On 21 April, the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) held a mid-term meeting for Cluster 2 focusing on Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion to review the first inputs to the Action Plan and create a better link between the two ERMA workstreams: value chain-specific consultation processes and investment channel for raw materials projects.
On 22 April, Clean Sky, the Joint Undertaking of the European Commission for aviation, organised a virtual conference, which gathered several hundreds of participants.
The Energy Efficiency Mortgages Initiative helps European banks to integrate the energy efficiency of homes in mortgage issuance leading to additional financing for energy efficiency improvements to properties.
As a key contribution to the European Green Deal goals, the European Commission adopted on 21 April 2021 the EU Taxonomy criteria for economic activities to be qualified as substantially contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, whilst respecting the environment. This brings important benefits and new implications for Research and Innovation (R&I).
The ERC Scientific Council has decided to develop a tool to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ERC applicants’ research productivity. Due to the fact that the ERC Work Programme 2021 is already published, and therefore cannot be changed, the Work Programme 2022, which is being finalised, is the first where the new measures will be implemented.