European UnionDeadline PassedNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
Modelling of mitigation pathways for F-gases
HORIZON-CL5-2025-06-D1-03
Funding Amount
€2.5M - €3.0M
Deadline
24/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
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What is the Modelling of mitigation pathways for F-gases Call?
Grant Description
This research and innovation action supports the development of detailed global and regional emission and use pathways for ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, and the creation of national-level modelling tools for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sectors. It aims to inform Parties to the Montreal Protocol on policy options for implementing the Kigali Amendment, transitioning to natural refrigerants, and aligning F-gas mitigation with energy system decarbonis...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Improved knowledge of regional pathways for the use of Ozone Depleting Substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, mitigation options, resulting emissions and their interaction with energy-system decarbonisation
• Enhanced modelling capacity for ODS and F-gas use in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sectors, providing Parties to the Montreal Protocol with national-level tools to inform ambitious Kigali Agreement implementation (including transition to natural refrigerants) and to explore synergies with the decarbonisation goals of the Paris Agreement
• Enhanced modelling capacity for ODS and F-gas use in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sectors, providing Parties to the Montreal Protocol with national-level tools to inform ambitious Kigali Agreement implementation (including transition to natural refrigerants) and to explore synergies with the decarbonisation goals of the Paris Agreement
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Improve the knowledge base of regional F-gas and ODS use and emission pathways under: baseline (current policies), Kigali Agreement targets, and more ambitious scenarios
• Cover all main world regions, at minimum separating Article 5 and non-Article 5 Montreal Protocol countries and, where possible, further subdividing by climate conditions
• Include all fluorinated greenhouse gases, both those regulated under the Montreal Protocol (HFCs, ODS) and those under EU Regulation 2024/573
• Assess interactions with the energy system: deployment of HFC alternatives in RACHP equipment and impact on energy efficiency; deployment of SF₆ or alternatives in electrical switch-gear; consider PFAS emission implications
• Provide detailed technology insights, including F-gas-free alternatives and their deployment potential
• Develop or expand modelling tools that represent national-level use of F-gases and alternatives in the RACHP sector, enabling Parties (including Article 5 Parties) to evaluate mitigation options and their interactions with energy system decarbonisation
• Ensure outputs adhere to FAIR principles, with open access to publications, data, software, models, algorithms, workflows, protocols, etc.
• Plan and resource networking, intercomparison, joint activities and clustering with other relevant projects (Horizon Europe and beyond) to maximise synergies
• Cover all main world regions, at minimum separating Article 5 and non-Article 5 Montreal Protocol countries and, where possible, further subdividing by climate conditions
• Include all fluorinated greenhouse gases, both those regulated under the Montreal Protocol (HFCs, ODS) and those under EU Regulation 2024/573
• Assess interactions with the energy system: deployment of HFC alternatives in RACHP equipment and impact on energy efficiency; deployment of SF₆ or alternatives in electrical switch-gear; consider PFAS emission implications
• Provide detailed technology insights, including F-gas-free alternatives and their deployment potential
• Develop or expand modelling tools that represent national-level use of F-gases and alternatives in the RACHP sector, enabling Parties (including Article 5 Parties) to evaluate mitigation options and their interactions with energy system decarbonisation
• Ensure outputs adhere to FAIR principles, with open access to publications, data, software, models, algorithms, workflows, protocols, etc.
• Plan and resource networking, intercomparison, joint activities and clustering with other relevant projects (Horizon Europe and beyond) to maximise synergies
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Single-stage electronic submission by 24 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time
• Lump-sum funding model under Horizon Europe (per Decision of 7 July 2021)
• Admissibility, eligibility, financial capacity and exclusion criteria per Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annexes A–C)
• Proposal page limits and layout as described in Annex A and E of the Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the application form
• Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds per Annex D; submission and evaluation processes per Annex F; open science obligations per Annex G
• Open access required for new or substantially improved modules, models or tools, including documentation, model code and input data
• All outputs managed according to FAIR principles
• Proposals must earmark resources for networking, intercomparison, joint activities and clustering with other projects, especially on energy efficiency of equipment, electricity grids and safe chemical use
• Model Grant Agreement, application and evaluation forms templates available in the submission system
• Lump-sum funding model under Horizon Europe (per Decision of 7 July 2021)
• Admissibility, eligibility, financial capacity and exclusion criteria per Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annexes A–C)
• Proposal page limits and layout as described in Annex A and E of the Work Programme General Annexes and Part B of the application form
• Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds per Annex D; submission and evaluation processes per Annex F; open science obligations per Annex G
• Open access required for new or substantially improved modules, models or tools, including documentation, model code and input data
• All outputs managed according to FAIR principles
• Proposals must earmark resources for networking, intercomparison, joint activities and clustering with other projects, especially on energy efficiency of equipment, electricity grids and safe chemical use
• Model Grant Agreement, application and evaluation forms templates available in the submission system
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:24/09/2025
Application period has ended
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