The Climate and Energy Fund (Klima- und Energiefonds) is an important instrument of the Austrian Federal Government for the creation of incentives in the field of climate policy. Within the framework of the Climate and Energy Fund, the Austrian Climate Research Programme (ACRP) provides a conceptual and institutional basis for supporting climate research in Austria.
The Climate and Energy Fund supports a broad range of research topics, with the intention to help Austria deal with climate change through adaptation and mitigation, and to contribute to building a high level of climate research competence for relevant policy areas in Austria.
The following Thematic Areas indicate the broad range covered by the ACRP research agenda and serve as a guide for the submission of proposals:
- Thematic Area 1: Understanding the climate system and consequences of climate change
- Thematic Area 2: Specific support for Austria’s policymakers
- Thematic Area 3: Transformative change and governance
- Thematic Area 4: Climate change in an interconnected world
Funding:
Maximum funding per project is EUR 300,000; only in rare, justified and well argued cases may this limit be exceeded up to EUR 350.000. No more than 3 projects of this type will be funded. In general they will run for 3 years, include more than 3 partners, address complex problems and/or involve co-design and co-production.
