CULTURAL-E is a H2020 Project with the aim to define modular and replicable solutions for Plus Energy Houses (PEHs), accounting for climate and cultural differences, while engaging all key players involved in the building life cycle; and to create comfortable, efficient, and affordable indoor environments.

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The main goal of the project is to design the Quality Control (QC) concept and implement a roadmap for DestinE, focusing on the high priority Digital Twins (Climate and Extreme Twins) and impact sector models. To reach this goal, the service team will review an existing QC framework established in Copernicus and operational weather and climate services and analyse the suitability and applicability of this existing QC framework in DestinE, and design the quality control concept framework between DestinE and Copernicus and beyond that, to co-develop and co-design the QC framework.

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The Project Derelict Fishing Gear in the Adriatic Sea (DeFishGear) is addressing the wider marine litter issue to ultimately provide a key strategic input on a regional level.

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The transition from linear to circular product value chains stands as one of the EU’s most pressing sustainability ambitions. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has emerged as a central policy instrument in this transition, yet existing EPR schemes have largely remained confined to recycling, falling short of unlocking higher-order circular strategies such as reuse, repair, and redesign. DemoEPR responds to this gap by bringing together a transdisciplinary consortium of industry practitioners, consumer organisations, and world-class researchers to co-create next-generation EPR solutions for ICT products — a sector at the heart of digital transformation and circular economy challenges alike.

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DESARC-MARESANUS addresses two environmental problems of great importance: the increase in atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the consequent acidification of the oceans. Global warming resulting from increased levels of atmospheric CO2 from anthropogenic activities such as the combustion of fossil fuels and deforestation is already causing impacts on human society and ecosystems, as recognized by the Special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5 ºC’ published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In parallel to the impacts caused directly and indirectly by the global warming, the absorption and diffusion of CO2 accumulated in the atmosphere by the ocean is increasing seawater acidity, already posing high risks for marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs. To limit global warming “well below 2 ° C”, as agreed under the Paris Agreement, a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is crucial but no longer sufficient, since it becomes necessary, to start removing CO2 from the atmosphere, in quantities the more significant, the more emissions reduction is postponed. The “DESARC-MARESANUS” project aims at studying and assessing a process for removing CO2 from the atmosphere and simultaneously counteract ocean acidification. This process, already analysed at Politecnico di Milano, with the first preliminary results published in the journal “Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change” , is based on biomass gasification to produce lime which is spread in the oceans in order to decrease their acidity, also generating decarbonized energy by-products such as hydrogen. The research activity of DESARC-MARESANUS project aims to study more in

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DesirMED is a project funded by HORIZON Europe Research and Innovation actions in support of the implementation of the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission (HORIZON-MISS-2022-CLIMA-01). DesirMED aims at increasing ambition, ownership and capability of regional Mediterranean leaders and communities through proven transformative climate change adaptation approaches prioritizing nature based solutions. To this aim DesirMED involves a multi-level set of actors in 5 Demonstrating regions and 3 Replicating Regions working hand-in-hand with scientific partners to foster holistic approaches to implement transformative adaptation. By engaging at the regional level key institutions in a multi-level governance framework, it will act as a catalyzer to trigger and accelerate the necessary actions to increase regional climate resilience over the long run.

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Mediterranean agrosilvopastoral ecosystems (MAEs), such as Dehesa in Spain, Montado in Portugal, Meriagos in Italy, &; Valonian oak forests in Greece, provide essential environmental services and influence significantly local communities and their economies. MAEs are expected to be severely affected by climate impacts and extreme conditions such as droughts, high tree mortality and wildfires. Addressing these challenges, requires supporting local communities and authorities with local solutions and transformations towards climate-resilience. The proposal will be centered around development, testing and demonstrating NBSs in 5 demonstration regions including Andalusia and Extremadura (ES), Alentejo (PT), Sardinia (IT) and Aetoloakarnania (EL) (5 in Cohesion Fund Regions). The most promising NBSs will be transferred to these 3 replicating regions: Castilla-y-León (ES), Occitanie (FR) and Tuscany (IT). Furthermore, DRYAD will support a multi-level and cross- sectoral integrated and adaptive management governance via development of Decision Support Systems.

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The IRIDE Cyber Italy Coastal Digital Twin (DT#3) is an advanced Digital Twin designed to support decision-making in coastal management by integrating Earth Observation data, numerical models and artificial intelligence techniques. The project addresses critical coastal challenges such as erosion, flooding and water quality degradation, providing data-driven insights and predictive simulations to support policymakers, environmental agencies and researchers. The system will enable real-time scenario simulations and risk assessments through a web-based interface, allowing stakeholders to explore different mitigation strategies and improve coastal resilience. Developed as part of the IRIDE Cyber Italy initiative, this Digital Twin serves as a prototype for future expansions, with the potential to be applied to other coastal areas in Italy and beyond. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and high-resolution environmental data, the DT#3 aims to enhance sustainable coastal planning, infrastructure optimization and climate adaptation efforts.

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Understanding the Dynamics of the Coupled Climate System

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The project aims to evaluate the role of energy production from waste in order to achieve climate change mitigation for Italy.

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The aim of this project is to assess the implications of tropical deforestation as a mitigation option in reducing GHGs within an international climate agreement context. The integrated assessment model WITCH was enriched with new data on mitigation supply curves covering the forestry sectors for the most richly endowed tropical countries.

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EarthGenerator will deliver a foundation model of the Earth system, extending the WeatherGenerator model by integrating atmosphere, ocean, and land in a single, physically consistent model. By adopting a generative AI approach, EarthGenerator will provide a general-purpose capability adaptable to multiple downstream tasks from seasonal forecasting to multi-annual climate projections with minimal additional training.

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ECEMF is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme and carried out by a consortium of 15 European and International organizations. The aim of ECEMF is to provide the knowledge to inform the development of future energy and climate policies at national and European levels. In support of this aim, ECEMF proposes a range of activities to achieve five objectives and meet the four challenges set out in the call text. ECEMF’s programme of events and novel IT-based communications channel will enable researchers to identify and codevelop the most pressing policy-relevant research questions with a range of stakeholders to meet ambitious European energy and climate policy goals, in particular the European Green Deal and the transformation to a climate neutral society. Answers will be provided by the first inclusive and open full-scale model comparison exercise on achieving climate neutrality in Europe, including from the outset over 20 models and 15 top research groups, to produce a coherent and relevant evidence-base for energy and climate policy impact assessment. ECEMF’s evidence-base will support the development of policy-relevant insights which will be communicated to and discussed with the key decision makers via a range of novel methods, including interactive embeddable visualization blocks, policy briefs, workshops and high-profile events. This loop of knowledge co-production stands on two pillars. First, ECEMF will advance the state-of-the-art of energy and climate modelling by enabling sharing of: input data using open standards, methods for model comparison building on the vast experience of the consortium, scientific

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The European Climate and Health Observatory was launched in 2021 by the European Commission and the European Environmental Agency (EEA) as a means to facilitate the “smarter adaptation” called for in the Communication ‘Forging a climate-resilient Europe – the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’ (COM/2021/82 final). This strategy outlines a long-term vision for the European Union to become a climate-resilient society, fully adapted to the unavoidable impacts of climate change by 2050. The European Climate Law formalizes the role of the Observatory to “better understand, anticipate and minimize the health threats caused by climate change.” To support Europe in preparing for and adapting to the impacts of climate change on human health, as well as to mitigate the impact of health systems on climate change, the Observatory provides access to relevant information and tools, and fosters information exchange and cooperation between relevant actors.

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The contract covers the Contractor’s contribution to the design, development, manufacturing, installation, testing, delivery, warranty, maintenance of the “Visualisation & Immersive Technologies” project

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The EU faces a critical implementation gap between the ambitions of the Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) and the capacity to act at scale. This gap stems from three systemic barriers: the difficulty of scaling highly localised restoration successes, fragmented and inaccessible decision-making tools, and the chronic undervaluation of ecosystems’ socio-economic benefits. ECOMPASS addresses these challenges with a co-created, web-based Decision Support System (DSS) that translates nature’s multidimensional value into clear, investable opportunities. It introduces Nature Restoration Pathways as a shared language for policy, finance and practice, and Landscape Archetypes for Nature Restoration (LANR) as a novel approach to scaling, turning lessons from local cases into replicable, continent-wide strategies. The project grounds its innovations in six diverse Use Cases: restoring tidal saltmarshes in Cantabria (Spain), rethinking post-Xylella agroforestry in Salento (Italy), transforming climate-stressed spruce forests in Germany, regenerating semi-arid drylands in southern Spain, restoring the natural hydrology of drained wet forests in Estonia, and implementing regenerative rice production coupled with ecosystem resilience in the Ebro Delta (Spain). Together, these cases cover estuarine, agricultural, forest, dryland and wetland ecosystems under high socio-ecological pressure, representing different and heterogeneous targets of NRR articles 4-6, 9-12 and 13. By integrating biophysical modelling with socio-economic valuation, including non-monetary benefits, ECOMPASS acts as a catalyst for aligning Europe’s policies, finance and visions towards ecological recovery. By making the true value of nature understandable, visible and investable, ECOMPASS provides an essential framework to help turn the NRR into a reality for a sustainable future and prosperity for all.

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The aim of the project is to provide user orientated methodologies and evidence relating to economic appraisal criteria to inform the choice of adaptation actions using analysis that incorporates cross-scale governance under conditions of uncertainty.

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ECONATURES is a Horizon Europe research project coordinated by CMCC and involving 8 additional partner institutions across Europe. The project aims to develop Europe’s most comprehensive modeling framework for assessing the socio-economic impacts of nature restoration over short, medium, and long terms. It integrates economic, ecological, environmental, and social methodologies into a unified assessment system that captures restoration benefits, costs, and distributional impacts from EU to local scales, directly supporting the EU Nature Restoration Regulation and the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.