Low carbon urban morphologies
According to EU studies, managing global warming cost 1% of global GDP every year, while inaction could cost from 5% to 20%. A small part is required to invest in a low-carbon economy and fighting climate change would in return induce cumulative benefits. Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy consider "we should now move to full scale delivery of all actions needed”._x000D_
This global shift is still expected when consistent progress are to be underlined:_x000D_
-increasing ecological awareness, as promoted by the COP21 Declaration._x000D_
-ground actions in European cities (Agenda 21, Climate an energy Plans, green strategies for housing, transport..)._x000D_
-financial means, i.e. €38 billion EU Funds for Low Carbon economy investments 2014-20, two times more compared to 2007-13._x000D_
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The paradox lies in those increasing means, and the huge distance remaining to reach global objectives on climate change._x000D_
MOLOC partners propose to focus on the brakes that limit the impact of local policies and actions. Gathering cities involved in energy transition strategies, the project consist in collectively design and test innovative ways of achieving low carbon cities through a three steps program:_x000D_
1-2017/2018: Analysis of the social, cultural, economic and political models, in an holistic approach of sustainable urban development._x000D_
2-2018/2019: Design of local action plans, based on a joint critical assessment and on a crossed learning process._x000D_
3-2019/2020: Action plan’s implementation and monitoring: energy efficiency management system and networks, alternative behaviors, political recommendations._x000D_
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Keen at promoting the values of sharing knowledge and practices, MOLOC is supported by the EU network of cities for sustainable energy._x000D_
Inspired by a bottom up approach, the partners will pay attention: to place uses of the city and ways of living at the center of the reflections, to gain appropriation of local stakeholders within the whole process, and to fit the results for scaling-up and wider dissemination.