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EU invests more than €100 million in new #LIFEProgramme projects to promote a green and climate-neutral Europe

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The European Commission today (17 February) announced an investment of €101.2 million for the latest projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action. The funding will support 10 large-scale environment and climate projects in nine member states, helping Europe's transition to a sustainable economy and climate neutrality.

These projects are located in Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, Czechia and Spain. Executive Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans said: “The European Green Deal is about improving the well-being and prosperity of our citizens, while protecting nature and the climate. LIFE projects have played an important role for many years and have a big impact on the ground. With today's €100 million investment we will help to preserve precious natural habitats, keep the air clean, and cut pollution in many lakes and rivers in Europe.”

Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius said: “LIFE integrated projects enable Member States' authorities to make a real difference to the environment and people's lives. The projects will help member states to conserve nature, improve air and water quality, and make the economy greener. This will improve our resilience to the changing climate.”

Integrated projects improve citizens' quality of life by helping member states comply with EU legislation in six areas: nature, water, air, waste, climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation. The large-scale projects will support the European Green Deal and the EU's ambition of becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The full press release and annex are available online.

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