Draft proposal for a European Partnership under Horizon Europe Processes4Planet Version 17 June 2020 Summary The partnership aims at circularity and an extensive decarbonisation of European process industries, with a strong focus on competitiveness. Within a cross-sectorial approach, it will develop and deploy the innovations needed for a profound transformation of process industries, e.g., cement, chemical, steel, to achieve the EU Green Deal targets by 2050. Due to their resource and energy-intensive nature, the activities of the partnership will play a crucial role. Process industries will be frontrunners in the transition to carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050, by decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels while increasing the use of renewable energy sources. With the ultimate goal of zero landfilling and water discharge, circular models will be implemented across industrial sectors, value chains and with regions and cities. 1 About this draft In autumn 2019 the Commission services asked potential partners to further elaborate proposals for the candidate European Partnerships identified during the strategic planning of Horizon Europe. These proposals have been developed by potential partners based on common guidance and template, taking into account the initial concepts developed by the Commission and feedback received from Member States during early consultation. The Commission Services have guided revisions during drafting to facilitate alignment with the overall EU political ambition and compliance with the criteria for Partnerships. This document is a stable draft of the partnership proposal, released for the purpose of ensuring transparency of information on the current status of preparation (including on the process for developing the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda). As such, it aims to contribute to further collaboration, synergies and alignment between partnership candidates, as well as more broadly with related R&I stakeholders in the EU, and beyond where relevant. This informal document does not reflect the final views of the Commission, nor pre-empt the formal decision- making (comitology or legislative procedure) on the establishment of European Partnerships. In the next steps of preparations, the Commission Services will further assess these proposals against the selection criteria for European Partnerships. The final decision on launching a Partnership will depend on progress in their preparation (incl. compliance with selection criteria) and the formal decisions on European Partnerships (linked with the adoption of Strategic Plan, work programmes, and legislative procedures, depending on the form). Key precondition is the existence of an agreed Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda / Roadmap. The launch of a Partnership is also conditional to partners signing up to final, commonly agreed objectives and committing the resources and investments needed from their side to achieve them. The remaining issues will be addressed in the context of the development of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agendas/ Roadmaps, and as part of the overall policy (notably in the respective legal frameworks). In particular, it is important that all Partnerships further develop their framework of objectives. All Partnerships need to have a well-developed logical framework with concrete objectives and targets and with a set of Key Performance Indicators to monitor achievement of objectives and the resources that are invested. Aspects related to implementation, programme design, monitoring and evaluation system will be streamlined and harmonised at a later stage across initiatives to ensure compliance with the implementation criteria, comparability across initiatives and to simplify the overall landscape. In case you would like to receive further information about this initiative, please contact: Lead entity (main contact): A.SPIRE, Àngels Orduna-Cao, [email protected] Commission services (main contact): DG R&I, Lucía Fernández Macía [email protected] DG GROW, Debby De Roover [email protected] Partnership sector in DG R&I (overall policy approach for European Partnerships and its coherent application across initiatives), E-mail: [email protected] 2 3 Processes4Planet Transforming the European Process Industry for a sustainable society June 2020 4 Table of Contents 1. General information ......................................................................................................................... 7 Draft title of the European Partnership ....................................................................................... 7 Lead entity (main contact) .......................................................................................................... 7 Commission services (main contact) ........................................................................................... 7 Summary ................................................................................................................................... 8 2. Context, objectives, expected impacts ............................................................................................... 9 Context and problem definition .................................................................................................. 9 Common vision, objectives and expected impacts ..................................................................... 21 2.2.1. General, specific and operational objectives ....................................................................................... 24 2.2.2. Specific objectives and operational objectives .................................................................................... 26 2.2.3. Alignments with other R&I Partnerships and Initiatives at EU level .................................................... 30 2.2.4. Phasing-out strategy ............................................................................................................................ 37 Necessity of a European Partnership ........................................................................................ 38 2.3.1. Added value of sustainable and competitive process industries: an indispensable industrial base for a resilient European society ................................................................................................................ 39 2.3.2. Processes4Planet: contribution to global and EU political objectives ................................................. 41 2.3.3. Alignments with Member States and relevant authorities .................................................................. 47 Partner composition and target groups .................................................................................... 51 2.4.1. Type and composition of partners ...................................................................................................... 51 2.4.2. International dimension ...................................................................................................................... 54 3. Planned implementation................................................................................................................. 55 Activities ................................................................................................................................. 55 3.1.1. Co-Programming For R&I Implementation .......................................................................................... 56 3.1.2. Supporting Pathways To Impact .......................................................................................................... 68 Resources ................................................................................................................................ 74 Governance ............................................................................................................................. 80 Openness and transparency ..................................................................................................... 85 4. ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................................ 88 Links of Processes4Planet Roadmap Innovation Programmes to Horizon Europe Intervention Areas ....................................................................................................................................... 88 Proposed KPIs .......................................................................................................................... 91 Process to develop the Processes4Planet Roadmap .................................................................. 92 A.SPIRE Members & Stakeholders involved in the Processes4Planet Roadmap .......................... 93 4.4.1. Participation in Roadmap Events .......................................................................................................... 93 4.4.2. A.SPIRE Members’ In-Kind Contribution .............................................................................................. 93 4.4.3. Stakeholders and Members involved in the creation of roadmap ...................................................... 94 Evolution of A.SPIRE membership from 2012 to 2020 ................................................................ 95 4.5.1. A.SPIRE Founding Members ................................................................................................................ 95 Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................