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🚲🚶♀️How can we create more sustainable and people-friendly cities? Join the next Community of Practice webinar on Social Innovation & Urban Mobility!   🗓️ 29 April, 10:00-11:00 CEST  Explore how social innovation can drive sustainable mobility through innovative approaches to behavioural change & co-creation! The session will dive into the two case studies from: - Turun kaupunki - Åbo stad - City of Turku: Nudging 1.5 degree life in Turku: e-bike pilot, co-creation, and nudge playbook. - Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza: ELABORATOR Project: Streets experiments at one of the densest education districts of Europe. Hear from:  🎤 Paula Salo, Professor, Division of Psychology, Turun yliopisto - University of Turku  🎤 Felipe Del Busto, Project leader, Sustainable Urbanism team, CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico   🎤 Sigrid Ehrmann, Head of Horizon Lab, EIT Urban Mobility   Learn about innovative approaches to behavioral change and co-creation in urban mobility, register now: https://lnkd.in/eF2aS_vV This webinar is done in collaboration with CIVITAS Initiative and the ELABORATOR Project. #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU 

🤝 Ville de Marseille is demonstrating the power of collaboration in tackling climate change!   The #ClimatePioneers2030 awards, presented during the Climate Chance Europe Africa Summit, recognised six local businesses for their impactful achievements in climate change mitigation and adaptation, encouraging others to follow suit. The awards recognise and showcase local business’s climate work. The nominees were chosen from four climate change mitigation categories and selected by a jury of experts with one category through public vote: - Climate Change Adaptation: Adapting to Climate Change. Winner: Friche la Belle de Mai  ⁠- Climate Change Mitigation – Training, Mobilisation, Awareness-raising. Winner: Ninety  ⁠- Climate Change Mitigation – Mobility and a Calmer City. Winner: Les Boîtes à Vélo - PACA ⁠- Climate Change Mitigation – Nature in the City, Food, Sea and Coastline. Winner: Le Présage - Restaurant et Guinguette Solaires  ⁠- Climate Change Mitigation – Resource Shift & Buildings of Tomorrow. Winner: Sénova  - ⁠‘Coup de cœur du public’ (People’s Choice Award): Winner : Massilia Sun System The winners will receive tailored support to develop their climate actions, including risk assessment guidance, legal support, and expertise. This initiative, which is part of Marseille's #PilotCities activity ‘Marseille 2030 Objectif Climat: A Just Pact to Now Act (Mars2030ClimatNowAct),’ is a testament to the strong partnerships between the city, businesses, and expert organisations. 👏 Congratulations to all the winners! Read all about it in our blog post: https://lnkd.in/eRK7qHEZ #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU AtmoSud

📣 Mark your calendars! Here are the upcoming events and recent events where the EU Cities Mission and NetZeroCitiesEU have been and will be present, let us know if you will be there too! - URBACT City Festival (#URBACTfest), 8-10 April in Wrocław. Meline González Piloyan and Sylwia Słomiak (Eurocities) will participate in the ‘'Transfer solutions and challenges'’ session, 14:00-15:00 presenting the takeaways from the Twinning Learning Programme, Cohort 1. Register: https://lnkd.in/da-Mw8Xb - Webinar - Beyond silos: return on experience session with the Dublin City Council in collaboration with OECD - OCDE on 15 April, 14:00-15:00 with Dr. Sabrina Dekker, Regional Climate Action Coordinator, Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office and Mariana Mirabile, Economist, Environment Directorate, OECD. Register: https://lnkd.in/evdd8CWd - ChangeNOW takes place on 24-26 April at Grand Palais in Paris. Thomas Osdoba, NetZeroCities Programme Director will moderate the “Re-imagining Cities: Navigating Today, Preparing for Tomorrow” session on Friday 25th of April, from 9:30-10:45 at the Agora Stage. More information: https://lnkd.in/gpRGQrsg - Urban Future is taking place 21-23 May in Łódź, Poland. Come and see us at the NetZeroCities Booth! Event information: https://lnkd.in/dVjTYX6b - The International Carbon Neutrality Summit 2025 will be held in Cluj Napoca on 21-23 May in hybrid format. Register: https://lnkd.in/eVi_KrQn - Guimarães Green Week will be held on 6-8 June. The Opening Ceremony will feature Patrick Child, Mission Manager, Deputy Director General DG Environment, European Commission. Event information: https://lnkd.in/ej4CRCkB Recently attended events: - #IntelligentCitiesChallenge (ICC) Conference and Mayors-Business Forum on 5-6 March where Patrick Child and Thomas Osdoba participated to the ICC Mayors - Business Forum and panel on 'City-business collaboration for competitiveness and prosperity' respectively: https://lnkd.in/eWijSE-b - European Climate Pact, Together in Action: Climate Action Village on 18-19 March in Brussels. The NetZeroCities stand was an opportunity to connect and network with a diverse audience and discuss the vision and impact of the EU Cities Mission. - Slovenian Cities on the Path to Climate Neutrality: Status & Perspectives was held on 25 March in Velenje. Climate-Neutral City Advisor Vlatka Berlan Vlahek participated presenting the the work in the EU Cities Mission and the Mission Platform. #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

🌍 Lahden kaupunki / City of Lahti has consistently prioritised the climate and natural environment and is now facing its most complex climate challenge: decarbonising transport. Lahti joined the #PilotCities Programme, launching an initiative to learn what it really takes to get people to ditch their cars in favour of more sustainable options like buses and bikes. 🚲 The city collaborated with organisations, employees, and service providers to co-design a suite of interventions aimed at shifting behaviours and making sustainable commuting easier for their workforces. People responded to a survey before and after the incentives were implemented, demonstrating significant changes in attitudes and habits. Significantly, commutes that the organisations’ staff made by private cars before the interventions was 57%, which dropped to 45% after the interventions had been implemented! 🚀 The results of all the interventions demonstrate that employers can meaningfully impact commuting behaviours of their workforce. Discover how the incentives changed their commuting habits, read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eVf9hv5k Katja Ojala #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency EU Science, Research and Innovation

🚀 Introducing NetZeroPlanner, our newest tool to support all cities on their climate neutrality journey! City-scale decarbonisation is complex and requires continuous monitoring and adaptation. NetZeroCitiesEU and Kausal have designed a powerful data-driven decision-making tool that empowers city leaders to assess the impact of their Climate Action Plan, refine their roadmap, and ensure they meet their GHG emission reduction goals.  📣 Join the next Tool Training series webinar to learn all about it on 17 April at 14:00-15:30 CEST! ➡️ Register now: https://lnkd.in/dget5EZB This open-source, free, easy-to-use tool is available on the NetZeroCities Portal, explore the new tool here: https://lnkd.in/djxhg_MK #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

🌟 Partner Spotlight: TNO Introducing TNO, NetZeroCitiesEU consortium partner, an independent statutory research organisation that supports both companies and governments, providing independent expertise covering a broad spectrum of specific knowledge sectors and crosscutting areas. TNO work with consortium partners in the Climate City Contract governance process, learning journeys on the Portal, and supporting cities through the Capital Hub alongside partners. Below, find out: 1⃣ What TNO do. 2⃣ What inspired them to join NetZeroCities. 3⃣ Their key roles within the project. 4⃣ The challenges and inspirations they encounter on this ambitious journey. 👉 Learn about their work and discover all NetZeroCities partners: https://lnkd.in/dR2tX47z #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

💡 Effective climate communication is crucial for cities driving sustainable change! Read our latest blog post on 'How can cities strengthen climate action through better communication?' where cities explore tackling these challenges and learn how to build stronger narratives around climate policies. NetZeroCitiesEU recently brought over 40 city representatives together in a workshop on “Shifting climate change narratives: how to talk about climate policies” to share some of the best practices on how cities can do this from overcoming communication challenges and building trust, to engaging diverse communities with presentations from Klimaetaten i Oslo kommune, Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of Helsinki, and Ajuntament de València. ➡️ Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/e6rHhbKr #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

📣 Join us for an insightful peer-learning webinar - Beyond silos: return on experience session with the City of Dublin! 🗓️ Tuesday 15 April, 14:00 - 15:00 CEST Learn how a systems and challenge-led approach can drive transformative climate action. In collaboration with the OECD - OCDE, Dublin City Council will share its experience in applying a systems and challenge-led approach for the transformation of a neighborhood into one in which children can move freely, safely, and playfully. The webinar will be interactive and provide a space for peer learning on working beyond silos for the implementation of transformative policies. Joined by: 🎤 Dr. Sabrina Dekker, Regional Climate Action Coordinator, Dublin Metropolitan Climate Action Regional Office, Dublin City Council  🎤 Mariana Mirabile, Economist, Environment Directorate, OECD ✍ Register now! https://lnkd.in/evdd8CWd #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

♻️ On 30 March, it is #ZeroWasteDay! Discover the innovative projects and cities making a real impact for a zero-waste future: - Belgium promotes plant-based diets with cooking workshops and awarness in their EVA Maakt Het Plantaardings: Plant-based Diet Initiative to inspire behavioural and policy change: https://lnkd.in/ewmtGbw5 - Comune di Milano introduced a food policy to address food-related issues in order to provide permanent and reliable access to adequate, safe local diversified, fair, and healthy food for all citizens: https://lnkd.in/eEwJKyFr - Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of Helsinki is supporting restaurants with a Climate Meal label: Illmastoannos is a label that guarantees a below than average climate impact of a meal: https://lnkd.in/eeBJRnZ4 - Berlin is fighting food waste through behavioural change with their 'Real Junk Food Berlin' aiming to raise awareness on food waste and sustainable food systems: https://lnkd.in/eG6XRGhf ✨ Explore these case studies developed in NetZeroCitiesEU and learn all about their concepts, challenges, key drivers, and replication potential. Discover some zero waste tips in below! Let's continue working to reduce waste and move towards a climate-neutral future for all 🌍 Dive deeper - see how Nantes Métropole tackles sustainable food challenges as part of their #PilotCities activity: https://lnkd.in/eZ8sQDKT #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

💡 Malmö’s bold road to climate neutrality: A model for systemic change Malmö stad's systemic approach to climate neutrality harness collaboration, shapes innovative policies, and fosters holistic thinking to drive urban transformation. At the centre of this is Climate Transition Malmö, a process structured around seven key areas from heating to mobility. Together with their #PilotCities activity that focuses on decarbonising energy: cutting emissions at the source, rethinking mobility: beyond cars & congestion, circular economy & climate-neutral construction, the city is driving sustainable change. ➡️ Learn how their systemic approach and innovative strategies are transforming urban sustainability: https://lnkd.in/eSAucGXy #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU