The societal and economic shift towards a low-CO2 and sustainable future is essential for maintaining biodiversity and curbing global warming. The Climate and Energy Fund is therefore supporting R&D services through the "Energy Transition 2050" call for proposals, aimed at developing concepts and strategies for these transformation processes. A budget of €432,000 is available for the call, funded through the Federal Ministry for Climate Action (BMK). This is the fifth time the programme has been put out to tender.
Details on the funding programme at: https://www.klimafonds.gv.at/call/energy-transition-2050-5-as-2022/
 
Our new Energy Transition brochure "Together Towards a Climate-Friendly Future" offers insights into the thematic areas of the funding programme and projects implemented so far: https://energytransition.klimafonds.gv.at/timeline/energy-transition-2050-broschuere-gemeinsam-in-eine-klimafreundliche-zukunft

Details on the strategic direction as well as the goals and sub-goals can be found in the strategy document.

Call focus areas

Focus area 1:
Development of an action guide for municipalities:
Supportive accompanying and assistance processes

Focus area 2:
Pilot test: Greening as an integral component
of local spatial planning in Austria

Focus area 3:
Consideration of vulnerable groups in emergency plans
for climate change-related stress and disruption events

Focus area 4:
Guide for sustainable data centres

Total budget: max. €432,000

Submission deadline: 22 February 2023, 12:00 noon