3. Toelichting missie “100 climate neutral and smart cities 2030” (power point)

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WHY A MISSION ON CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CITIES? • 75% of EU citizens live in cities (projected to increase to about 85% in 2050) • More than 65% of energy consumption and more than 70% of CO2 emissions worldwide • Co-benefits – lower air/noise pollution, congestion and road deaths. Lower energy bills and better energy security. Loveable and liveable cities ! • The European Green Deal is set at EU / national level, but will be implemented at local level – particularly in cities and regions: where policy meets people. • Cities have the ambition to go further – but few have declared readiness to be fully climate neutral by 2030. We want to help cities address the barriers they face.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION

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MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE MISSION Climate City Contracts

A Mission label to unlock synergies with other programmes

Mission Platform

Tailor-made help with funding and financing

R&I action under Horizon Europe

Innovative city governance models and citizen engagement

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STRONG SUPPORT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE COMMISSION

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SYNERGIES WITH OTHER PROGRAMMES FOR CITIES

• The Mission will not replace involvement in other programmes, such as the Covenant of Mayors or Climate Pact, but build synergies with them.

• A Mission label will help create funding opportunities in EU and other programmes. • National networks to ensure synergies with national and regional programmes

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BENEFITS • Tailor-made advice and assistance from the Mission Platform • Unlocking additional funding and financing opportunities through a Mission label • Research & innovation: funding opportunities for cities to be part of large innovation actions, pilot projects and demonstrators • Support through a national coordination network • Networking opportunities, learning and exchange of experiences among cities • Support with involving citizens in decision-making • High visibility – raising political profile and attractiveness for investment and skilled workers

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CLIMATE CITY CONTRACTS

• Tailor-made plans on how to reach climate neutrality, adapted to the individual needs of the city, supported by the Mission Platform

• Non legally binding – Memorandum of Understanding

• To be co-created in spirit of multi-level governance, with the involvement of national authorities, regions and local stakeholders, including citizens and local economic actors

• Focus on innovative (“holistic”) city governance, investment plan, and monitoring and reporting

• Signed by the Mayor (or equivalent), witnessed by the Commission and others 8

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FUNDING AND FINANCING • Support expected from different EU funding programmes • Cooperation with the European Investment Bank Group and national Promotional Institutions (e.g. financial advisory, possibly Blending Facility) • Private investors (individuals, private companies, commercial banks) • EU sustainable finance agenda offers new opportunities to encourage investors to

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R&I CONTENT

• Portfolio of R&I activities targeting cities and communities will be launched in the Horizon Europe Work Programme for Missions

• Goals: develop capacity and showcase possibilities of scale-up and replicability • Complementarity and synergy with ongoing and upcoming initiatives, e.g. partnerships

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HOW WILL THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORK?

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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST • Online questionnaire to be filled in by city authorities • Constitutes city‘s explicit request to

join the Mission • More than 150 cities pre-registered to receive information about the Call

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QUALIFYING CRITERIA • Population thresholds – 50 000 (with some flexibility to bring in cities from all Member States) • Stated ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 PRINCIPLES • Inclusiveness, diversity, geographical balance ASSESSMENT CRITERIA INCLUDE • cities’ level of ambition and preparedness (but not just “usual suspects”) • true geographic diversity – from south and east of Europe, not just north and west • cities’ commitment to involving citizens and stakeholders

Based on an assessment by independent experts, the European Commission services will choose the 100 cities

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GET IN TOUCH Register and respond to the Call for Expression of Interest:

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CNC-Pre-Registration Email:

RTD-HORIZON-EUROPE-MISSION-CITIES@EC.EUROPA.EU Web page:

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