LIFE CET 2025 topic presentations
Twelve topics are open for the 2025 LIFE Clean Energy Transition call.
On this page you will find videos with dedicated presentations covering the specificities of each of the topics and, when relevant, the related policy context.
Each project application under the 2025 LIFE CET call should focus on one of these topics.
We invite you watch the videos on your topics of interest and to carefully read the call documentation available on the EU Funding & Tenders portal.
Boosting the clean energy transition in cities and regions
The topic aims to support cities and regional authorities with the necessary capacity and skills to deliver and implement decarbonisation plans and strategies for the clean energy transition, which are critical for the industries, businesses and citizens in their territories.
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Towards an effective implementation of key legislation in the field of sustainable energy
This topic aims to support the implementation of the main pieces of legislation in the field of sustainable energy, notably of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Scope A), the Renewable Energy Directive (Scope B) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Scope C)..
Energy renovation solutions - Making buildings’ renovation faster, deeper, affordable, smarter, service- and datadriven
This topic contributes to the goals of the EU Renovation Wave strategy and aims to help implement current and future building policies, notably in view of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) but also considering aspects of the New European Bauhaus initiative.
Video 1: Supporting the clean energy transition of
European industry and businesses
Through the Net-Zero Industry Act, which is part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the European Commission is aiming at increasing the manufacturing capacity of strategic net-zero technologies to meet at least 40% of the EU’s annual deployment needs by 2030.
Video 2: Topic presentation
The overall objective of this topic is to support the clean energy transition and
decarbonisation of industry by bridging the gap between the demand and supply side of net-zero energy technologies as well as by fostering collaborative approaches among companies operating in physical proximity.
Video 1: Policy background – article 28 EED
Article 28 of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EU/2023/1791) contains a number of skills-related provisions.
Video 2: Topic presentation
The topic aims to support the setting up and operation of national platforms on energy efficiency skills for the clean energy transition.
Video 1: Supporting district heating and cooling networks
The REPowerEU Plan, the revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) set out ambitious measures, including the increase of the share of renewable energy and waste heat in district heating systems. District heating and/or cooling operators/owners need to prepare and implement plans so that existing systems fulfil the criteria for “efficient district heating and cooling”, defined in the EED. This will require, among other aspects, the integration of renewable energy (e.g. from solar thermal, ambient energy and geothermal resources) and waste heat. Furthermore, district heating has been identified as a key option for the decarbonisation of the heating sector in countries and regions without a long tradition and experience in the technology.
Video 2: Topic presentation
To advance towards carbon neutrality and to phase out EU dependence on fossil fuels imports, there is an urgent need to reduce fossil fuel consumption for heating and/or cooling purposes. In that context, in particular modern and efficient district heating systems can connect local demand with renewable and waste energy sources, as well as the wider electric and gas grids, thereby contributing to the optimisation of supply and demand across energy carriers.
Crowding in private finance
The topic aims to increase the amount of private finance allocated to energy efficiency
and renewable energy sources by establishing innovative financing schemes.
One-Stop-Shops - Integrated services for clean energy transition in buildings
This topic aims at supporting the creation or replication of One-Stop-Shops (OSS), offering integrated services for clean energy transition in private residential buildings, in line with the Energy Efficiency Directive (art. 22) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (art. 18).
Project Development Assistance for sustainable energy investments
Project Development Assistance (PDA) offers technical assistance to convert sustainable energy project ideas into actual investments. It supports public and private project developers in every step of the way to deliver sustainable energy investments of ambition and scale.
European City Facility – Supporting cities to develop investment plans for the clean energy transition
Under this topic, a ‘European City Facility’ shall be run under the LIFE CET programme. This facility should build on the experiences of the current European City Facility41 (EUCF) and envisage an appropriate follow-up and scaling up of its fundamental approach.
VIDEO 1: National Platforms on energy efficiency skills
The European Green Deal sets out to ensure an energy transition that is socially just and inclusive. In accordance with the Fit for 55 package, and in particular the recast Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), Member States shall take appropriate measures to empower and protect energy poor people and implement energy efficiency improvement measures as a priority among people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable customers, people in low-income households and, where applicable, people living in social housing. In addition, the EED (recast) underlines the need to address the split incentive dilemma and remove barriers to energy efficiency measures in multi-owner properties.
VIDEO 2: Topic presentation
Actions should contribute to actively alleviating energy poverty and build on the tools, indicators and resources of existing initiatives, such as the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub and the energy poverty pillar of Covenant of Mayors. Proposals are encouraged for actions with an overarching focus on alleviating summer energy poverty and/or actions focusing on geographic areas with less developed energy poverty alleviation measures and frameworks.
Support services for energy communities
This topic aims to establish or expand services supporting the set-up and growth of energy communities. Energy communities have been recognised as key players in the EU energy system for their potential role in meeting the 2030 and 2050 energy and climate objectives.
