Mannheim and Valencia awarded with EU Mission Label for their plans to reach climate-neutrality by 2030
Mannheim and Valencia two of the 5 "living labs" within our project were awarded with EU Mission Label yesterday.
The EU Mission Label is an acknowledgement of the successful development of Climate City Contracts, which outline the cities’ overall vision for climate neutrality, and contain an action plan as well as an investment strategy. Cities co-create their Climate City Contracts with local stakeholders, including the private sector and citizens.
Receiving a EU Mission Label is a major step in the transition to climate neutrality for Mission Cities, but they will need to carry on putting their plans into action, identify gaps and work on them, experiment, innovate, learn, and exchange knowledge with other cities to multiply the effectiveness of solutions.
This is an ongoing process, requiring sustained commitment from cities, but the support and guidance cities receive is also iterative and builds on the experiences and feedback of cities. This aims to streamline the process and help them answer the key questions for creating a coherent, impactful plan to close their emissions gaps using an approach that engages the whole city.
Cities will also continue to receive the support of the Mission Platform, as well as feedback on their CCCs, highlighting areas that could be developed further over time.
Receiving public recognition for their Climate City Contracts will be a milestone for cities on their transition journey and should give them and others confidence in working towards climate neutrality by 2030 and encouraging greater collective momentum on taking this necessary action.
Congrats to Mannheim and Valencia as it recognise the cities' plans to achieve climate-neutrality already by 2030 and aims to facilitate access to public and private funding towards that objective.
Read the whole statement here
“We are proud and happy to be one of the first cities to be awarded the Mission Label. This is both an incentive and an duty for us. The UPPER-Project is an important element that supports us in gaining knowledge for achieving our goals on the way to climate neutrality - especially in the area of public transport.” said Tim Neugebauer UPPER project leader at City of Mannheim
