Energy transition

STAGE Financial Grant Programme

Horizon Europe. STAGE Financial Grant Programme. Sustainable Transition to the Agile and Green Enterprise. Cascade funding (HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-29).

Innovation Fund: EU invests €3.6 billion of emissions trading revenues in innovative clean tech projects

Today, the Commission is awarding over €3.6 billion to 41 large-scale clean tech projects, to be financed through the EU Innovation Fund. With a focus on the REPowerEU Plan and phasing out Europe's imports of Russian fossil fuels, these projects cover a wide range of industries, such as cement, steel, advanced biofuels, sustainable aviation fuels, […]

InvestEU: Iceland and Norway join programme for green, digital and SME financing in Europe

The Commission has signed contribution agreements with Iceland and Norway under InvestEU, making them the first non-EU countries participating in the programme. This is an opportunity to continue and strengthen cooperation between the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) by attracting private and public investment to advance common priorities like the green and […]

Regulation Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism

Regulation 2023/956 of 10 May 2023 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism

Regulation Social Climate Fund

Regulation 2023/955 of 10 May 2023 establishing a Social Climate Fund and amending Regulation 2021/1060

State aid: Commission updates guidance for measures to support the green transition

The European Commission has published today updated State aid guiding templates to assist Member States in designing measures, which will be included in their national Recovery and Resilience Plans (‘RRPs'), in line with EU State aid rules. In particular, the updated technical documents will help Member States design measures that further contribute to the implementation […]

European Structural and Investment Funds supported SMEs, employment of millions of people and clean energy production

In 2014-2020, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) unleashed a total investment of €731 billion, of which €535 billion was funded by the EU, fostering lasting socio-economic convergence, territorial cohesion, social Europe and a smooth green and digital transition. This is explained in the 2022 Summary Report on the Implementation of the ESI […]

Cost-Benefit Sharing in Cross-border Renewable Energy Cooperation Projects

Commission Notice Guidance on Cost-Benefit Sharing in Cross-border Renewable Energy Cooperation Projects

€869 million for a just climate transition in Spain #JustTransitionFund

Spain will receive almost €869 million from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following the adoption of the Just Transition Programme and its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP). The funding will help the country firmly advance in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy in a fair way. Spain is on track to phase out coal for […]

EU Cohesion Policy: €37.3 billion for Spain to support its green transition and a fair and competitive economy

In 2021-2027, Spain will benefit from €37.3 billion in Cohesion Policy funding to accelerate the country's green transition, finance innovation and digitisation, increase the employment rate and improve local social services. The strategy and details for these investments are set out in the Partnership Agreement between Spain and the Commission. The strategy will mainly focus […]

Report on Energy Subsidies EU 2022

Report on Energy Subsidies in the EU in 2022

Resolution of the ECoR REPowerEU

Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions. REPowerEU: cities and regions accelerating the energy transition