Climate Governance and Information

Objective

LIFE Climate Change Governance and Information aims at supporting the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the Union legislation and policy on climate change, contributing to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation. This includes improving governance through enhancing the capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society.

Areas of intervention

• Raising awareness, incentivising behavioural change and supporting the activities of the European Climate Pact
• Green skills and capacity building to implement climate mitigation and adaptation policies
• Building capacity, raising awareness among end-users and the equipment distribution chain of fluorinated greenhouse gases
• Support to the development, update and implementation of national, regional or local climate and energy strategies and plans
• Activities linked to the implementation of Sustainable Finance actions
• Greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting
• Development of geographically-explicit inventories for the LULUCF sector, creation of carbon removal registries and certification schemes and organisation of capacity building activities and advisory services
• Knowledge sharing and capacity building on the EU Emissions Trading System
• Climate policy monitoring, assessment and ex-post evaluation

What this means for cities and regions

The "soft" climate strand — focused on capacity building, governance, awareness and monitoring rather than physical works. Cities and regions can use it to develop or update local Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans, build green skills among staff and contractors, run citizen-engagement initiatives under the European Climate Pact, or set up local GHG monitoring and reporting systems. Per-project budget is smaller — indicatively €0.7–2 million — and only around 3 projects will be funded in the 2026 call. Often a good entry point for smaller municipalities.