Where the money is committed
The agreement splits this allocation across several programme areas. Because it spans more than one, its projects cannot be attributed to any single area.
Programme· PL-CLIMATE · 2014–2021
Energy and climate change
Climate change mitigated and vulnerability to climate change reduced
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€146m
Allocation by financial mechanism: EEA Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants €146m
- Norway Grants None
Funded by EEA Grants
€207m 141% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
126
Projects signed
3
Donor programme partners
4
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Environment and Ecosystems PA11 | €12m | 8.2% |
| Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security PA12 | €97m | 66.8% |
| Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation PA13 | €37m | 25.1% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Climate and Environment
- National focal point
- Department of Assistance Programmes
- Short name
- PL-CLIMATE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
- Norwegian Environment Agency
- Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
- National Energy Authority
Bilateral ambitions
€ 900,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
6 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- Special concern shall be given to achieving significant and cost-efficient reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Special concern shall be given to hydroelectric power and geothermal energy as sources of renewable energy.
- The funding shall be allocated to the programme areas ‘Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security’, ‘Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation’ and ‘Environment and Ecosystems’. ‘Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security’ shall receive the largest share of the allocation’
- The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management shall be actively involved in and effectively contributing to the development and implementation of the programme. The details of cooperation between the Ministry of Climate and Environment (Programme Operator) and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management shall be defined during the concept note phase.
- The possibility for the use of financial instruments shall be explored when developing the concept note.
- The possibility of predefining project(s) shall be explored when developing the concept note.
The 126 projects
€207m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 4 2020
- 77 2021
- 31 2022
- 14 2023
- Smallest grant
- €76k
- Median
- €1.2m
- Largest
- €7m
Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement PL-CLIMATE | 2 April 2024 | 11.0 |
| Call | PL-Climate -circular economy CALL TEXT - FMO input | 10 June 2020 | 1.0 |
| Call | Final Annoucement in the call _Geothermal energy production_ - request for comments and remarks | 16 April 2020 | 1.0 |
| Call | PL-Climate email from PO call text hydropower | 2 April 2020 | 1.0 |