Science engagement organisations have a unique opportunity to draft plans together with the 100 cities selected by the European Commission to be role models in reaching climate neutrality by 2030. The programme is part of the Horizon Europe Cities Mission, one of the EU’s five research missions, a new type of programme aiming to generate critical mass to tackle pressing societal challenges.

Ecsite members, universities and research organisations, along with citizens and the private sector of the selected cities will therefore be able to draft the plans and take an active role and a common strategy.

With the cities selected, the next step is the signing of the non-binding Climate City Contracts, in which the cities will present their plans for achieving climate neutrality across sectors such as energy, the built environment, waste management and transport, and the investment strategy to deliver on these plans. The cities now have eight years to apply a planned programme of research and investment, with the aim of reaching climate neutrality by 2030.

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