Participants were invited to share their visions of their action by 2040-2050 in a sustainable and desirable city, having achieved its energy transition.
The spontaneous and inspiring discussions that followed broached the following questions :
- What is and should be the role of the local level in the EU Energy Roadmap ?
- What if European local authorities were to develop their own “Energy 2050” roadmaps ?
- What local and regional policies can social and economic players use for contributing to achieving European targets ?
- Under what conditions is the “low energy cities with a high quality of life for all” concept relevant ?
The debate helped outline a shared, global vision as a step towards European collective dynamics giving territories a major role in energy transition.
At the end of the day, participants from very different backgrounds converged on the following key points :
- Like European institutions, territories must develop a long-term vision, failing which they will be unable to take meaningful action, mobilise players and make the right decisions in the short-term.
- The energy-territory relationship, from efficient energy use to supply policies, is a major democratic challenge.
- Although a number of technologies are already available, they still have to be integrated so that citizens can satisfy their needs and become fully accountable for their energy use.
- Energy strategies must help meet a number of local challenges : social and territorial cohesion, employment and economic development, environmental protection and quality of life. To do so, they need to be designed taking those they are supposed to serve, i.e. citizens, into consideration.
- The interaction between local, regional, national and European policies can and must accelerate the territories’ energy transition providing that regulatory frameworks make it possible for innovative local actions to be deployed on a large scale.
Learn more about :
"The roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050"
The Energy Roadmap 2050
The Competitive and resource efficient transport system Roadmap 2050
The Roadmap 2050 to a Resource efficient Europe
Regional Policy - Cities of Tomorrow
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