LIFE Overview

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LIFE Overview
Tom Hudson Beta Technology
Date 04/06/2009
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Contents

• Beta Technology
• 2. The Basics of LIFE
• LIFE Urban Environment
• LIFE Climate Change
• How Beta can help

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Beta Technology
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Who are Beta?

• Project Management Consultancy in Doncaster, UK
• Bring together industry, the public sector and
  academia to develop and deliver innovative
  projects.
• Involved in the Framework Programme for over 20
  years, National Contact Point since FP3.
• Contracted by Government (DTI, Defra, FSA) to
  provide NCP services for FP7 themes.
• Appointed in 2007 by Defra as LIFE National
  Contact Point.

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The Basics of LIFE
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LIFE Components

• LIFE is the European Community financial
  instrument for the
• environment, for the period 2007 2013.
• It has three components
• LIFE Nature Biodiversity,
• (2) LIFE Environment Policy and Governance,
• (3) LIFE Information and Communication.

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LIFE Basics

• Duration 1st Jan 2007 to 31st Dec 2013
• Total EU Budget 2.143 billion
• Total 2009 Budget 20 million and increasing!
• Run by the Environment DG
• At least 50 of the budget is reserved for Nature
  and Biodiversity projects
• Remaining 50 to Env Policy Gov and Info
  Communication projects

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LIFE supports

• Implementing, updating and developing Community
  environmental policy and legislation.
• the 6th EAP and resulting thematic strategies.
• Natura 2000 network.
• Birds and Habitats Directive.
• Halting Loss of Biodiversity 2010 and beyond.

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Minimum Entry requirements

• LIFE is open to ALL legal persons resident in
  Member States.
• Open to public, private and NGO sectors
• No minimum consortium sizes
• Partnerships can be trans-national
• Actions must take place on territory of EU27
• Typical length is 2-5 years
• No max or minimum budget sizes, (advisable
  reimbursement 1million)

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Important things to note

• Reimbursement rate 50 (75 for LIFE Nature
  priority species or habitats)
• Innovative/best practice/demonstration projects
  in the Environment field.
• Projects that have EU added value - policy
  relevant, Natura 2000 etc.
• Does not fund research actions
• Actions proposed in LIFE projects should not be
  eligible for support under other European funds
  Article 9, CIP, FP7, EEF etc
• Does not fund projects that have been done before

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Environment Policy Governance
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Environment Policy and Governance

• Demonstrating innovation
• Innovative solutions for environmental problems
• Develop innovative approaches, technologies,
  methods and instruments
• Strengthen knowledge base to support environment
  policy and legislation
• Monitor and understand the environmental
  pressures
• The implementation of EC environmental policy
• Bottom-up approach to the call

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12 Priority policy areas to address
air
soil
urban environment
climate change
noise
12 priority policy areas
water
chemicals
forests
environment and health
waste and natural resources
strategic approaches
innovation
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Priority area Urban Environment

• Contribute to improving the environmental
  performance of Europes urban areas
• Priority area of action
• contributing to better implementation of
  existing EU environment policies and legislation
  at the local level
• support and encourage local authorities to adopt
  an integrated approach to urban management,
• includes the transport and energy sectors and
  green public procurement.

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Case Study Demonstration of DeMethyl Ether
Vehicles for Sustainable Transport
Details Volvo Powertrain (coordinator) 907 k
LIFE contribution  Objective To demonstrate the
feasibility of dimethyl ether (DME) technology
for heavy duty vehicles How Build and run 4x
DME prototype lorries. 1x for testing and
development, 3x customised to perform municipal
tasks for the City of Växjö (Sweden). The project
will address the issue of DME storage and
distribution, by building and operating a
demonstration DME fuel station.
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Priority area Climate Change
Stabilise greenhouse gas concentration at a level
that prevents global warming above 2C Priority
areas of action implementation of EU
commitments under Kyoto Protocol, help meet EU
greenhouse gas emission targets towards 2020
influence and adapt the EU economy and society,
nature and biodiversity, water resources and
human health to the adverse impacts of climate
change
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Case Study Development and validation of ultra
low rolling resistance tyre with environmentally
friendly resources
Details Goodyear (coordinator) 3,120,026.00
LIFE contribution  Objective Demonstrate the
technical and economic viability of an
environmentally-friendly tyre design that
achieves substantial reductions in
rolling-resistance of up to 30.
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Case Study Collecting used cooking oils to
their recycling as biofuel for diesel engines
Details Institute for Energy Diversification and
Saving - Coordinator 2 yr project - 800 k LIFE
contribution  Objective Develop a pilot scheme,
to set-up a collection system for waste vegetable
oils. Process the oil in a pilot plant that
transforms the waste oil into biodiesel fuel,
which is used in Valencias urban bus fleet
. Results 1. Waste oil no longer dumped into
the public drainage system. 800 organisations
involved and around 800,000 litres of used
cooking oil collected.2. The oil was stored and
sent to a transformation plant to produce
bio-diesel, fuel to be used by buses. During the
project 322,654 litres of eco-diesel used. 3.
Plan developed at local level - regulations
created.
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2009 LIFE calendar
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2008 LIFE Call Submissions by Area
Information and Communication Environment Policy
and Governance Nature and Biodiversity
UK 43 Success Rate
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UK Projects Funded 2007
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How Beta can help?

• Helpline open Monday to Friday 9am 5pm.
• Advise applicants on the components of the
  programme, and which component would best fit
  their proposal.
• Provide advice on EC guidance documents
• Pre-screening of proposals for eligibility and
  content before 14th August deadline.
• Collection of all UK proposals.
• Final eligibility checks after 15th Sept
  deadline, before sending to Defra.

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Start preparing your proposals now!
Tom Hudson Beta Technology
Email tom.hudson_at_betatechnology.co.uk Tel 01302
322633
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