Rome

Italy

Mission city Pilot city
Italy National Platform
Rome Mission City Label
Population 2.75 million
City Area 23.6 km²
City active since June 2022

The priority of Rome’s commitment to climate is due to the crisis acceleration and the increasing devastating social and environmental consequences worldwide, as well as in the willingness to make the climate a transversal key for urban policy innovation to tackle the challenges that the city is called to face.

 

Participation in the EU Mission Climate neutral and smart cities represents a great opportunity to effectively programme choices in the direction of an ambitious city trajectory towards climate neutrality and make it a shared goal for all city actors. The city's two key words in its ongoing climate work are vision and concreteness. Two new instruments defining the city's climate action priorities - the Climate City Contract, as far as mitigation is concerned, and the Roma Capitale Climate Adaptation Strategy - identify the actions already underway and those to be undertaken, as well as the barriers to be overcome and the opportunities that can be created. Hence, the most effective solutions to help families and businesses reduce their energy expenditure thanks to competitive and accessible alternatives for all citizens.

 

The aim is to transform Rome into an energy transition laboratory where, thanks to the projects spread throughout the city, the city meets the challenges of liveability, strengthening industrial innovation and local economy, reducing inequalities and improving urban regeneration, creating new cultural activities and opportunities for all.

Key Learnings

EU Policy Labs Session #4 – Enabling Energy Communities

This Policy Lab opens a space for exploring different policy scenarios and strategies to tackle city-level challenges in the field of Energy Communities at EU level.   Antwerp, Guimarães and Rome will be the challenge owners, presenting their case studies to the other mission cities, namely :   Antwerp: How can the EU ensure that local authorities can become pioneers in more equitable energy redistribution? Guimarães: How can Guimarães effectively introduce the consumption of renewable energy in buildings located in World Heritage areas? Rome: How can Rome support energy communities that involve NGOs on social projects and tackle energy poverty?
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Latest updates from the city

Pilot project spotlight
Read Rome Climate City Contract Genova City Profile (Twin City) Issy-les-Moulineaux City Profile (Twin City)

External projects

City involvement in related European initiatives