Competing Urgencies: Translating Climate Neutrality Policy in the European Union (EU-URGE)
Every year, the effects of anthropogenic climate change become increasingly tangible worldwide, threatening livelihoods, exacerbating conflicts, and forcing populations and politicians to rethink their ways of living. Climate change requires urgent action worldwide. Given the urgency of the climate crisis, the EU mission „100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities by 2030“ (EU Cities Mission) aims to initiate a “Just Transition” to climate neutrality as an integral part of the European Green Deal. Such a transition to climate neutrality is supposed to be led by principles of social justice that “leave no one behind”. The EU Mission 100 aims to mitigate climate change by supporting 100 European cities in pursuing climate neutrality by 2030.
