Cities are the place where decarbonisation strategies for energy, transport, buildings and even industry and agriculture coexist and intersect. The climate emergency must be tackled within cities and by engaging citizens who are not only political actors in a governance structure, but also users, producers, consumers and owners. Through a multi-level and co-creative process formalised in a climate city contract, adjusted to the realities of each city, the mission is fully anchored on the European green deal strategy to make Europe climate neutral by 2050.
Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Gronkiewicz-Waltz, H., Larsson, A., Boni, A., et al., 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030 - by and for the citizens : report of the mission board for climate-neutral and smart cities, Publications Office, 2020, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/46063