IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu issued a press statement in a bid to invite Turkish stakeholders, primarily from the business world, researchers, and universities to take part in the Green Deal Call, which will be opened by 18 September 2020. The IKV Chairman expressed the following:

“The Green Deal Call, which is to open in the following days, will be an important source of funding with its 1 billion euro budget. Hence, we need to follow this call as closely as possible and develop projects under it. As a consequence of Turkey’s active participation in the EU's research and development funding programs for several years, our country has increased its number of projects accepted. This specific call will not only be an instrument to provide grants to businesses and researchers in Turkey, but also a special opportunity to work with our European counterparts on the transition to a carbon-free economy, which is one of the goals that the new cabinet European Commission has set. Moreover, successful projects would contribute concretely to the strengthening of the EU-Turkey cooperation.”

The European Green Deal Call contains 11 areas - 8 of them reflect thematic areas, and 3 reflect horizontal areas:

Call area 1: Increasing climate ambition: cross-sectoral challenges

Call area 2: Clean, affordable and secure energy

Call area 3: Industry for a clean and circular economy

Call area 4: Energy and resource-efficient buildings

Call area 5: Sustainable and smart mobility

Call area 6: Farm to Fork

Call area 7: Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services

Call area 8: Zero-pollution, toxic-free environment

Call area 9: Strengthening our knowledge in support of the European Green Deal

Call area 10: Empowering citizens for transition towards a climate-neutral, sustainable Europe

Call area 11: Accelerating the clean energy transition and access in partnership with Africa

IKV Chairman Zeytinoğlu stated that, within the scope of the call, pilot implementations, innovative products, proposals regarding the governance of green and digital transformation, and innovation in social and value chains will be supported. He continued as follows:

“Within the scope of the call, a total of 128 million euros is consecrated for energy efficiency, of which 60 million euros for energy efficiency in buildings, 10 million euros for environmentally-friendly airports and ports, and finally 74 million euros for projects that will support the Farm-to-Fork strategy. This is an important opportunity for businesses and researchers operating in energy, construction, agriculture, transportation, and many other fields in our country. Therefore, Turkey should not miss the chance to enhance its capacity to develop greener technologies with EU’s up to 100% financial support. 

Regarding the European Green Deal Call with a budget of 1 billion euros, the IKV Chairman lastly pointed out that both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and TÜBİTAK continues to inform all related parties on the Horizon 2020 Program page: https://h2020.org.tr/tr