Climate change is real and we need to act urgently. Renewables are key on the road to a net zero future, but many challenges remain: scale-up, cost reduction, system operation with close to 100% renewables.
Post-industrial urban areas suffer from social and economic disadvantages, inequality and related crime and security problems. This project presents quality greenspaces as a Nature Based Solution for these problems. Three front-runner and four follower cities are proposed to create Living Labs to assure replicability and adaptability.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 776528.
Does Nature-Based solutions can regenerate and integrate deprived social housing developments? The URBiNAT project proposes interventions in the public space to mobilise social cohesion.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 776783.
Could the correct planning and design of natural features, such as trees, plants and green spaces, help to address urban challenges? The CLEVER Cities project aims to answer this question using Nature-based solutions.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 776604.
The EU-funded GRETA project will conduct research to develop energy citizenship contracts that support the transition goals within energy communities, and recommendations aimed at improving the policymaking process towards stimulating energy citizenship.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101022317.