MAximising the synergy of European research Governance and Innovation for Climate Action

Project Information

MAGICA

Grant agreement ID: 101056920

DOI

10.3030/101056920

Project closed

EC signature date 5 May 2022

Start date 1 June 2022

End date 31 May 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 4 827 581,25

EU contribution

€ 4 827 579,00

Coordinated by

FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MAGICA (MAximising the synergy of European research Governance and Innovation for Climate Action)

Reporting period: 2023-12-01 to 2025-05-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

MAGICA maximizes the synergies between infrastructure investments and initiatives of climate change research and innovation across the European Research Area (ERA) by building upon and further implementing the Mission of JPI Climate in support to the international and European climate agenda (including the European Green Deal and Adaptation Strategy).
MAGICA aims to accelerate the development, provision, and exchange of knowledge from research and innovation to inform and support policymaking and climate actions via a better coordination of on-going and future initiatives and a more efficient use of resources.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

MAGICA’s ambition is to guide future climate research. This has been carried out through a circular and iterative interactions among the strategic, scientific and societal components of climate change research and innovation. The project has served as an arena of dialogue for the ongoing debate within the scientific community on climate R&I priorities. Workshops and exchanges have been carried out to identify main R&I needs and challenges. The outcomes of this process will be synthesized in a Joint Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda on climate change for ERA 2025-2034.
In addition, a high-level, recurring European forum to strengthen the interface between climate research and policy has been set up. At its core is the development and consolidation of the Equinox Process, a science-policy mechanism designed to accelerate the uptake of climate knowledge into policymaking and action. Two Equinox Summits and other high-level events have gathered delegates of EC Directorates, representatives of Member States ministries and EU climate diplomacy on the development of a European mechanism for the provision and transfer of excellence of knowledge to address major aspects of the climate change challenge for our societies.
MAGICA has indeed been implementing a multi-directional dialogue with different relevant social actors (from policymakers to the younger generations) through different international conferences such as ECCA 2023, CNF2024, Sea Level Rise Event Series, ECCA2025; workshops such as the Strategic Workshop on the Role of Science in Climate Policy and the Societal transformation in the face of climate change; and other innovative formats and events to inform citizens and experts, but also to detect the social needs concerning the transition to climate-neutrality and climate science. The outcomes of such dialogue are being incorporated into scientific community's priorities for research, thus closing the feedback loop.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

MAGICA aims to accelerate the development, provision and exchange of knowledge from research and innovation to inform and support policy-making and climate actions via a better coordination of on-going and future initiatives and a more efficient use of resources.
The project ambition is to guide future climate research through a scientifically rigorous, democratic and open iterative process involving the strategic, scientific and social components of climate change research and innovation. On one hand, the engagement of European Research funding agencies (gathered within JPI Climate) contributes to enhance the alignment and coordination of climate change research programmes across ERA and thus facilitates the design and endorsement of a Joint Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on climate change for ERA 2025-2034.
On the other hand, MAGICA fosters a multi-directional exchange between the scientific community, policy-makers and society to increase the quality of both research and policy and also their social legitimacy. Through the organization of institutional dialogues and fora (e.g. the Equinox Process), international conferences and workshops (e.g. ECCA2023, CNF2024, ECCA2025, SLR event series, COP28 and COP29 side events) and exchanges with younger generations (e.g. MAGICA Summer Schools and edutainment labs), the project fosters concrete mechanisms and platforms to accelerate the effective transfer of robust and authoritative knowledge that informs and enables effective decisions and actions towards the transition to a climate-neutral and resilient Europe.

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