Challenge Call for Decarbonisation of the Economy and Depollution of the Environment
With the support of the European Union, and in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Serbia announced the Challenge Call for decarbonisation of the economy and depollution of the environment.
We are inviting public companies, private entities and industries to propose solutions for lowering carbon intensity, producing positive environmental, social and economic benefits for communities and citizens, contributing to the economy decarbonisation and depollution of our environment.
The challenge call aims at removing some of the biggest identified obstacles to green transformation and decarbonisation of the public and corporate sector, such as: the lack of investments, incentive measures and sustainable business models, followed by the lack of a policy framework that promotes synergies for efforts to reduce GHG emissions and other harmful emissions into environment.
Interested applicants shall APPLY ONLINE until 20 June 2022.
The Call consists of two LOTs:
LOT 1 for decarbonisation of the economy by applying new business models, new technologies or digital solutions with the primary objective to reduce GHG emissions in both EU ETS sectors: electricity and heat generation, energy-intensive industry sectors including oil refineries, steelworks, and production of iron, aluminium, metals, cement, lime, glass, ceramics, pulp, paper, cardboard, acids and bulk organic chemicals (i.e. EU-ETS operators) and non-ETS sector (e.g. transport, buildings, agriculture, waste, etc.), as well as entities obliged under the Energy Management System.
LOT 2 – Pollution reduction of IPPC operators (falling under the Industrial Emissions Directive), through investments in the application of the best available technologies to pursue a clean technology transition and better resource efficiency.
At least thirty (30) most promising proposals will receive mentoring and technical support through acceleration process. With the technical support of experts, they will have the opportunity to work on their project concepts, test them and further develop submitted technical solutions. At the end of this phase, projects which are evaluated to contribute most to decarbonisation, contribute reducing the other harmful emissions and transformation to green business models will be chosen for the implementation phase and will receive co-financing.
For all interested applicants, info days will be organised on May 17, May 25, and June 1 2022, please register in advance via this link.
The deadline for submission of
applications for Challenge Call has been extended
until Monday, June 27, 2022, at 16:00.
For more information, feel free to contact us at: zelena.agenda.rs@undp.org
