EU Mission: Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

The goal is to achieve 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and to ensure they become testing grounds for innovation, paving the way for all European cities to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

The EU Cities Mission brings together local authorities, citizens, businesses, investors, and regional and national stakeholders to:

• Create 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030
• Turn these cities into innovation and experimentation hubs that can guide the rest of Europe toward climate neutrality by 2050
• The Mission aims to achieve this through collaboration, innovation, and real-world testing of solutions in urban environments.

Overall, the Mission supports 100 EU cities and 12 cities from Horizon Europe–associated countries in their transition to climate neutrality by 2030. Chosen from 377 applicants, these cities will pilot cross-sector solutions and new governance approaches that accelerate transformation and motivate all European cities to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

You can learn more about the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities EU Mission via the link here: EU Mission: Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

 

 

 

 

EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters

The Mission aims to restore the health of the ocean, seas, and inland waters by 2030, addressing one of today’s most urgent environmental challenges. Using research, innovation, public engagement, and strategic blue investments, it adopts a holistic approach to:

• Protect and revive marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, supporting the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
• Prevent and eliminate pollution in oceans, seas, and waters, aligned with the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan for air, water, and soil
• Transform the sustainable blue economy into a carbon-neutral and circular system, in line with the European Climate Law and the Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy

To drive implementation across Europe and beyond, the Mission works through regional “lighthouses” located in key sea and river basins: the Atlantic–Arctic, Mediterranean, Baltic–North Sea, and Danube–Black Sea regions. These lighthouses act as living laboratories where solutions are tested, demonstrated, and scaled up.

You can learn more about the Restore our Ocean and Waters via the link here: EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters