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LIFE – Clean Energy Transition – 2025

LIFE - The Financial Instrument for the Environment is designed to support environmental and nature conservation projects but can also encompass other areas such as climate action, energy efficiency, the transition to a circular economy, ect.

2025-09-23
91.4 million euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference LIFE-2025-CET
Programme LIFE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Buildings & Public Works Business & Industry Citizenship & Human Rights Education & Training Energy Environment & Climate Finance Housing Research & Innovation Services to organisations Social Economy Territorial Development
Beneficiaries All beneficiaries

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Call reference

LIFE-2025-CET



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives 

  • To support cities and regional authorities with the necessary capacity and skills to deliver and implement decarbonisation plans and strategies for the clean energy transition
  • To support the implementation of the main pieces of legislation in the field of sustainable energy
  • To help implement current and future building policies, notably in view of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) but also considering aspects of the New European Bauhaus initiative
  • To support the clean energy transition and decarbonisation of industry by bridging the gap between the demand and supply side of net-zero energy technologies as well as by fostering collaborative approaches among companies operating in physical proximity
  • To address the skills gap slowing the clean energy transition and Europe’s economic growth
  • To advance towards carbon neutrality and to phase out EU dependence on fossil fuels imports, there is an urgent need to reduce fossil fuel consumption for heating and/or cooling purposes
  • To increase the amount of private finance allocated to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources by establishing innovative financing schemes
  • To provide technical assistance for public and private developers to transform sustainable energy project ideas into ambitious and large-scale investments
  • To tackle energy poverty by addressing its root causes across sectors like energy, health, housing, and social policy, through coordinated and holistic action
  • To establish or expand services supporting the set-up and growth of energy communities

Priorities 

  • Priority 1: Build a national, regional, and local policy framework supporting the clean energy transition
  • Priority 2: Accelerate technological deployment, digitalization, new services and business models, and the improvement of professional skills in the market
  • Priority 3: Attract private financing for sustainable energy
  • Priority 4: Support the development of local and regional investment projects
  • Priority 5: Involve and empower citizens in the clean energy transition

Among financed actions  

  • Capacity building, information sharing, and awareness raising
  • Policy framework development, political dialogue, and market monitoring
  • Data collection and standardization
  • Acceleration of technology deployment, digitalization, and creation of new business models
  • Workforce upskilling and private financing attraction
  • Development and support of local and regional investment projects
  • Citizen involvement and empowerment in the energy transition

Eligibility 

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (Click here)
  • A consortium composed of:
    • at least 3 entities, from 3 different eligible countries which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (LIFE-2025-CET-LOCAL, LIFE-2025-CET-POLICY, LIFE-2025-CETBETTERRENO, LIFE-2025-CET-INDUSTRY, LIFE-2025-CET-DHC, LIFE-2025-CET-EUCF, LIFE-2025-CET-ENERPOV and LIFE-2025-CET-ENERCOM)
    • at least 1 entities from an eligible country, which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (LIFE-2025-CET-BUILDSKILLS, LIFE-2025-CET-PRIVAFIN, LIFE-2025-CETOSS and LIFE-2025-CET-PDA)

Additional information 

  • Contact: CINEA-LIFE-CET@ec.europa.eu

Useful 

Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 91.4 million euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • LIFE-2025-CET-LOCAL; LIFE-2025-CET-PRIVAFIN; LIFE-2025-CET-ENERCOM: 7 million euros
    • LIFE-2025-CET-POLICY: 4 million euros
    • LIFE-2025-CET-BETTERRENO; LIFE-2025-CET-BUILDSKILLS; LIFE-2025-CET-DHC; LIFE-2025-CET-ENERPOV: 6 million euros
    • LIFE-2025-CET INDUSTRY: 9 million euros
    • LIFE-2025-CET-OSS: 10 million euros
    • LIFE-2025-CET-PDA: 8.4 million euros
    • LIFE-2025-CET-EUCF: 15 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 95% of the total eligible costs