What will you learn?

The climate targets are increasingly ambitious and the scale of the challenge faced by local and regional authorities all across Europe requires increased use of other-than-subsidies financing instruments for investments in sustainable energy and low-emission mobility. The webinar will introduce you to the variety of innovative financing instruments and the opportunities to get in-depth understanding of their practical use through best-practice exchange with peers across Europe under a capacity-building project PROSPECT+. You will also learn about the latest opportunity to join the project as a mentee (we accept applications between 10th of January and 28th of January 2022).

Who is this webinar for?

Representatives of local and regional authorities from all Horizon2020 eligible countries, representatives of local and regional energy agencies and everyone interested in the topic of financing local and regional climate action with other-than-subsidies instruments.

Agenda

• 10:00–10:05 Welcome | Sylwia Slomiak, Eurocities
• 10:05-10:20 Major challenges for local authorities across Europe to access financing for investments in sustainable energy and mobility, resulting from the scale of the necessary climate action (tbc). | Christophe Milin, CINEA
• 10:20-10:35 How does PROSPECT+ support local authorities across Europe to face these challenges? | Sylwia Slomiak, Eurocities
• 10:35-11:00 How to secure resources to accelerate investments in sustainable energy and public transport: introduction to other-than-subsidies financing instruments and how to choose the right one. | Carolin Anders, Adelphi
• 11:00-11:10 Q&A
• 11:10-11:25 Examples of successful projects identified by PROSPECT+ that successfully used the innovative financing instruments. | Sylwia Slomiak, Eurocities
• 11:25-11:40 How to choose the best way forward? The benefits of getting involved in PROSPECT+ as mentors, mentees and participants of the Community of Practice | Jana Cicmanova, Energy Cities
• 11:40-11:50 Q&A and discussion
• 11:50 Wrap-up and closing | Sylwia Slomiak, Eurocities

More information and the detailed agenda can be found on www.h2020prospect.eu.

About PROSPECT+

Between 2017 and 2020, the EU-funded project PROSPECT created an opportunity for almost 200 local and regional authorities to exchange knowledge and experience on innovative financing schemes for their sustainable energy and climate actions (see the graphic below). It built upon successful innovative financing schemes implemented in 31 cities and regions, who acted as mentors in the PROSPECT learning journey that included a series of meetings and study visits for each group. Participants came from 29 European countries and exchanged knowledge on 18 innovative financing schemes.

Built on this success and the many lessons learned, the H2020 project PROSPECT+ (“From learning to action!”) has recently launched a new capacity-building programme for local and regional authorities. The programme focuses on innovative financing for energy and climate action with a strong focus on the crucial aspects of capacity building, decision-making and replication processes.

More information: www.h2020prospect.eu

Current opportunities to join the project as mentors and mentees: Get Involved | PROSPECT+ (h2020prospect.eu)

The PROSPECT+ project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101023271