC Life: 8/13-7/18


Climate friendly farming

2.140
(1.070)

Link web
site

Arturo GHINI ammini Link web


strazione.piera@ceram
site
icaalta.com

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7.2.11 Energy consumption: LULUCF - Land use, land use change and forestry
There are 27 mitigation projects on LULUCF (total budget: 74,0 m; funding: 37,4 m). (The co-
funding rate of above 50% is a result of the higher funding rate (75%) of certain NAT projects).
The 27 project can be clearly divided into three sub-groups:
Restoration of bogs and mires to avoid methane emissions and restart carbon sequestration:
Seven NAT projects and one ENV project (quantifying the ecosystem service). As little financial
data were available by the end of the study, they are not summarised here.
Forest projects for sequestration and carbon certificates:
Four projects (total budget: 7,0 m; funding: 3,4 m).
Algae projects for carbon capture and biomass:
Three projects (total budget: 14,4 m; funding: 6,0 m).
Other biomass production/energy crops (mainly for fuel):
Six projects (total budget: 11,9 m; funding: 5,9 m).
Other LULUCF projects, such asevaluation of effects and optimisation, carbon rich soils etc:
Five projects (total budget: 19,5 m funding: 9,5 m).

LULUCF:
Restoration of bogs

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

One ENV project:



LIFE12.ENV/FI/000150
LIFEPeatLandUse: Quantify ecosystem
services of peatlands

(no dates) no data


7/13 6/18 2.863..(
1.431)

--

--

LIFE04.NAT/PL/000208 PLBALTBOGS:
Improve 23 of the 80 Baltic raised bogs

11/03-9/07

LIFE07.NAT/D/000233 ReHa
Federseemoor: Bog restauration plus
archeology

(no dates)

LIFE07.NAT/UK/000948 Anglesey and


Lleyn Fens : Bogs and mires restoration


968 Pawel PAWLACZYK
(681) lkp@lkp.org.pl

Link web
site

no data

--

web
site

very
good

(no dates)

no data

--

--

LIFE08.NAT/B/000033 LOMME: Peatbog (no dates)


restoration

no data

--

web
site

good

LIFE08.NAT/FIN/000596 Boreal Peatland 1/10-12/14


Life : Restoring 3000+ ha peatland sites

6.727 Jouni Penttinen jouni. Link web


(3.363) penttinen@metsa.fi
site

very
good

LIFE08.NAT/S/000268 Life to ad(d)mire : 1/10-12/15


Halting emissions from 35 peatland sites

6.813 Lisa TENNING Lisa.T Link web


(3.407) enning@lansstyrelsen.
site
se

6.691 Catherine WYNN cat Link web


(5.018) herine.wynn@peakdistr
site
ict.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE08.NAT/UK/000202 MoorLIFE :
Bogs, fens and mires

4/10-4/15

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Budget

x1000

LULUCF: Forests
Project short description

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

LIFE08.ENV/E/000097 JEREZ + natural: 1/10-12/11


Healthier trees in urban areas

657 Felisa ROSADO REFO Link --


(318) LIO delegada.medioa
mbiente@aytojerez.es

very
good

1/11-12/14
LIFE09.ENV/FI/000571 Climforisk:
Compile forecast for forest changes due to
Climate Change

1.486 Aleksi LEHTONEN


Link --
(742) aleksi.lehtonen@metla.
fi

good

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000535 OPERATION
CO2: Forests: Carbon certificates and
adaptation.

9/12-8/17

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.ENV/ES/000092 life-QUF:
Forestation of southern cities supported by
root funghi (mycorrhizae)

3.515 Yolanda Calvo Conde Link --


(1.753) opeuva@funge.uva.es
1.357
(621)

Link web
site


Budget

x1000

LULUCF: Algae
Project short description

Duration

LIFE97.ENV/E/000252 Bioalgae: Use


CO2 from combustion exhaust for Algae
cultivation for fodder and organic
resources

11/97-
10/00

LIFE10.ENV/BE/000696 AGICAL+: CO2


from combustion to grow microalgae.

11/11-9/16

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000496 CO2ALGAEFIX: 9/11-6/14


1 hektar microalgae test plant for carbon
capture.
9/11-8/14
LIFE10.ENV/RO/000734 ALGAE-GHG:
CO2 from combustion to grow microalgae.

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.149 Guillermo GARCA REI Link web


(456) NA
site
COOPERA@EXT.STE
P.ES

9.152 Christophe Boonaert Link web


(3.580) Christophe.Boonaert@
site
eu.agc-group.com

belo
w
aver
age

2.981 Augusto RODRIGUEZ- Link --


(1.490) MATONS
arv@algaenergy.es

1.100 Sanda VELEA gener


(495) al.manager@icechim.r
o

Link web
site

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Budget

x1000

LULUCF: Other biomass

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE00.ENV/IT/000054 Biosit: GIS for


biomass exploitation

10/01-
10/03

442
(215)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE05.ENV/UK/000128 BioReGen:
Energy crops from brownfields

12/05-4/10

1.221
(610)

Link --

best

LIFE06.ENV/IT/000257 VOICE: Energy


crops against land abandonment

10/06-
12/09

LIFE06.ENV/IT/000266 Seq-Cure: Test of 12/06-2/10


different energy crops
LIFE07.ENV/D/000222 PROGRASS:
Mobile bio-fuel production from
conservation sites

1/09-6/12

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000388 RELS: Energy


recovery from waste in natural parks via
biogas and pyrolysis.

1/10-12/12

Contact

3.381 Francesco MARTELLI Link web


(1.686) francesco.martelli@u
site
nifi.it
1.917 Marco Ligabue
(956) m.ligabue@crpa.it

best

Link web
site

best
of
best

3.231 Michael Wachendorf


Link web
(1.614) mwach@uni-kassel.de
site

excel
lent

1.699 Alberto BELLINI alber Link web


(847) to.bellini@unimore.it
site

good

LULUCF:
Other LULUCF projects
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

8.839 Markus Amann


(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

Link --

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000388 CARBOMARK:
Setting up voluntary carbon markets

1/09-12/11

1.088 Maurizio DISSEGNA Link --


(544) maurizio.dissegna@re
gione.veneto.it

excel
lent

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14

3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

good

2.755 Ali NADIR ARSLAN


(1.367) ali.nadir.arslan@fmi.fi

Link web
site

2.942
(1.308)

Link web
site

9/13-9/17
LIFE12.ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal
zones by innovative combination of data
sources
LIFE12.ENV/IT/000578 LIFE HelpSoil:
Soil enhancement for better carbon
sequestration and Climate Change
resilience.

7/13-6/17

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7.2.12 Energy consumption: non-specific private/bottom-up change of habits


There are 26 mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 36,2 m; funding: 17,2 m), of which 10
are INF projects which is in line with expectations, since INF projects usually target the general
public.
The 26 projects can be divided into three small but distinct sub-groups:
Change of private behaviour as a direct aim:
Thirteeen projects, 10 of them INF projects (total budget: 18,9 m; funding: 8,6 m).
Local action plans by the commune/local authority (preparation of private engagement, indirect):
Eight projects (total budget: 11,9 m; funding: 5,9 m).
End-user devices/consumer goods:
Four projects (total budget: 4,4 m funding: 2,0 m).

Budget

Projects trying to change


private habits

x1000

Project short description

Duration

funding)

Contact

web web Sco-


sum site ring

ENV projects

(LIFE

422
(270)

Link web very


site good

LIFE02.ENV/UK/000147 Carra:
Local action combining enery saving and
Climate action

11/02-
12/04

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000350 CLICC:
Climate Change conform behaviour of
citizens

9/10-8/15

4.352 Dagmar GORMSEN Link web


(1.370) Dagmar.gormsen@mal
site
mo.se

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000494
People CO2Cero: Initiate bottom up
engagement of citizens for Climate
Change action.

9/11-9/13

724 Javier ANTN CACHO Link --


(362) javieranton@ayto-
soria.org

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000401 ECO Courts:


Eco-friendly lifestyle (not only Climate
Change)

10/11-9/14

1.680 Daniela LUISE luised Link --


(840) @comune.padova.it

INF projects

faile
d

1/09-12/10
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public

534 Jos RODRIGUEZ BL


(267) ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE07.INF/FIN/000152 CCCRP: Climate 1/09-12/11


Change portal for general public

1.988
(990)

Link --

very
good

Link web
site

good

LIFE07.INF/IT/000487 R.A.C.E.S.:
Climate Change and energy awareness
raising

1/09-4/11

1.033 Natale SEREMIA


(510) seremia@comune.fi.it

LIFE07.INF/UK/000932 RENEW: Hot


water saving in households

1/09-12/11

1.942 Simon Green simon.g Link --


(971) reen@est.org.uk

very
good

LIFE07.INF/UK/000950 Eco-Animation:
Eco-Animation: childrens' cartoon on
climate change and sustainability

1/09-3/11

541 Luigi PETITO


(258) luigi@bs-europa.eu

very
good

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Link web
site

p. 82 / 11

Budget

Projects trying to change


private habits
Project short description

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1/10-12/12
LIFE08.INF/GR/000589 ProSuDePe:
Eduction to reduce energy, waste and fire.

1.232
(593)

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12


urban water consumption

768 Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


(384) conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

very
good

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.INF/AT/000369 EKO-LIFE: Eco-
friendly lifestyle (not only Climate Change)

776
(388)

Link web
site

1.112
(554)

Link web
site

1.294
(636)

Link web
site

good

LIFE12.INF/IT/000465 EcoLife: Climate


friendly lifestyle

10/13-9/16

LIFE12.INF/SK/000165 SMAPUDE_LIFE: 9/13-8/16


Dissemination of biomass and solar
energy in Slovakian housing

canc
elled

Link --



Budget

x1000

Local action plans

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE05.TCY/IL/000131 CBCSCIL:
General Agenda 21 capacity building in
Israel

10/05-
10/08

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000138 CHAMP:
International climate alliance of cities with
an EMAS tool

1/09-12/11

2.033 Pekka SALMINEN Pe Link --


(1.015) kka.Salminen@ubc.net

very
good

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:


Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-12/12

2.146 Silja Huuhtanen silja.


(1.073) huuhtanen@ytv.fi

Link --

good

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000598 CLIMATE:
Regional climate action plan.

9/10-12/13

1.568 Chrystelle TOUZEAU


(784) ctouzeau@cg91.fr

Link web
site

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000200 LAIKA: Local


authorities organise GHG reductions

10/10-9/13

1.853 Elena MONTICELLI e Link --


(926) lena.monticelli@comun
e.milano.it

LIFE09.ENV/SE/000346 GREECIT: Local 10/10-3/15


environmental measures

Contact

490
(335)

Link web
site

good

2.670 Johan SANDSTRM Link web


(1.302) johan.sandstrom@ume
site
a.se

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer local adaptation planning to Italy.
Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15

986
(493)

Link --

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000138 LIFE STARS


(+20): Save energy in tourist lodges.

10/13-9/16

1.706
(820)

Link web
site

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End-user devices/
consumer goods

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

LIFE03.ENV/A/000002 PROCOOL: Cold


appliance competition

10/03-9/06

767
(371)

Link web
site

LIFE05.ENV/DK/000156 CO2REF:
Transcritical CO2 refrigeration system

10/05-
10/07

556
(167)

Link web
site

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000299 SOL-BRINE:
Solar-driven autonomous treatment of
desalination brine

10/10-3/13

1.210 Tasos VIDALIS dtpro


(605) gram@1516.syzefxis.g
ov.gr

Link web
site

6/12-5/15
LIFE11.ENV/IT/000103 HEO: New
enamelling to improve efficiency of electric
ovens (kitchen).

Contact

1.821 Teresa Vitale Teresa Link --


(855) _vitale@whirlpool.com

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7.2.13 Non-CO2 emissions


There are 61 mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 141,6 m; funding: 63,0 m).
This large group of projects could be subdivided into seven smaller groups with little overlap. The
charts below show the distribution of projects, budget and strands.
For each of the seven sub-groups a small list of four to 15 projects follows on the next pages.

LIFE projects on mitigation of

Non-CO2 GHG emissions


agri: livestock waste
agri: other non CO2
CH4 from bogs
Numer of projects

industrial process

EU contribution [m ]

waste
landfill gas
other/ general
0

10

15

20

number / m


Figure 14: Non CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: Budget and EU contribution.


Figure 15: Non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: project numbers by LIFE strands
The distribution is without extremes. The NAT dominance in CH4 from bogs and the concentration
of PRE (preparatory) projects in the category other/ general are in line with expectations..

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7.2.13.1 Non-CO2 emissions: Agriculture/livestock waste


There are 15 mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 41,2 m; funding: 17,2 m).
This appears to one of the largest sub-categories within LIFE climate change projects.

Non-CO2 emissions:
Agriculture/ livestock waste

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE03.ENV/IRL/000312 Duck slurry:


Recycling of duck slurry to fertiliser

11/03-4/05

LIFE05.ENV/E/000302 Ecodiptera: Insect 12/05-


treatment of pig manure to gain fertiliser
11/08

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1.601 Raphael MC EVOY si Link web


(490) lverhill@eircom.net
site

very
good

1.595 Emilio SANCHIS MOLL Link web


(792) emilio.sanchis@dva.
site
gva.es

good

3.491
(565)

below
avera
ge

LIFE05.ENV/EE/000387 ECOMAN: Pig


manure treatment

1/05-7/07

LIFE06.ENV/E/000044 ES-WAMAR:
Collective pig slurry management and
treatment

10/06-3/10

6.900 Arturo Dauden Ibanez Link --


(2.564) adauden@sodemasa.c
om

best

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000453 MANEV:
Manure management

1/11-12/14

4.166 Arturo Dauden Ibanez Link --


(2.076) adauden@sodemasa.c
om

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000459 ECOREGA:
Green cattle farming

1/11-12/12

600 Paula CONTE dtor.te Link --


(282) cnico@unionsagrarias.
org

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000214 GAS-OFF:
Research drivers of GHG emissions of
livestock and manure.

10/10-
12/13

1.806 Luigi STEFANINI stef Link --


(903) anini@aziendatadini.it

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000321 ZeoLIFE: Zeolite


adsorbs nitrate from manure

9/11-2/15

2.151 Massimo COLTORTI


(1.045) clt@unife.it

Link --

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000347 UNIZEO: Zeolite


coated fertiliser to reduce N emission

9/11-12/14

2.440 Giorgio BOZZOLA


Link --
(1.219) gbozzola@g-m-m.com

9/13-8/16
LIFE12.ENV/CY/000544 LIFE LIVE-
WASTE: Low GHG cattle waste treatment

2.147
(1.074)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000647 LIFE+Farms for


the future: Pig manure

9/13-9/17

2.368
(1.178)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000689 LIFE
MIX_FERTILIZER: Pig manure

9/13-8/16

1.259
(617)

Link web
site

7/13-6/18
LIFE12.ENV/FR/000799 LIFE Carbon
Dairy: Carbon plan for French dairy sector

2.383
(1.192)

Link web
site

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000671 LIFE-
OPTIMAL2012: Cattle waste to fertiliser

7/13-12/17

5.190
(1.920)

Link --

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000359 LIFE
SludgeisBiofuel: Sewage sludge and
manure to biogas.

7/13-6/16

3.063
(1.250)

Link web
site

below
avera
ge

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7.2.13.2 Other non-CO2 emissions from Agriculture


There are eight mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 14,8 m; funding: 7,1 m).

Non-CO2 emissions:
Agriculture: other non-CO2
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1/09-12/10
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public

534 Jos RODRIGUEZ BL


(267) ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

1/10-12/13

2.675 Emilio Jess GONZL


(1.237) EZ SNCHEZ egonz
alez@aeac-sv.org

Link web
site

LIFE08.ENV/E/000129
LIFE+AGRICARBON: Research and
demonstrate conservation agriculture and
precision agriculture.

9/10-12/13
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000441 ACCIN
AGROCLIMTICA: Climate Change audit
for farmers

1.589 Eduardo DE MIGUEL Link --


(794) edemiguel@fundacion
globalnature.org

good

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000302 IPNOA:
Decrease N2O emissions from agriculture
in Tuscany.

6/12-5/16

2.059 Sandro Mori s.mori@ Link --


(996) westsystems.com

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000590 LIFE SEED


CAPITAL: Rapeseed to bio-diesel and
animal fodder to reduce CH4 emissions.

9/13-9/16

1.025
(512)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000404 LIFE+_Climate
changE-R: Decrease CH4 and N2O
emissions from agriculture in Tuscany.

7/13-12/16

1.854
(892)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000578 LIFE HelpSoil:


Soil enhancement for better carbon
sequestration and Climate Change
resilience.

7/13-6/17

2.942
(1.308)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000800 SOLMACC Life: 8/13-7/18


Climate friendly farming

2.140
(1.070)

Link web
site

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7.2.13.3 Non-CO2 emissions: Methane from bogs


There are eight mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 21,2 m; funding: 12,5 m).
There are many more bogs and mires projects in LIFE NAT. The ones below were included as they
cover larger areas or many smaller ones.
One notable inclusion in this list is a recently-started ENV project that will try to quantify the
ecosystem service of peatlands, i.e. put values on ecological and economic effects.

Non-CO2 emissions:
Methane from bogs

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE04.NAT/PL/000208 PLBALTBOGS:
Improve 23 of the 80 Baltic raised bogs

11/03-9/07

968 Pawel PAWLACZYK


(681) lkp@lkp.org.pl

Link web
site

LIFE07.NAT/D/000233 ReHa
Federseemoor: Bog restauration plus
archeology

(1/09-3/14)

1.304
(652)

--

web
site

very
good

LIFE07.NAT/UK/000948 Anglesey and


Lleyn Fens : Bogs and mires restoration

(no dates)

no data

--

--

LIFE08.NAT/B/000033 LOMME: Peatbog (no dates)


restoration

no data

--

web
site

good

LIFE08.NAT/FIN/000596 Boreal Peatland 1/10-12/14


Life : Restoring 3000+ ha peatland sites

6.727 Jouni Penttinen jouni. Link web


(3.363) penttinen@metsa.fi
site

very
good

LIFE08.NAT/S/000268 Life to ad(d)mire : 1/10-12/15


Halting emissions from 35 peatland sites

6.813 Lisa TENNING Lisa.T Link web


(3.407) enning@lansstyrelsen.
site
se

LIFE08.NAT/UK/000202 MoorLIFE :
Bogs, fens and mires

4/10-4/15

6.691 Catherine WYNN cat Link web


(5.018) herine.wynn@peakdistr
site
ict.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE12.ENV/FI/000150
LIFEPeatLandUse: Quantify ecosystem
services of peatlands

(no dates)

no data

--

--

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7.2.13.4 Non-CO2 emissions: Industrial processes


There are eight mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 6,5 m; funding: 2,2 m).
They either deal with end-of-pipe technologies to remove/recycle emissions (e.g. nitrous oxide) from
an industrial plant or with integrated technologies using alternative cooling agents or construction
material which a lower carbon footprint. The latter climate effect may appear indirect, but its effect
often is underestimated due to the size of the material streams involved (e.g. building material and
construction waste, which was the subject of the RENEW BUILDING project).

Non-CO2 emissions:
Industrial processes

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE94.ENV/F/000669 N2O recycling:


N2O conversion plant.

4/94-12/94

500
(115)

Link --

LIFE03.ENV/A/000002 PROCOOL: Cold


appliance competition

10/03-9/06

767
(371)

Link web
site

best

LIFE04.ENV/BE/000015 BATECNOR:
N2O conversion plant.

12/03-3/06

1.043 Emile DE DECKER


(287)

Link web
site

termi
nate
d

LIFE04.ENV/HU/000372 ECOFILTER:
Wash ammonia from mushroom
production exhaust air.

12/03-
12/05

1.681 Arpad MUTSY


(341) info@biofungi.hu

Link web
site

good

LIFE05.ENV/DK/000156 CO2REF:
Transcritical CO2 refrigeration system

10/05-
10/07

556
(167)

Link web
site

best
of
best

LIFE05.ENV/F/000082 DIDEM: Save


energy with new brick drying process.

11/05-1/09

502
(151)

Link web
site

belo
w
aver
age

LIFE08.ENV/A/000216
RENEW BUILDING: Ecological
refurbishment of buildings

1/10-12/12

684 Robert WIMMER


(323) rw@grat.at

Link --

good

LIFE09.INF/DE/000012 Pro-Klima
Autoklimaanlage: More eco-friendly air
condition in cars.

9/10-8/13

800 Eva LAUER


(400) lauer@duh.de

Link --

very
good

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7.2.13.5 Non-CO2 emissions: Waste


There are six mitigation projects on non-CO2 emissions from waste streams (total budget: 11,5 m;
funding: 4,4 m). For the waste streams it was assumed that if not treated with the projects
methods they would be landfilled and then would contribute to landfill gas emissions.

Non-CO2 emissions:

Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

10/06-3/10
LIFE06.ENV/D/000460
SLUDGE2ENERGY: Waste reduction and
energy yield from sewage sludge

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

3.812
(769)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE08.ENV/H/000291 ISIM-TCC:
"Industrial Symbiosis": waste of one
business as raw material for another to
increase resource efficiency

1/10-12/12

793 Krisztina BRDOS


(397) info@ifka.hu

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000294 WASTE-C-
CONTROL: Assessment software for
GHG of waste streams

10/10-9/12

2.363 Nikos GARGOULAS


(1.004) ngargoulas@epem.gr

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000307 ENERGY-
WASTE: Gasification of non-recyclable
waste fraction

1/11-12/13

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000611 LIFE+ - VIRGIN: 7/13-12/15


Gasification and energetic use of
absorbent hygiene product (AHP) residues
LIFE07.INF/UK/000950 Eco-Animation:
Eco-Animation: childrens' cartoon on
climate change and sustainability

1/09-3/11

good

1.923 Markellos GRIPARIS Link --


(900) mgriparis@watt.com.gr
2.061 Marcello SOMMA
(1.030) somma.ma@fater.it

Link web
site

541 Luigi PETITO


(258) luigi@bs-europa.eu

Link web
site

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7.2.13.6 Non-CO2 emissions: Landfill gas


There are 13 mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 28,9 m; funding: 11,0 m)

Non-CO2 emissions:
Landfill gas

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE97.TCY/TR/037 Collect gas from


waste dump: Landfill gas recovery

2/97-1/98

LIFE98.ENV/D/000524 Waste site


emission reduction: Reduce landfill gas
emissions.

8/98-8/02

LIFE04.ENV/DE/000056 ZAK-process:
Reduce landfill gas emissions with proper
stacking of waste.

12/03-
12/06

LIFE05.ENV/DK/000141 BIOCOVER:
Reduce methane emission from landfill by
"bio-cover"

8/05-11/08

LIFE05.ENV/E/000319 MICROPHILOX:
Microturbines for low methane landfill gas

10/05-3/09

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

591 Ozdag YALCIN


(159)
3.227
(518)

Link --

Heinz BKERS heinz Link web


.boekers@abfallwirtsch
site
aft-emsland.de

Link web
site

very
good

513
(256)

Link web
site

belo
w
aver
age

1.303
(582)

Link web
site

best
of
best

4.335 Georg GIBIS info@z


(1.345) ak-ringsheim.de

LIFE05.ENV/IT/000874 GHERL: Capture 12/05-5/08


CO2 from landfills to get pure methane

217 Lidia LOMBARDI lidia Link web


(108) .lombardi@pin.unifi.it
site

LIFE08.ENV/B/000040 CLIM-
WASTENER: Gaining power and heat
from landfill gas

1/10-12/12

2.422 Xavier LOMBARD Xa Link web


(1.211) vier.lombard@verdesis
site
.com

LIFE08.ENV/E/000123 PARK RENOVA:


Self-sufficient energy supply by landfill
gas.

1/10-6/13

2.691 Antonio ORUS


(570) aorus@huesca.es

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000429 UPGAS-
LOWCO2: Capture CO2 from landfills to
get pure methane

1/10-6/12

679 Ennio CARNEVALE Link web


(339) ennio.carnevale@unifi.i
site
t

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000484
DEMONSTRATION OF KDV TECH:
Waste to liquid fuel (bio-diesel) by
depolymerisation

10/10-9/12

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000341 RECOIL: Collect


and recover waste cooking oil.

canc
elled

Link --

4.872 Fernando PEREZ


(2.338) fperez@grinyo.com

very
good

very
good

Link --

9/11-2/15

1.819 Serena DRIGO seren Link --


(872) a.drigo@azzeroco2.it

LIFE10.ENV/SE/000038 Wastetofuel:
Liquified biogas from landfills

9/11-8/14

3.298 Hkan Rosqvist haka Link web


(1.262) n@rosqvist-resurs.se
site

faile
d

LIFE11.ENV/UK/000402 ACUMEN:
Methane from old landfills

9/12-8/15

2.935 Neil Davies neil.davie Link --


(1.437) s@environment-
agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

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7.2.13.7 Non-CO2 emissions: Other/general


There are three mitigation projects on this topic (total budget: 13,3 m; funding: 6,7 m).

Non-CO2 emissions:
other/ general

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE05.PREP/UK/000012 LETS update:


Assessment of the EU ETS phase I.

6/06-6/05

2/07-1/12
LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation of air pollution and climate
LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

625
(312)
8.839 Markus Amann
(4.417) amann@iiasa.ac.at

Link web
site

very
good

Link --

excel
lent

3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

good


7.2.14 INF (Information and Communication) projects on mitigation
There are 13 INF projects on mitigation (total budget: 177 m; funding: 88 m).
Ten of these projects have already been listed under non-specific private/bottom-up change of
habits in the mitigation chapter, and thus are simply copied here (total budget: 11,2 m; funding:
5,6 m).
Of the other three projects, two are on air conditioning systems and one is about landscape-scale
conservation initiatives (total budget: 6,5 m; funding:3,2 m).
Half of the INF mitigation projects also deal with adaptation (and thus appear in both lists).

INF projects
to change private habits
Project short description

Budget

x1000

Duration

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

1/09-12/10
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public

534 Jos RODRIGUEZ BL


(267) ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE07.INF/FIN/000152 CCCRP: Climate 1/09-12/11


Change portal for general public

1.988
(990)

Link --

very
good

Link web
site

good

LIFE07.INF/IT/000487 R.A.C.E.S.:
Climate Change and energy awareness
raising

1/09-4/11

1.033 Natale SEREMIA


(510) seremia@comune.fi.it

LIFE07.INF/UK/000932 RENEW: Hot


water saving in households

1/09-12/11

1.942 Simon Green simon.g Link --


(971) reen@est.org.uk

very
good

LIFE07.INF/UK/000950 Eco-Animation:
Eco-Animation: childrens' cartoon on
climate change and sustainability

1/09-3/11

541 Luigi PETITO


(258) luigi@bs-europa.eu

Link web
site

very
good

1/10-12/12
LIFE08.INF/GR/000589 ProSuDePe:
Eduction to reduce energy, waste and fire.

1.232
(593)

Link --

canc
elled

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12


urban water consumption

768 Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


(384) conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

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good

p. 92 / 11

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.INF/AT/000369 EKO-LIFE: Eco-
friendly lifestyle (not only Climate Change)
LIFE12.INF/IT/000465 EcoLife: Climate
friendly lifestyle

10/13-9/16

LIFE12.INF/SK/000165 SMAPUDE_LIFE: 9/13-8/16


Dissemination of biomass and solar
energy in Slovakian housing

776
(388)

Link web
site

1.112
(554)

Link web
site

1.294
(636)

Link web
site

good

Other INF projects


on mitigation

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE09.INF/DE/000012
Pro-Klima Autoklimaanlage: More eco-
friendly air condition in cars.

9/10-8/13

800 Eva LAUER


(400) lauer@duh.de

LIFE09.INF/PL/000283 DOKLIP:
Climate friendly air conditioning in cars

9/10-8/15

1.803 Wojciech SZYMALSKI Link --


(902) w.szymalski@ine-
isd.org.pl

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189
Futurescapes: Implementation of
landscape-scale conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14

3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

very
good

Link --

good

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7.3

Crosscutting topics and projects

In this chapter two groups of projects are highlighted that do not fit into the sector-specific clusters
identified in the previous chapters on adaptation and mitigation. The two following groups show the
additional capabilities of the database created for this study.
The first one is GHG monitoring, one of the focus topics of the LIFE 2014 call. GHG monitoring
corresponds to measuring/monitoring which is a category in the set phase of the solution cycle.
The second group includes crosscutting projects, i.e. those assigned to more than one sub-topic of
climate change.
7.3.1

Crosscutting topic: greenhouse gas monitoring

The sets of categories do not contain a special item GHG monitoring. However,
measuring/monitoring is a separate category and includes those projects with a considerable focus
on GHG monitoring.
There are 17 projects (two PREP and 15 ENV) that feature aspects of GHG monitoring (this
includesmonitoring by measured emissions as well as by calculated emissions).

Projects on
GHG monitoring

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

LIFE00.ENV/NL/000808 EQuation: Proof of LCA tools 4/01-3/03


practicability for building standards
Note: Simplified LCA-methodology for mass application
to quantify the actual environmental quality/
performance

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

645
(323)

Link web
site

best

Link web
site

good

LIFE02.ENV/UK/000136 Catch: Urban transport for


clean air in Liverpool
Note: Implementation of an advanced pollution
monitoring techniques in Liverpool city centre;

9/02-8/05

LIFE03.ENV/IT/000343 DesAir: Local ETS


Note: Emission trading scheme at a regional level

10/03-
9/05

563 Edoardo CR Link web


(251) OCI edoar
site
do.croci@un
ibocconi.it

good

LIFE05.ENV/GR/000235 SUSCON: IPP in


construction plus software tool
Note: Evaluation of the environmental performance of
participating companies.

10/05-
9/08

1.111
(555)

good

LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS: Joint simulation


of air pollution and climate
Note: Includes an EU wide network on climate and air
pollution data.

2/07-1/12

LIFE06.PREP/UK/000002 TRITECH ETV: Evaluation 9/06-8/09


system for eco products
Note: Creation of as standard evaluation of the
performance of environmental technologies

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3.945 Karen BOO


(1.494) TH Karen.
booth@mer
seytravel.go
v.uk

Link web
site

8.839 Markus Ama Link --


(4.417) nn
amann@iias
a.ac.at
1.393 Anthony DA
(696) VIS info@
betatechnol
ogy.co.uk

Link --

excel
lent

very
good

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Projects on
GHG monitoring

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000133 SNOWCARBO: Mapping


and monitoring net anthropogenic carbon
Note: A combination of Earth observation information
with in situ data allows to distinguish anthropogenic
influences from natural background CO2.

1/09-
12/12

2.156 Jouni Pulliai Link web


(1.047) nen jouni.
site
pulliainen@f
mi.fi

good

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA: Assessment of


Climate Change vulnerability of regions and sites via
spatial data simulation.
Note: Assess impacts and vulnerability by use of
satellite data and derive critical thresholds.

1/09-
12/11

3.122 Martin Forsi Link --


(1.547) us martin.f
orsius@ymp
aristo.fi

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000388 CARBOMARK: Setting up


voluntary carbon markets
Note: Contains a complete tool for the implementation
of local carbon markets.

1/09-
12/11

1.088 Maurizio DI
(544) SSEGNA
maurizio.dis
segna@regi
one.veneto.i
t

Link --

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000451 LAKS: Local Climate Change 1/09-


accounting and action plan
10/11
Note: Local GHG accounting

1.305
(652)

Link web
site

good

LIFE08.ENV/F/000485 ROMAIR: Air quality modelling 1/10-6/12


and forecast system
Note: Monitoring and forecasting of emissions (traffic
and others).

1.437 Jacques MO Link web


(709) USSAFIR
site
jmoussafir@
aria.fr

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/FI/000572 MACEB: Black Carbon


monitoring and its impact on Climate Change

1/11-
12/13

1.647
(820)

good

LIFE09.ENV/FR/000598 CLIMATE: Regional climate


action plan.
Note: Carbon accounting in the County Council.

9/10-
12/13

1.568 Chrystelle T Link web


(784) OUZEAU
site
ctouzeau@c
g91.fr

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000294 WASTE-C-CONTROL:
Assessment software for GHG of waste streams
Note: Software to monitor and report emissions of
activities around solid waste.

10/10-
9/12

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000214 GAS-OFF: Research drivers


of GHG emissions of livestock and manure.
Note: Monitor emissions of 50 dairy farms.

10/10-
12/13

1.806 Luigi STEFA Link --


(903) NINI stefa
nini@aziend
atadini.it

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000302 IPNOA: Decrease N2O


emissions from agriculture in Tuscany.
Note: Development of two prototypes for monitoring of
N2O fluxes.

6/12-5/16

2.059 Sandro Mori Link --


(996) s.mori@w
estsystems.
com

LIFE12.ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET: Mapping Climate


Change effects on boreal zones by innovative
combination of data sources
Note: Interlinking different monitoring systems.

9/13-9/17

2.755 Ali NADIR Link web


(1.367) ARSLAN a
site
li.nadir.arsla
n@fmi.fi

Link --

2.363 Nikos GAR


(1.004) GOULAS
ngargoulas
@epem.gr

Link web
site

very
good

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7.3.2

Crosscutting projects with a broad scope

This group of projects was selected by looking at how many categories were assigned to them in the
database by the author. Therefore, these projects are crosscutting in the sense that they combine
sub-topics which other projects work on separately. Therefore the projects in this group should be
equipped with or have yielded overarching knowhow. From the project title alone this overarching
aspect is not really visible. Thus, parts of the texts for objective and results have been added from
the LIFE project database.

Budget

x1000

Projects with the broadest scope


Project short description

Duration

LIFE06.PREP/A/000006 EC4MACS:
Joint simulation
of air pollution and climate

2/07-1/12

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

8.839 Markus Ama Link --


(4.417) nn
amann@iias
a.ac.at

excel
lent

EC4MACS successfully joint forces of several sectoral simulation systems via harmonisation of data
acquisition, formats and inter-links between the simulation systems. Thus it is now possible to calculate
scenarios with unprecedented reliability in a short period of time.
The project has remarkably enhanced not only the quantitative base for the development of policies in the
fields of air pollution and climate, but also the way in which options, scenarios, measures and costs/benefits
are being negotiated.
As the data are provided by the national experts and the data base as well as the methods for calculation are
absolutely transparent and widely discussed and agreed, it is hard for the involved experts and politicians to
disagree with the results. This has its impact on the selection and implementation of more (cost) efficient
measures in the above fields.
During the European-wide review of all air legislation and measures the EU has used EC4MACS for the impact
assessment of different scenarios. The impact assessment already was evaluated as the best assessment for
long time. As a result the "ambition level" (the amount of technical possible measures which will become
obligatory) was raised from meagre 25% (recent decades) to now 75%, as EC4MACS could prove, that this
level of measures would be cost effective, i.e. would have higher benefits for the population than costs. This
rise equals about 3 billion Euro per year additional expenditures into air quality improvement.

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
vulnerability of regions and sites via
spatial data simulation.

1/09-
12/11

3.122 Martin Forsi Link --


(1.547) us martin.f
orsius@ymp
aristo.fi

excel
lent

The VACCIA project studied the vulnerability of ecosystem services to Climate Change and the possibilities for
different sectors of society to adapt to these changes. These studies allowed probability-based vulnerability
assessments to be made. In particular, the project assessed how anticipated Climate Change would change
the production of selected main ecosystem services/sectors (biodiversity, forest and agricultural production,
carbon sequestration, water resources and quality, fishery production, tourism), and identified critical change
thresholds.
The derivation of these Climate Change scenarios and vulnerability assessments (database) was the main
result of the project. The use of satellite data based GMES-services for making these assessments and
adaptation studies (maps, databases) was another key result.

Contribution to the development of national environmental legislation (Environmental Impact Assessment


regulation).

Contribution to the development of European policies (European Climate Change Programme 11) for
Climate Change adaptation by providing tools, data and examples on climate impacts and adaptation
measures.

Contribution to the development of international networks for climate/global change impacts assessment.

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Budget

x1000

Projects with the broadest scope


Project short description

Duration

9/13-9/17
LIFE12.ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal
zones by innovative combination of data
sources

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

2.755 Ali NADIR Link web


(1.367) ARSLAN a
site
li.nadir.arsla
n@fmi.fi

The LIFE MONIMET project aims to fill knowledge gaps regarding carbon and water balances and their
relationship to Climate Change in boreal zones including regions' vulnerability. It implements an innovative
approach of in-situ monitoring and mapping of Climate Change indicators by combing different information
sources describing phenology, CO2 and CH4 exchange, land cover, snow evolution and albedo. The
information sources include in-situ observations and Earth Observation (EO) (satellite) data, as well as
ancillary data supporting vulnerability assessments. Dedicated high-resolution regional models will be applied
to describe climate and land surface fluxes of carbon and water by different ecosystems.
Actions carried out to achieve these objectives shall involve:

Collecting information, data and expertise that is currently spread over several institutes, in order to build a
comprehensive platform for analysing Climate Change effects on seasonal dynamics of various
phenomena;
Establishing links and adding value to existing monitoring mechanisms such as ICOS and EO systems
(GMES) and making use of data acquired in previous LIFE-funded - and other - projects related to
ecosystem monitoring;

Creating a new webcam monitoring system to facilitate EO systems by providing time-series of field
observations for calibration and validation, and to improve the assessment of forest ecosystem services;

Synthesising modelling and observation approaches to identify climate indicators; and

Linking the Climate Change indicators and their effects in order to create vulnerability maps of boreal
zones in connection to Climate Change scenarios.

10/12-
LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:
Transfer local adaptation planning to Italy. 9/15
Includes mitigation.

986
(493)

Link --

The main goal of the BLUE AP project is to provide Bologna with a Local Adaptation Plan, to make the town
more resilient in the face of Climate Change. The project will

Learn from and disseminate the best EU experiences in adaptation planning at the town level, and adjust
them to fit the specific Italian situation;

Consolidate a governance and planning model usable in the large number of Italian cities already
committed (more than 1000 Covenant of Mayors signatories), but not experienced in strategic planning for
climate adaptation;

Establish an information system that is comprehensive and innovative (integrating environmental with
social data) and that will produce new information about Climate Change risks and vulnerability in
Bologna;

Offer start up support to local stakeholders, with the aim of designing and launching some of the
measures and actions defined by the Local Adaptation Plan.


Expected results:

A protocol involving stakeholders in climate adaptation, based on 100 Stakeholder Challenges and 100
Financing Challenges surveys. An analysis report summarising stakeholders needs and opportunities;

A baseline report addressing the strengths and weaknesses of the Bologna municipality in the face of the
need to adapt to Climate Change;

Preparation of the Bologna Local Urban Environment Adaptation Plan (BLUE AP);

The political commitment by the local government to adopt and start the implementation of the BLUE AP;

The design and start up of at least six pilot actions, as part of the initial implementation of BLUE AP.

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Budget

x1000

Projects with the broadest scope


Project short description

Duration

LIFE08.ENV/E/000101
Las Rozas por el clima:
Local Climate Alliance.

1/10-
12/13

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

2.441 Juan VICEN Link --


(1.049) TE SNCH
EZ jvicent
e@lasrozas
demadrid.es

The project aims to apply and evaluate methods of municipal management of Climate Change, assessing their
cost-effectiveness in meeting the goals for reducing greenhouse gases (GHG). This will include both
adaptation and mitigation measures.
An action plan to combat Climate Change will be adopted and new regulations for protecting the atmosphere,
municipal planning of green spaces, parks and public gardens will be endorsed. A set of incentives and
methods to encourage the involvement of businesses and commercial sectors in combating Climate Change
will also be developed.
The project will calculate initial emissions at the beginning of the project in order to help assess the results
achieved at the end. In this way the project hopes to provide a model for other municipalities of similar size
and/or socio-economic characteristics (i.e., a growing suburb). In parallel, a strong awareness-raising
campaign about Climate Change will target the general public, schools and main business sectors.

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Budget

x1000

Projects with the broadest scope


Project short description

Duration

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:


Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-
12/12

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

2.146 Silja Huuhta Link --


(1.073) nen silja.h
uuhtanen@y
tv.fi

good

The Julia 2030 project was set up to implement and demonstrate new (and further develop exiting) methods,
procedures and tools, as part of a climate strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Helsinki
metropolitan area. The project actions would concentrate on public procurement, use of public premises,
transport and waste management.

Results:
The Julia 2030 project developed and demonstrated opportunities to reduce CO2 emissions. It carried out
extensive campaigns to promote awareness of CO2 emissions and ways to reduce them by making informed
choices.

"Eco-supporters": The project promoted environmental responsibility in a wide range of workplaces


through the creation of eco-supporters. Eco-support activities begin by appointing and training one or
more eco-supporters. The state of environmental affairs at the workplace is then reviewed to determine
any improvements that could be made. Finally, the eco supporters guide and inspire their colleagues in
implementing new ecological practices.
The target was greatly exceeded, with a total of 640 new eco-supporters trained.

"CO2 calculators" for several sectors were developed and tested, including public premises (calculator for
monitoring the greenhouse gas emissions of 32 selected pilot premises like schools, day care centres,
libraries, public swimming pools, community centres etc.). Between 2009 and 2011 GHG emissions
(including those relating to work-related travelling by staff, paper and waste) of the pilot sites fell by 8%.

"Green public procurement": For this area general guidelines compiled, which include a comprehensive
study of public procurement regulations and practical instructions on how to arrange competitive tendering
for various purchases of goods and services. For five product groups the project developed a specific
JUHILAS tool for calculating the carbon footprint. In the tendering process its footprint results are used as
an evaluation criterion.

The project specified lifecycle-based GHG emission factors for 15 types of waste, which were incorporated
into the Petra waste benchmarking service used by businesses and public administration, as well as into
the waste flows monitoring system of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. A new Konsta waste calculator was
developed for use by households, enabling them to assess their own waste volumes and the resulting
GHG emissions. A new model called Emmi was developed for forecasting municipal waste volumes.

Transport sector: The project provided a very user-friendly CO2 calculators to help residents choose the
best modes of personal mobility from the point of view of Climate Change mitigation. A chocolate
calculator (indicating the energy consumed when walking) was incorporated into the walking and cycling
section of the Journey Planner. The Jlki carbon calculator for weekday transport paints a broader picture
of climate emissions, and also provides tips on more climate friendly ways of getting around.

Within the Julia 2030 project, a regional Climate Change adaptation strategy was developed. This
strategy aims at preparing the region for the consequences of and to reduce the regions vulnerability to
Climate Change. Translating efforts to reduce CO2 emissions into clear policy initiatives will require a long
time. Nevertheless, cost savings can be achieved in the running of public buildings, the procurement of
goods, the selection of transport modes and the handling of waste.

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Budget

x1000

Projects with the broadest scope


Project short description

Duration

LIFE07.INF/E/000852
CHANGING THE CHANGE:
Climate Change information for the agro-
forestry sector and the general public

1/09-
12/10

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

534 Jos RODRI Link web


(267) GUEZ BLAN
site
CO xestio
n@unionsag
rarias.org

very
good

The main objective of the CHANGING THE CHANGE project was to provide Climate Change information to the
Galician agro-forestry sector and the general public. The project also aimed to bring about a shift of attitude in
farmers towards sustainable management alternatives (renewable energies and bio fuels, recycling, energy
efficiency measures, organic farming, climate adapted crops etc.)
The project foresaw the organisation of 41 workshops to key stakeholders, the attendance at relevant fairs, the
design of awareness raising materials and articles in the press, the establishment and monitoring of a series of
indicators at 2000 farms and a personalised advisory office in each of the 37 Galician counties.

Results:
The CHANGING THE CHANGE project completed all planned activities with great success.
The workshops with around 1300 farmers were useful and generated considerable interest and the chance to
increase self esteem (especially among the 500 children involved). More than 130 000 people attended two big
fairs in Galicia.
Technicians at the 37 agrarian offices in Galicia acted as environmental advisors (new legislation, possible
environment-linked subsidies, implementation of good practices for mitigation and adaptation to Climate
Change) for nearly 7000 requests for information.
2000 people took part in three surveys carried out every six months to monitor the impact and the progress of
the adoption of good practices:

Increase in the use of bio fuels;

Increase in the surface of solar panels installed;

Decrease in the consumption of water;

Increase of agricultural surface dedicated to agrofuels crops;

Decrease in the use of nitrogen fertilisers/Increase in the use of organic fertilisers;

Increase of carbon content of soils;

Increase of forest plantations.



Communication activities included the production of Eco-guides, brochures, posters, stickers, conference
materials and educational materials for schools. The project received wide coverage in regional and local
media.
Climate Change issues are now sustainably embedded in the day-to-day activity of technicians.

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x1000

Projects with the broadest scope


Project short description

Duration

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000800 SOLMACC:
Climate friendly farming

8/13-7/18

(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

2.140
(1.070)

Link web
site

The SOLMACC LIFE project aims to demonstrate a set of innovative, climate-friendly (mitigation and
adaptation) farm practices under experimental conditions.
The project will demonstrate a set of four, innovative, climate-friendly farming practices:
1. Optimised on-farm nutrient recycling;
2. Optimised crop rotation with legume-grass leys;
3. Optimised tillage system; and
4. Agroforestry.
These will be implemented on 12 organic farms in Sweden, Germany and Italy.
The project expects to show a reduction of around 15% in the carbon footprint of plant products and greater
resilience to the consequences of Climate Change on the pilot farms. It also expects to show coherence with
other sustainability objectives of the EU, such as the control of soil erosion, biodiversity conservation and
enhancement, and the efficient management of natural resources, such as water.

The project is still running. Expected results:

The successful implementation of an innovative set of climate-friendly farm practices on twelve organic
farms in Sweden, Germany and Italy;

A 15% reduction in GHG emissions from agricultural activities;

An improved capacity to adapt to the negative effects of Climate Change;

A richer debate on EU policy around Climate Change and agriculture.

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-
12/14

3.855 Aidan LONE Link web


(1.928) RGAN Aid
site
an.Lonergan
@rspb.org.u
k

good

The main objective is to encourage the development and implementation of landscape-scale conservation
initiatives, involving many partners, in 34 priority areas across the UK.
These areas, known as Futurescapes, cover a total area of 2.18 million ha and include populations of 3.83
million people. The 34 areas have been chosen to give good geographical coverage and to reflect both their
need and potential.
Additional objectives are to carry out high-level advocacy work to promote the landscape-scale approach and
to disseminate information about the project to relevant stakeholders throughout the EU. The key messages
will be that landscape-scale conservation is important and that it can bring major benefits to local communities
as well as to wildlife. The main actions will involve the employment of a team of regional officers to lead the
communication work targeting potential partners and funders. Their work will help lead to the identification and
delivery of conservation projects by the partnerships. They will be supported by public engagement staff to
focus on communicating with the general public and schools.

The project is still running. Expected results:

Establishment of active partnerships in each of the project areas. This may involve contact with 10-40
organisations within each area and agreement on 3-5 practical tasks per area, covering about 10% of the
total area (c. 200 000 ha); and

Engagement with up to 10 000 members of the public in each Futurescape. This will be supported by a
communications strategy.

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Section C: Conclusions and recommendations


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Conclusions and recommendations

The main aim of this thematic LIFE study is to provide useful information about the solutions the
LIFE programme contributes to the mitigation of and adaptation to Climate Change. This information
is relevant not only to DG ENV, but also to DG CLIMA and EASME (both newly involved in the
management of LIFE since 2014), to the ECs Thematic Units, to LIFE National Contact Points and
to climate change projects. The study should also strengthen the link between the Units in charge of
the management of operational projects and Thematic Units dealing mainly with environmental
policy.
Two-step approach
Already from the creation of a separate DG on Climate Action one can assume that climate change
is a broad topic. This is so because the main emission source of GHG namely the combustion of
fossil fuels is very closely related to energy generation and energy consumption. Accordingly, it is
present in an extremely wide range of sectors and activities and in turn in a mass of LIFE projects.
This fact makes it necessary to approach the topic in two steps or phases:
Firstly to identify climate change-relevant projects, classify them and provide an easy way of
filtering the 366 total projects in line with individual requirements; and
Secondly to choose sub-topics of climate change and carry out a more detailed analysis (i.e.
comparable to previous thematic studies).
The second step or phase II can only be done after the first one.
This study therefore concentrates on the first of these two steps and has produced a database and
search tool covering the breadth of climate change LIFE projects. The discussion of individual
projects and the highlighting of their results are left for the user or for further detailed studies in the
future (e.g. on climate change mitigation in agriculture, industry or energy supply). This approach
proves to be of high value for users who need to find answers to questions such as

Which LIFE projects have covered a certain climate change subtopic?

Has LIFE already funded projects similar to a newly-submitted proposal?

Which beneficiaries should contact each other due to similarities in their projects?

For the general public, Astrale has produced a LIFE Focus brochure on LIFE and Climate change
mitigation. A second publication, LIFE and Climate change adaptation, will follow in 2015.
Successful completion and test of step 1: the classification and the database
It was only possible to test if the work done to define the classifiers and to attribute each of the 366
projects to one or more of those classifiers would pay off towards the end of the study. Tests
indicate that the classifications work as intended: as the clusters generated accurately show the
contribution of LIFE to the particular sub-topics. The study (and the annexed database) gives the
reader an easy and yet precise means of accessing projects of individual interest. As no such
structure for the broad topic of climate change had been identified at the beginning of this process,
the newly-developed classifications may be an additional benefit of this study.
The text/print version displays all 366 projects in more than 50 clusters. This leaves an average of
six to 10 LIFE projects per cluster, i.e. a specific sub-topic. A few larger mitigation clusters with
higher numbers of projects remain: industrial processes, transport/mobility and
housing/construction. The further subdivision of these clusters can be done individually in the
attached spreadsheet database using the filter functions provided (year, country, prototype etc.).

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Impressive scope of the LIFE programme


The fact that there are 366 projects with considerable links to climate change demonstrates that
climate change is a major topic in the LIFE programme. The EU has contributed some 350 m to
these projects, helping to mobilise a total budget of some 900 m. (Exact figures are not available
as the budgets for some failed projects can only be estimated and for the projects still running only
proposed budgets exist.)
For this study, several sets of classifications were used on the projects concerned. It turned out that
for any one of the more than 50 categories a group of several projects exists dealing explicitly with
this category (with social tensions being the one only missing - more details below). Therefore, a
second conclusion is that LIFE is operating across the full scope of climate change categories.
Imbalance towards mitigation
In general adaptation (with a total of 59 projects) lags behind mitigation (335 projects) within LIFE.
Confronted with the immediate threat of global warming a private household would probably put all
its efforts in getting prepared for the change. However, the changes are beyond the planning
horizon of most families. Why then is mitigation the dominant topic, when effects of mitigation not
only are as distant as global warming but on top of that are beyond the control of individual efforts
(private as well as national), because private inputs have to be shared globally? The author sees
two reasons for this puzzle:

Most of the mitigation measures come with a short-term financial bonus (saving energy
costs or getting refunds for alternative energy production), whilst in adaptation there is no
short-term refund.

There is a very high level of consensus and fear concerning the direction of climate change
(warmer) and the major cause (CO2). Only with such unison and settled conviction it is
possible to push forward a task as large as halting global warming, without a public uproar
considering the large expenditures and increasingly tighter regulations.

The author notes that debate of these fundamentals is not taking place, which appears unusual for a
pluralistic society. However, when taking global warming for granted, it still appears quite optimistic
to focus so much on mitigation: It implies a) that humankind has the potential to keep warming
below 2 C, b) that all nations with considerable CO2 emissions will join in and c) that they will do so
in time. DG CLIMA has announced it plans to put more emphasis on adaptation in LIFE 2014-2020.
It appears to be a good idea to do so. However, most of the mitigation projects not only cut down
emissions but also save energy and often are profitable (especially in the industry concerned). For
pure adaptation projects such a direct incentive rarely exists or is harder to calculate and
communicate. This may be challenging. Bottom line: It may be high time to increase awareness and
action on the adaptation side.
The topic Social: migration, social tension, jobs caused by climate change has not been addressed
by any LIFE climate change projects. For most people, the environmental consequences of climate
change (water scarcity, extreme weather etc) will pale into insignificance compared to the socio-
economic impacts: income loss, rising costs, migration, tension and the potential for social unrest.
It is difficult to draw a line where environment ends and the social starts. Therefore the EC bodies
managing the LIFE programme should consider ways in which LIFE projects may address social
topics and, at the very least, create links to those DGs concerned with social issues in order to
discuss overlapping know-how, potentials and responsibilities.

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Should the LIFE programme set specific funding goals for topics that have been omitted so
far?
Derived from the experience of many years of monitoring LIFE projects and from compiling several
synthesis reports on LIFE ex-post monitoring 8, the author would like to share the following points:

There are many more problems to be solved than funding by LIFE could cover.

A high benefit for the environment can only be yielded from well-run projects with
sustainable results. There is no point in pushing projects on a very specific topic in
exchange for a lower chance of sustainable benefits.

Ex-post evaluations have identified the key criteria for successful and sustainable ENV
projects: motivated beneficiaries and highly-effective project execution.

With the new LIFE programme for the period 2014-2020 a new group of Integrated
Projects will be able to sustain concentration on a specific topic for a longer period.

Bottom line: The focus topics for the LIFE calls should be broad enough to obtain a sufficient
number of high quality proposals. Concerning the topic Social: migration, social tension, jobs
mentioned above as an example: LIFE would not be able to create worthwhile project proposals
just by putting an emphasis on that issue. Therefore, it is suggested that in discussions with other
DGs and national governments a feasible way of sharing the responsibility has to be found. This will
ensure that if there are no LIFE projects on social tension, programmes managed by other DGs
could develop suitable solutions.
An imbalance in the distribution of projects
As depicted in the charts in chapter 6.2, there is a very uneven regional distribution of LIFE projects
and funding. Three quarters of the 59 adaptation projects take place in five countries. One-third of
Member States have not had any adaptation projects at all. Between 2000 and 2012 the top two
countries Spain and Italy accounted for 40% of all mitigation and adaptation projects, and this trend
is increasing: Italy and Spain had 45% of the projects funded between 2007 and 2012 and 68% of
all LIFE ENV projects (not just climate change) funded in the 2013 LIFE ENV call.
It should be pointed out that LIFE is a bottom up programme and Italy and Spain also submit by far
the most project applications. However, the distribution pattern indicates that there may be a
potential for optimisation. In order to make sure that LIFE gets the most out of Europes joint
environmental innovative power the EC should examine this issue.
Other imbalances
The fact that 90% of LIFE climate change projects have been financed under the ENV strand is not
considered problematic. Rather it is an expected consequence of how objectives are distributed
between the strands (see chapter 6.2 Climate change projects in the LIFE strands, years and
regions).
Projects also appear to be adequately distributed across levels of governance (local, regional etc).
Concerning the distribution within the solution cycle the author also does not see an issue of
concern. The EC may prefer a higher share of Regulation/Standardisation projects. However, it
should be noted that LIFE ENV has a considerable focus on innovative and demonstrative projects,
which usually are ahead of standardisation and regulation. Also, the majority of projects are focused
on solving individual challenges. Contributing to a regulation is thus a secondary issue, unless the
regulation itself puts pressure on the beneficiaries.

Update Report Synthesis of Ex-Post Monitoring Missions - Undertaken January 2009 June 2014 (July
2014], will be published under http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/publications/lifepublications/index.htm
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LIFE call 2014: Focus topic Agriculture


The LIFE call 2014 lists as one of the focus topics:
Agriculture: implementation of low carbon farming practices with a transformational impact and
analysis and development of improvements for existing climate measures under CAP. The
following findings should be taken into account for the agriculture projects:
From analysing the relevant LIFE projects it appears that agriculture is related to climate change in
several ways:

As a power consumer (directly via increasingly mechanised farming and indirectly via
fertilisers).

As a fuel producer (biogas, liquid and solid bio fuel/ biomass).

As an emitter of highly potent GHGs like methane (mainly cattle and dairy), ammonia and
nitreous oxide (fertiliser) and occasionally of methane due to de-watering of bogs and
wetlands.

As a carbon sink (captured carbon for green house horticulture, soil build-up measures,
afforestation, restoration of bogs to restart sequestration).

Taking into account these diverse links to climate change and the large overall contribution to
emissions as well as sinks the number of projects is lower than expected. Reasons for this may
include the following:

The agri-sector is a user of technology and methods rather than a developer (LIFE ENV
only funds innovative solutions);

There are other funding schemes especially for the agri-sector which are many times larger
than LIFE and which may fund necessary R&D work; and

Mitigation measures often are not revolutionary but just require a certain market price to
encourage farmers to change their crops and procedures.

If the costs of energy, fertiliser and water rise and the rewards for eco-friendly farming will be
competitive, there is hope that the agriculture will change and bring in a considerable contribution to
the fields mentioned above where agriculture is linked with climate change.
Suggested steps for further in-depth analyses
Many of the more than 50 clusters, which evolved from this study, do not need further elaboration.
They comprise only a handful or a dozen projects and those readers who need to find out what LIFE
has done so far on that specific topic, can get further details with little effort.
In order to facilitate detailed analysis of larger groups of projects (e.g. ones about industrial
processes or agriculture), thematic experts within (and outside) the EC will need to formulate
specific objectives and requirements and collaborate with the external monitoring team according to
a set timeline.
One potential area for a detailed analysis could be the Diverse roles of agriculture within climate
change. Agriculture is a focus topic for the 2014 LIFE call and will continue to be of importance in
the years to come.
With 76 climate change mitigation projects focusing on industrial processes, industry could also be
a suitable topic for an in-depth thematic study.
A chance for networking
This document and the annexed project database are not only of help for experts in the EC but are
also a chance for those involved in climate change projects to find out who else is working on similar
topics, and to get in contact with other projects. Therefore, the distribution of this study to as many
as possible climate change projects is a chance for networking, which in turn would be positive for
LIFE and for the environment.

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Annex 1:

Database of LIFE climate change projects


(electronic file / separate file)

Climate Change Thematic Report July 2014

Draft

Annex 4

p. 107 / 11

Annex 2:

List of all 59 adaptation projects

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Projects on adaptation
There are 59 adaptation projects (total budget: 123,7 m; funding: 62,1 m)

All adaptation projects


by LIFE strand and number

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE98.ENV/S/000482 Roof greening:


Green roofs

7/98-12/02 1.394
(520)

Link web
site

best

LIFE02.ENV/E/000198 ECO-VALLE:
Shading to boulevards

9/02-8/05

1.835
(601)

Link web
site

good

LIFE03.ENV/UK/000611 Response:
Climate Change risk mapping and
strategies for coastal zones

9/03-8/06

1.683
(841)

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE06.ENV/L/000121 EFFERNERGY:
Energy Efficient Building Systems

12/05-
11/08

5.610 Wim Maes Wim.Mae


(1.510) s@lux.dupont.com

Link web
site

best

LIFE07.ENV/E/000845 WATER
CHANGE: Water resources modelling

1/09-12/11 1.238
(616)

Isabel Escaler
Link --
iescaler@cetaqua.com

very
good

1/09-12/11 3.122 Martin Forsius martin. Link --


LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000141 VACCIA:
Assessment of Climate Change
(1.547) forsius@ymparisto.fi
vulnerability of regions and sites via spatial
data simulation.

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/IT/000475 TRUST: River


basin management

1/09-12/11 1.838
(898)

Roberto CASARIN
segreteria@adbve.it

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE07.ENV/UK/000936 GRACC: Guide


for green roofs

1/09-12/11 914
(455)

Fergus BEESLEY Fe
rgus.Beesley@ground
work.org.uk

Link --

good

LIFE07.ENV/FIN/000145 Julia 2030:


Broad set of urban Climate Change
mitigation actions.

1/09-12/12 2.146 Silja Huuhtanen silja.


(1.073) huuhtanen@ytv.fi

Link --

good

LIFE07.ENV/E/000824 LIFE+BOSCOS:
Management plans for resilient forests

1/09-12/13 1.444
(718)

Link --

Link web
site

very
good

Paollo COLLEPARDI Link web


p.collepardi@arsial.it
site

good

Mara Nieves ZUBALE


Z MARCO
nzubalez@svalero.es

Link web
site

excel
lent

Link --

Joan JOANEDA rese


rva.biosfera@cime.es

LIFE07.ENV/S/000908 GreenClimeAdapt: 1/09-12/13 3.166 Per_Arne NILSSON


(1.583) per-
Urban rainwater retention and shading
arne.nilsson@malmo.s
e
LIFE07.ENV/IT/000516
SUSTGREENHOUSE: Greenhouse
horticulture

2/09-1/12

LIFE08.ENV/E/000114 POWER: Water


and energy efficiency in agriculture

1/10-12/12 1.421
(651)

LIFE08.ENV/E/000101 Las Rozas por el


clima: Local Climate Alliance.

1/10-12/13 2.441 Juan VICENTE SNC


(1.049) HEZ jvicente@lasroz
asdemadrid.es

LIFE08.ENV/IT/000436 ACT: Municipal


strategy for local Climate Change
adaptation

1/10-6/12

1.752
(876)

Marco CARDINALETTI Link web


marco.cardinaletti@
site
comune.ancona.it

good

LIFE08.ENV/GR/000554 AdaptFor:
Assess Climate Change impact on forests
and adapt forest management

1/10-6/13

1.719
(833)

Climate Change Thematic Report July 2014

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921
(440)

Link web
site

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All adaptation projects


by LIFE strand and number

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

Project short description

Duration

LIFE08.ENV/LV/000451
HydroClimateStrategyRiga: Prepare for
floods due to Climate Change

2/10-11/12 662
(329)

1/11-12/14 1.486
LIFE09.ENV/FI/000571 Climforisk:
Compile forecast for forest changes due to
(742)
Climate Change

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Contact

Gvido PRINCIS gvido Link web


.princis@riga.lv
site

excel
lent

Aleksi LEHTONEN al Link --


eksi.lehtonen@metla.fi

good

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000299 SOL-BRINE:
Solar-driven treatment of desalination
brine

10/10-3/13 1.210
(605)

Tasos VIDALIS dtpro


gram@1516.syzefxis.g
ov.gr

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE09.ENV/ES/000450 BIOENERGY &


FIRE PREV.: Optimised forest logging
plans and reduction of fire risk

10/10-9/13 1.024
(512)

Fernando PRADELLS
MONZ
fernando@amufor.org

Link --

good

9/10-12/13 1.589
LIFE09.ENV/ES/000441 ACCIN
AGROCLIMTICA: Climate Change audit
(794)
for farmers

Eduardo DE MIGUEL Link --


edemiguel@fundacion
globalnature.org

good

LIFE09.ENV/IT/000056 WIZ:

Oberdan CEI o.cei@i Link --


ngegnerietoscane.net

very
good

9/10-8/13

LIFE09.ENV/GR/000296 Adapt2Change: 9/10-8/14


Energy and water efficient horticulture
greenhouses

1.897
(942)

2.577 Alexandros PAPACHA


(1.288) TZIS
papachad@teilar.gr

Link web
site

good

LIFE09.ENV/FI/000573 INSULATE:
Collecting experience of insulation effects

9/10-8/15

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000347 UNIZEO: Zeolite


coated fertiliser to reduce N emission

9/11-12/14 2.440 Giorgio BOZZOLA


Link --
(1.219) gbozzola@g-m-m.com

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000321 ZeoLIFE: Zeolite


adsorbs nitrate from manure

9/11-2/15

2.151 Massimo COLTORTI


(1.045) clt@unife.it

LIFE10.ENV/CY/000723 CYPADAPT:
National adaptation strategy for Cyprus.

9/11-8/14

1.359
(678)

Theodoulos MESIMERI Link web


S tmesimeris@enviro
site
nment.moa.gov.cy

excel
lent

LIFE10.ENV/FR/000208 FO3REST:
Research of ozone and climate effects on
leaves.

9/11-8/14

1.322
(658)

Pierre SICARD pierre Link web


.sicard@acri-st.fr
site

LIFE10.ENV/IT/000380 AQUOR:
Balancing the regional hydrology.

9/11-9/13

1.815
(693)

Teresa MURARO mu Link --


raro.teresa@provincia.
vicenza.it

LIFE10.ENV/ES/000458 ECOGLAUCA
RGON: Energy crop for arid wasteland

9/11-9/14

1.376
(635)

Santiago ARVALO LL Link --


CER
fernando@amufor.org

LIFE11.ENV/GR/000975 FLIRE: Flood


and forest fire risk management tool.

10/12-9/15 1.618
(808)

Maria MIMIKOU mimi Link --


kou@chi.civil.ntua.gr

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000119 BLUE AP:


Transfer Local Adaptation Planning to
Italy. Includes mitigation.

10/12-9/15 986
(493)

Link --

Luciano Saporito lsap Link --


orito@regione.sicilia.it

LIFE11.ENV/IT/000215 RESILFORMED: 6/12-6/16


Adapt of forest management to Climate
Change to prevent fire etc.

Climate Change Thematic Report July 2014

Draft

1.847
(923)

1.559
(779)

Ulla HAVERINEN-
Link --
SHAUGHNESSY ulla
.haverinen-
shaughnessy@thl.fi

Annex 4

Link --

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All adaptation projects


by LIFE strand and number

Budget

x1000

Project short description

Duration

funding)

Contact

web web Sco-


sum site ring

LIFE11.ENV/SK/001019 Hydro-climate
recovery: Flood prevention

8/12-9/15

1.432
(690)

Dana KRAVCKOV
danka@ludiaavoda.sk

Link web
site

LIFE11.ENV/DK/000889 Stream of
Usserd: Flood prevention

9/12-2/16

2.531
(932)

Martin Ullerup
Link web
mahu@fredensborg.dk
site

LIFE11.ENV/ES/000535 OPERATION
CO2: Forests: Carbon certificates and
adaptation.

9/12-8/17

3.515 Yolanda Calvo Conde Link --


(1.753) opeuva@funge.uva.es

2.755 Ali NADIR ARSLAN


(1.367) ali.nadir.arslan@fmi.fi

Link web
site

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/FI/000409 MONIMET:
NV/ 12
Mapping Climate Change effects on boreal 9/13-9/17
zones by innovative combination of data
sources

(LIFE

LIFE12.ENV/GR/000466 LIFE CONOPS: 7/13-12/17 2.989


Coping with invasive mosquito species
(1.481)
(IMS).

good

LIFE12.ENV/UK/001133 LIFE Housing


Landscapes: Climate-proofing Social
Housing Landscapes

7/13-3/16

1.616
(808)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/IT/000578 LIFE HelpSoil:


Soil enhancement for better carbon
sequestration and Climate Change
resilience.

7/13-6/17

2.942
(1.308)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/ES/000536 LIFE MEDACC: 7/13-6/18


Evaluation system for adaptation
measures.

2.549
(1.266)

Link web
site

7/13-7/17
LIFE12.ENV/MT/000732
LifeMedGreenRoof: Green roof adaptation
to Malta

838
(414)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/SE/000800 SOLMACC Life: 8/13-7/18


Climate friendly farming

2.140
(1.070)

Link web
site

LIFE12.ENV/UK/000542 LIFE CoaLESCe: 9/13-12/16 6.429


Local networks for adaptation
(3.214)

Link web
site



INF projects

1/09-12/10 534
LIFE07.INF/E/000852 CHANGING THE
(267)
CHANGE: Climate Change information for
the agro-forestry sector and the general
public

Jos RODRIGUEZ BL
ANCO xestion@unio
nsagrarias.org

Link web
site

very
good

LIFE07.INF/FIN/000152 CCCRP: Climate 1/09-12/11 1.988


(990)
Change portal for general public

Link --

very
good

LIFE08.INF/IT/000308 WATACLIC: Adapt 1/10-12/12 768


(384)
urban water consumption

Giulio CONTE giulio. Link web


conte@ambienteitalia.it
site

very
good

9/10-12/13 1.795
(873)

Antonia SCARR anto Link web


nia.scarr@environment
site
-agency.gov.uk

excel
lent

LIFE09.INF/UK/000032 RESTORE:
Flood prevention (among other aims)

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All adaptation projects


by LIFE strand and number

Budget

x1000
(LIFE

funding)

web web Sco-


sum site ring

Project short description

Duration

Contact

LIFE10.INF/UK/000189 Futurescapes:
Implementation of landscape-scale
conservation initiatives

9/11-12/14 3.855 Aidan LONERGAN Ai Link web


(1.928) dan.Lonergan@rspb.or
site
g.uk

good

7/13-6/16
LIFE12.INF/AT/000369 EKO-LIFE: Eco-
friendly lifestyle (not only Climate Change)

776
(388)

Link web
site



NAT projects

LIFE99.NAT/UK/006081 Living with the


Sea: Coastal change

8/99-7/03

2.234 Mark DUFFY Mark.d


(1.117) uffy@english-
nature.org.uk

Link web
site

excel
lent

LIFE07.NAT/UK/000938 TaCTICS:
Coastal habitat protection

1/09-12/12 2.010 Nick FOLKARD nick.f Link web


(1.005) olkard@rspb.org.uk
site

very
good

LIFE08.NAT/D/000013 Elbauen bei


Vockerode : Rivers and Floodplains

1/08-12/18 2.185 Georg RAST


(1.092) rast@wwf.at

LIFE08.NAT/UK/000202 MoorLIFE :
Bogs, fens and mires

4/10-4/15

LIFE09.NAT/ES/000520 -LAGOON :
Coastal change

9/10-12/14 3.055 Carles IBAEZ carle


(1.490) s.ibanez@irta.cat

LIFE12.NAT/FI/000367 LIFE Saimaa


Seal: Adapting habitat to explicit Climate
Change threat

8/13-7/18

Link web
site

6.691 Catherine WYNN cat Link web


(5.018) herine.wynn@peakdistr
site
ict.gov.uk

excel
lent

Link web
site

5.262 Raisa TIILIKAINEN r Link web


(3.946) aisa.tiilikainen@metsa.
site
fi

LIFE12.NAT/IT/000370 SPIN4LIFE: Little 9/13-11/16 2.630 Giovanni SALEMI gi


(1.315) ovanni-
relevance for Climate Change. Increase
salemi@virgilio.it
general the resilience of N2000 habitats.

Link web
site



TCY projects

LIFE04.TCY/CRO/000029 CRO Climate


Cap: Capacity building in Croatia

12/04-
10/07

529
(369)

Link --

very
good

LIFE05.TCY/TR/000164 CC-TR:
Capacity building in Turkey

11/05-
10/07

361
(252)

Link web
site

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Draft

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