The H2020 project ECCSELERATE will define the next steps and facilitate the emerging developments of chain integration optimisation with 3rd generation capture technologies, and potential sustainable synergies with CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization). This will enable researchers to generate substantial knowledge leading to new innovative, cost effective solutions for CCUS, helping to ensure energy security and combat climate change by contributing to the delivery of a low carbon energy and industry sector future. ECCSEL ERIC is contributing to reach the goals set by the European Green Deal, the roadmap for making the EU\\\'s economy sustainable. 

− LifeWatch ERIC supports decision-makers and citizens to build a climate-neutral, green, FAIR-er Europe, and assists in the implementation of the EU Green Deal roadmap and in reaching the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy targets, supplying evidence-based synthetic knowledge and nature-based solutions to tackle societal challenges. 

EMSO advances in information and knowledge of ocean processes in the professional skills and education in marine sciences, and promoting water column and in deep ocean environments, improving resilience to climate change, natural and anthropogenic disasters, creating new sustainable blue growth, through innovative services and underwater technology. 

− The set of the ERIC has strengthened the position of the European manufacturers, it facilitates the development of the Argo in Europe towards deepest ocean and biogeochemistry essential for Climate change applications an ocean health monitoring. 

Greenhouse gas data from ICOS stations is available open access for anyone to use and analyse. ICOS-based knowledge supports policy- and decision-making to combat climate change and its impacts, thus contributing towards the EU strategic agenda in building a carbon-neutral and green Europe. 

EPOS brings together Earth scientists, national research infrastructures, ICT experts and decision makers to establish and underpin a sustainable and long-term access to solid Earth science data and services integrating diverse European Research Infrastructures under a common federated framework. EPOS relies on e-science innovation to foster progress in science for supporting a safe and sustainable society. 

EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC overcomes the technically and logistically daunting task of developing high-quality tool compounds, which may then be translated into marketable chemical products for unmet needs in medicine, nutrition, agriculture and environment. 

EMBRC-ERIC contributes to societal challenges by promoting sustainable solutions related to the functioning of marine ecosystems and the planet as a whole, and enabling access to marine biodiversity across Europe to support large-scale, high-quality and innovative marine science. In particular, EMBRC supports new cures, drugs, food sustainability, climate change, and blue biotechnology.

In making high-end structural biology facilities available to scientists, Instruct-ERIC is helping to democratise and harmonise European research tackling key societal challenges in the medical and life science domains, enabling insights and developments with a global impact. 

BBMRI’s Directory is one of the largest in the world with over 100 million samples and datasets from more than 600 biobanks across 20 European countries and 1 international organization. Researchers can browse BBMRI’s catalogue and filter by diagnosis, type of material, quality characteristics or country and they can send single access request to multiple biobanks. Biobanks can increase their visibility by allowing their samples to be findable by Europe’s 500 000 life scientists. Discover the recently added COVID-19 filter to find samples and datasets applicable to research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: www.directory.bbmri-eric.eu

− Through bridging the gap between research results and new diagnostic tools and therapies that benefit patients, EATRIS strengthens the productivity and impact of the European Health research and Innovation as well as increases the benefits of research for the health and well-being of the population. By pulling together the scientific and technological expertise and know-how of 110 academic centres in 13 countries, EATRIS contributes to Europe’s efforts for stronger cross-border cooperation and more coordinated response to tackle health-related challenges. As driver of industry-academia collaborations, EATRIS also enables cross-sectorial research and innovation and helps unlock the full potential of new tools, technologies and digital solutions for a healthy society. 

ECRIN-ERIC plays a key role within Societal Challenge 1 – Health, demographic change and wellbeing, supporting multinational clinical studies that will provide new therapeutic, diagnostic and preventive solutions for Europe’s main health challenges, and contributing to develop tools and strengthen capacity for clinical research.

Imaging technologies are the central technology platform driving research in most disciplines of the life sciences. Euro-BioImaging contributes to discoveries in health, food security, plant biology, marine ecosystems, and the environment. It also promotes FAIR image data, enabling cross-disciplinary research via integration with other data types. 

To contribute in providing solutions to pressing societal challenges, CERIC is increasing its focus on the development of services in the field of energy storage. This will contribute to the EU climate goals, addressed through the Energy and climate plans, to the EU Green Deal, and potentially also to the Horizon Europe Mission on 100 carbon neutral cities. Another priority is life science, with actions such as a COVID-19 rapid access, contributing to the SDG (Sustainability Development Goals) Health and Wellbeing.

Research with neutrons gives us knowledge that improves our everyday lives and is a necessary component to solving society’s grand challenges. The research conducted at ESS will contribute to new and better materials for engineering and digital infrastructure, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, energy solutions, decarbonisation technologies and our basic understanding of the fundamental science that underpins these socio-economic achievements. 

Through accessible data archive services, on-site user support, and educational and training activities, JIVE contributes to societal challenges by promoting diversity in science, facilitating science fundamental to our understanding of the Universe, with additional relevance to Earth sciences (with ties to climate change), space weather, and habitability zones and possibility of life in planets around other stars. 

ELI ERIC’s contributions to current societal challenges and the UN Sustainable Development Goals derive from access to world-class high power and ultra-fast lasers for science that will enable cutting-edge research in physical, chemical, material, and medical sciences, as well as breakthrough innovations from which tools and technology can be developed for the benefit of society.

CESSDA will provide a platform for social data researchers that integrates with the European Open Science Cloud within the 2020-2022 timeframe. The CESSDA Data Catalogue is a platform for researchers wanting to find and reuse social science and humanities research data. The CESSDA Data Management Expert Guide helps social science researchers make their research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). 

In line with the Open Science agenda, CLARIN enables scholars from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and beyond to engage in and contribute to cutting-edge research driven by language data. CLARIN facilitates participation of researchers in the European Research Area and the mission-driven programmes of Horizon Europe and the wider global context. By organising the training of new generations of skilled data professionals, CLARIN contributes to reinforcing digital literacy and reducing the shortage of critical skills in the field of data analytics.

DARIAH-ERIC ensures that humanities researchers are able to assess the impact of technology on their work in an informed manner, access the data, tools, services, knowledge and networks they need seamlessly and in contextually rich virtual and human environments and produce excellent, digitally-enabled scholarship that is reusable, visible and sustainable. 

European Social Survey-ERIC data has played a vital role in helping to shape pan-European governance and policy in participating countries for almost 20 years. As Europe faces grand societal challenges such as climate change, immigration, welfare reform, declining political trust and health inequalities (amongst others), the ESS continues to provide regular robust data to help improve society. //// The nationally representative survey on a wide range of topics has been undertaken every two years since 2002 to monitor the attitudes and behaviour of people in 39 countries. As well as its biennial data collection, the ESS is currently involved in four Horizon 2020 projects, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud (SSHOC).

SHARE-ERIC joined the Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud (SSHOC) project. Beginning in 2019, SSHOC will realise the social sciences and humanities part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) by offering access to research data and related services adapted to the needs of the SSH community. The aim is to facilitate the transition from the current landscape with disciplinary silos and separated e-infrastructure facilities into a fully-fledged cloud-based infrastructure. Thereby, it significantly contributes towards achieving the vision of the European Cloud Initiative and supports the implementation of European Open Science Cloud. The project started on 1 January 2019 and will end on 30 April 2022.