Horizon Europe 2025 calls on Climate, Energy and Mobility (CL5)

Objectif

The overarching driver for this cluster is to accelerate the twin green and digital transitions and associated transformation of our economy, industry and society with a view to achieving climate neutrality in Europe by 2050, and to increase the competitiveness of the European economies. This encompasses the transition to greenhouse gas neutrality of the energy and mobility sectors by 2050 at the latest (as well as that of other sectors not covered by this cluster), while boosting their competitiveness, resilience, and utility for citizens and society. Europe has been at the forefront of climate science and is committed to keep delivering the knowledge for enabling efficient pathways and just transitions to climate neutrality.

Activities of this work programme support the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. By putting research and innovation at the heart of our economy, the EU aims to create more jobs and improve the competitiveness of its industry. On this basis, activities of this work programme will support the European Commission’s Net-Zero Industry Act and Clean Industrial Deal, a more circular and resilient economy, as well as enhanced climate adaptation, preparedness and solidarity. This will finally contribute to sustaining our quality of life and strengthening European societies and their social and economic model.

Cluster 5 supports the EU’s strategic objectives through activities included in this work programme and through the support of Institutional European Partnerships which are implemented through dedicated structures. Although the latter activities are not included in this work programme, it is of great importance to maximise synergy and coherence between activities regardless of their implementation mode. Cluster 5 contributes also to the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) objectives and its domain-specific implementation plans.

Critères d'éligibilité

participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf
– low- and middle-income countries listed here : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf

Unless otherwise provided for in the specific call conditions, only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as
beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:
- at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and
- at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Country

Technologies clés

1. Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality: Climate simulations data, Modelling of mitigation pathways for F-gases

2. Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition: next-generation batteries, waste to renewable hydrogen

3. Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply: energy security of grid and storage technologies, geothermal resources, hydropower technologies and water management schemes, wind energy technologies, PV technologies, CO2 transport and storage

4. Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use: On-site innovative robotic and automated solutions for building renovation and construction, Smarter buildings as part of the energy system

5. Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes: Next generation aircraft autonomy technologies, charging solutions, Cybersecure and resilient road e-mobility ecosystem, post-crash management, Road Battery Electric Vehicles, wind tunnels

6. Safe Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods: sustainable and smart mobility of people and goods, CCAM, Innovative air mobility and services, verification and training for Edge-AI building blocks for CCAM Systems, Federated CCAM data exchange platform, freight transport and logistics digital innovation, data and practices to measure and calculate transport emissions, smart shipping, Predicting road crashes based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data

Typologie de consortium

Projects funded under Horizon Europe usually last from 12 to 48 months. The expected EU contribution per project ranges from EUR 0.5M to 56M.

Deadlines for CL5 calls go from 2 September 2025 to 17 February 2026 depending on the call.