GREEN
Creating a greener Europe means transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility.
Our programme helps local, regional and national governments across Europe to develop and deliver better regional development policies in this field.
We create opportunities for sharing solutions to regional development issues, for exchanging good practices and for policy learning via our two pillars: our interregional cooperation projects and our Policy Learning Platform.
Scroll below to capitalise on the knowledge they've gained, take part in upcoming capacity building opportunities or apply for your own project proposal.
Discover the GREEN sub-topics we address and click on the link to find all related resources on our website.
Projects and project ideas
Get inspired by our approved projects or explore one of these GREEN project ideas. Then, discover how you can get involved in interregional cooperation by preparing your own project proposal.
GREEN projects
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E-MOB
CityZen
PROSPERA
Blue Green City
EMOBICITY
CAPonLITTER
IRENES
SHREC
REDUCES
e-smartec
GREEN project ideas
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Policy solutions
Explore all the policy solutions our projects and policy experts have identified on the topic of GREEN. Read through our policy briefs and good practices. Watch our webinar recordings. Download the conclusions for past workshops and peer reviews.
Good practices
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Replacing of cooling-heating systems at Iasi Municipality during Covid Pandemic
Taking into consideration the limited presence of the public officers and citizens during pandemic to its own premises, Iasi Municipality engaged significant works of rehabilitation and managed to...
Hydrogen network
In Ostrava, there is a strong political will to create a city and a region of clean industry and living. The city is part of a hydrogen network of stakeholders.
“M-apperò” project - The role of Vehicles-Sensor in road safety and maintenance
The Province of Brescia and the Lombardy Mobility Cluster promoted M-apperò, a project which aims to create a tool to improve road safety and optimise maintenance operations. In the framework of M...
An Italian hydrogen-based industrial value chain for a sustainable mobility system in Valcamonica
H2iseO Hydrogen Valley is a project implemented by FNM, FERROVIENORD and Trenord, the Lombardy Region LPT providers for railway passenger transport, which aim to decarbonise public transport services...
Flexa: Connection of outlying areas through Demand Responsive Transport
Flexa offers flexible travel options by intelligently bundling travel requests.It offers mobility to people, which are poorly served by public transport.
Tech4You - Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement
Tech4You is the Calabria and Basilicata innovation ecosystem project which main purpose is the technology transfer of research products to the territory for the development of innovation. Tech4You is...
Let's protect schools
An innovative methodology to transform the configuration of the schools surroundings after Covid-19 efficiently.
Transport on Demand for Extremadura - TADEx
Transport on Demand Service for the East of Extremadura - TADEx
Cogeneration for a CO2-free city
The Central Wastewater Treatment Plant of Ostrava uses cogeneration to produce electricity and heat.The Plant is a unique tool for sustainable city development.
Support service for energy renovation - SARE
The South-PACA region has made one of its priorities to become carbon-neutral by 2050. The region possesses a relevant renovation framework with its 2,8 million of housings – 48% are individual...
Energy retrofitting of family houses owned by citizens at risk of energy poverty
The first national project that aims to significantly improve energy and living conditions of single-family houses owned by citizens at risk of energy poverty.
Sincere - Forests for water in Catalonia
The aim is to reach a consensus of the role of forestry in water and landscape conservation. A Payment for Ecosystem Services mechanism has also been designed.
Encouraging Behavioural Change in Households and Micro SMEs
This good-practice aims at engaging with home owners and micro-SMEs to identify suitable energy efficiency measures, following a walk-through energy audit.
Open forest data for everyone’s benefit
Since March 2018, the forest data collected using public funds in Finland has been published as an easily accessible electronic service on the Metsään-website.
Energy bookkeeping
This is an effective tool for analyzing energy use after already implemented measures and a starting point for further planning of energy efficiency measures.
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Regional policies for promoting green Hydrogen
Explore in this policy brief the promise of hydrogen and how it can help us achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Restoring fortified cultural heritage
In this article, discover how the German city of Magdeburg has been working on reviving its vast cultural heritage.
Greening audiovisual productions
The Green Screen project (2017-2021) explored good practices related to greening the film industry and developed eight local action plans for its partner regions. Discover what has been achieved since then.
Reuse and repair in the circular economy
Explore the key learnings, presentations and recording of our reuse and repair online workshop that took place in January 2023.
How to cut oil use in Europe’s regions
In January 2023, we organised an online workshop on how to reduce oil use. Explore the key learnings, presentations, and recordings and get inspired!
New aspirations for Latvian waste management
Global consumption of materials is expected to double over the next forty years, while the waste generation is expected to
Deriving local value from green hydrogen
Discover recommendations on creating local value for renewable energy in this peer review follow-up
Reuse and repair in a circular and social economy
The linear ‘take, make, use, and dispose’ economy is driving the climate emergency.
Citizen participation models to increase local value creation for renewable energy
Discover key insights of citizen participation models for renewables generated by our matchmaking in Barnim
Integrated mobility and Mobility as a Service
On 13 December 2022, the Policy Learning Platform held a webinar on Integrated Mobility and Mobility as a Se
VIOLET adapts regional policies for heritage buildings
Take a look at how the VIOLET project has inspired changes around Europe when it comes to policies for energy performance in heritage buildings.
What can municipalities do to fight urban heat islands (UHI)?
Explore the follow-up report of the matchmaking we hosted for the Municipality of Oeiras, Portugal and get inspired!
Replay available: Next generation policymakers
More than 150 participants, 10 talented speakers around an important subject: why continuous learning and cooperation helps policymakers to face today and tomorrow's challenges. Watch the recording.
Design and implementation of green bonds for the Prague SECAP 2030
Read about how excellent peers provided recommendations on green bonds for the City of Prague
How to integrate a new EDIH into the regional ecosystem
Explore the follow-up report of the matchmaking we hosted for the Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency and get inspired!
Get policy advice
Are you looking for help on a regional policy-making challenge or simply have a question? Make use of our Platform services.
News and events
Explore the latest news and upcoming events on GREEN topics.
