22 Oct 2024
20 cities receive EU Mission Label for their efforts towards climate-neutrality
During a ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 22 October 2024, Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, handed out the EU Mission Label to a new group of 20 cities for their efforts towards climate neutrality.
The 20 cities that received the Label are: Aachen, Münster (Germany), Trikala (Greece), Miskolc (Hungary), Eilat (Israel), Bologna, Bergamo, Milan, Prato, Turin (Italy), Liepāja (Latvia), The Hague (the Netherlands), Porto (Portugal), Bucharest 2nd District, Suceava (Romania), Ljubljana, Kranj (Slovenia), Gothenburg, Gävle, Umeå (Sweden).
The cities that have received the Label show commitment and creativity, having launched actions to accelerate their transition to climate neutrality, as for instance through sustainable urban planning, new mobility schemes, energy efficiency in the built environment as well as production and use of renewable energy sources, all of this in co-creation with their citizens and stakeholders.
The Label gives cities access to the Climate City Capital Hub, an international finance resource set up in June 2024. Its particular focus is on engagement with private capital. Cities also qualify for a lending envelope of €2 billion, put in place by the European Investment Bank. This brings the total number of cities in the Cities Mission with the Label to 53. The European Commission is expecting around 40 more Climate City Contracts to be submitted for review by end of this year.
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