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A Green Covid-19 Recovery
and Resilience Plan for Europe
June 2020
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Why was the project initiated?
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EU has set the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 and its
Focus on the EU Green Deal: targets
pathway through the Green Deal:
and ambitions
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The EU Green Deal puts climate change and circular economy at
the center of the future vision for Europe.
Green deal investment plan:
€1,000 billion over 10 years to
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As Governments deal with the urgency of the current health and
finance energy transition
economic crisis, the long-term priority for a sustainable Europe
remains paramount.
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Anchoring the climate challenge within Europe’s Covid-19
Reach carbon neutrality by 2050
economic recovery plan:
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Policy makers at EU and Member State level are shaping their
Accelerating business and
recovery and resilience plans for economic sectors through a
industry shift to clean
€750 billion Next Generation fund led by the EU Commission.
technologies and products
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It is critical to ensure that a substantial share of these plans will
focus on projects that have the potential to generate economic
A zero-pollution ambition for a
benefits, create jobs and accelerate the transition to a sustainable
toxic free environment
carbon neutral economy.
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What is the focus of the project?
Mobilizing actors and industries
towards a clean and inclusive
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Elaboration of a
1,000 “shovel-ready” list of investment
economic transition
opportunities across EU Member States that will have a positive
contribution to the EU’s Green Deal objectives and Economic
Recovery.
The Green Recovery Package Project
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The project will
measure concrete economic, social and
environmental benefits from investment opportunities at projects
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Identifying a list of 1,000 projects
and sector scales, focusing on:
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Investment characteristics;
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Number of jobs sustained,
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CO2 emissions avoided.
Direct
Online survey
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What kind of projects are targeted:
interviews
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Infrastructure and innovative projects,
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“Shovel-ready” projects – meaning projects at an advanced
Screenshot of a
stage of development with financial close in 1-2 years;
preliminary
long list of
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All projects can apply regardless of ownership (
startups,
projects
developers,
SMEs,
large
corporations,
NGOs
and
Government entities, etc.)
Prioritization of five sectors in the 27 EU
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countries
What are the expected results?
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Energy
Highlight the availability and tangibility of clean infrastructure and
technological projects matching Green Recovery Package criteria
Transport
► Promote a selection of 50 flagship projects, showcasing European
capabilities through detailed analysis
Buildings
► Engage in high-level discussions with authorities at EU and at
Member State level on actions required to accelerate the deployment
Industry
of these projects.
Land Use
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Project funded by European Climate Foundation
A Green Covid-19 Recover and
Resilience Plan for Europe
June 2020
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The project focuses on collecting investment opportunities from stakeholders across Europe
Who should participate?
How can you propose one or several project(s)?
We are collecting information from on-the-
You can either propose projects via our online survey or by
ground actors both from public and private
contacting our team directly.
spheres, including:
Besides project-related information, we also look forward to
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Business accelerators and networks
collecting your views on the challenges that green recovery plans
should address.
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European and national industry groups
The online survey is available via the following
link.
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National agencies and local authorities
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Protected data collected in a confidential manner and through
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Public and private investors, including
venture-capital and infrastructure funds
a renowned professional survey interface
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Efficient
survey
structure
offering
the
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Large corporations
possibility to provide information on several
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Project developers
projects
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Start-ups
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User-friendly tool
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FAQ
What are the benefits from participating?
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Including your project(s) in a visible list of flagship investment opportunities that will be promoted to
Governments and public investment entities
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Sharing your recommendations on support needed for your project
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Contributing to an international initiative that aims at accelerating the energy and climate transition
How will the survey results be used?
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Consolidated information from the project list will be presented to public authorities at European and national
levels to engage discussions on support needed
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Specific country and project analysis (50 shortlist flagship projects) will be presented with your consent.
What is the project timeline ?
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Data collection, and analysis will be collected in June and the project is expected to be completed by early July
2020.
Will I have access to the survey’s results ? Will the survey and results be shared with investors
or financiers ?
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A public report will be issued at the end of the project and disclosed during a webinar to be held early July.
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Detailed information collected will be shared with public authorities only and with your explicit consent
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Project funded by European Climate Foundation