The EIC Accelerator Challenge – Green Deal innovations for the Economic Recovery, which is a part of the Horizon 2020 programme, will finance projects which supports the Green Deal implementation by significantly contributing to at least one of the eight sustainability goals set in the agreement.

Within the Green Deal goals, specific priority is given to projects relating to key innovations for the green economic transition as identified in the Recovery Plan for Europe.

Therefore, your project must support the Green Deal implementation by significantly contributing to at least one of the following sustainability goals:

• Increasing the EU’s climate mitigation and/or adaptation ambition;
• Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy;
• Transitioning of industry to a clean and/or circular economy (including waste prevention and/or recycling);
• Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way;
• Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility;
• Transition to a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system;
• Preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity (including nature based solutions that provide co-benefits for climate adaptation and mitigation);
• Realising a zero pollution ambition and a toxic-free environment.

Innovations that harm the environment or social welfare or that are designed primarily for military applications will not be supported.

You can find out more about the open call and application conditions on the website.