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26 June 2024 – Palau de la Musica

Time	Session
09:30 – 09:45	Welcome & introduction to the day
09:45 – 10:30	Opening Plenary
10:30 – 11:00	High-level keynote speech: – Iliana Ivanova, EU Commissioner
11:30 – 12:30	Panel: Unlocking climate finance for urban transformation
12:30 – 13:30	Panel: Advancing national and regional cooperation for Climate Action
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 17:30	Breakout sessions Energy Cites: – Decarbonisation of Heating and Cooling – Empowering local authorities in national and EU climate policymaking – Waste management and circularity: exploring the good practices – Cities and energy communities: working together for a fairer energy transition EURESFO: – Financing for adaptation and neutrality – Two Missions, a common vision: collaboration for a resilient and climate neutral future – Multilevel governance: coordinating climate action for adaptation – Advancing EU policy on water management Cities Mission Conference: – Multi-level governance and national platforms – Stakeholder engagement and social innovation
17:30	Conclusion

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27 June 2024 – Palau de la Musica

Time	Session
9:00 – 10:30	Welcome & General Assembly
10:30 – 11:00	Keynote Speaker, Fanny LEDERLIN Caring for things as well as the livings: the tinkering trail
11:30 – 13:00	Parallel Sessions – Resource-wise cities: rethinking our needs – Local Climate Citizen’s Assemblies
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 17:00	Let’s make it work! Cities sharing, listening and revealing their potential
17:00 – 17:30	Final reflections and conclusions

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28 June 2024 – Study visits in Valencia

The Green River Visit

The visit encompasses the Turia Gardens, an extensive urban park of 120 hectares in Valencia that stands out as a climatic oasis traversing theentire city from west to east. Its diverse vegetation and ecological functions, such as renaturalisation and water filtration, make it a notable example of greeninfrastructure. Besides serving as a meeting and cultural space, its design promotes sustainable mobility through pedestrian pathways and bike lanes, thuscontributing to reducing pollutant emissions and serving as a model in this field.

The Orchard, the Sea, and L’Albufera, the City’s pantries

This Visit covers the Albufera Natural Park, where we can find Valencia’s three main sources of natural food: rice fields, Mediterranean seafood, and locally grown fruits and vegetables. This diversity guarantees a rich and healthy culinary experience, available in numerousrestaurants across the city. Accessible by public transport or bicycle, the route combines various spaces, transitioning from rice fields to beaches with the prestigious European Blue Flag, culminating at the Marina de Valencia, a vast public space facing the Mediterranean, offering a tranquil alternative to busier areas of the city.

Energy Study Tour

This visit will cover a few projects related to the energy transition. Particularly a project using urban cemeteries to transform them in renewable plants will be presented, as well as the visit to an energy community. Most probably we will have as well the opportunity to showcase one of our energy offices, one-stop-shop for the energy transition.