CLIMABOROUGH

The goal of the CLIMABOROUGH project is to bridge the gap between design and implementation of urban innovations, especially in the face of the climate emergency and the resulting mitigation and adaptation needs that cities must meet in order to protect their citizens.

CLIMABOROUGH aims to define and test three innovative concepts:

• the “Climate Sandbox,” aimed at facilitating, from a legal and/or administrative standpoint, the dissemination of technologically and socially advanced innovative solutions that recapture CO2 emissions and adapt to climate change;
• the “ClimHub,” which aims to promote widespread dissemination of sustainable innovations against the climate threat by engaging start-ups, solution providers and local governments in innovative replicability methods;
• the “Climate Service,” which consists of the collection and transformation of climate-related data into customized products, such as projections, forecasts, trends, economic analyses, assessments, and generally useful information for the development of best practices and useful solutions for society as a whole.

The ultimate goal of the project is to pursue systemic transformation, supported by city-friendly climate services, accompanied by a strategic, long-term and holistic approach aimed at investing in climate action, along with new city governance.

European Partners 

Associazione Nazionale dei Comuni Italiani della Toscana (IT), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (DE), Institut Mines-Telecom (FR), Norges Teknisk-Naturavitenskplapelige Universitat (NO), University of Aalborg (DK), Politecnico di Milano (IT); Syndicat Intercommunal de Gestion Informatique (LUX), Daten-Kompetenzzentrum Städte und Regionen (DE), Links Foundation (IT), Urban Lab (IT), Energy Cities (FR), E-Zavod (SI), City of Sofia (BG), City of Torino (IT); City of Ioannina (GR), Città di Maribor (SI), ZUM urbanizem, planiranje, projektiranje d.o.o. (SI), City of  Athens (GR), City of Cascais (PT), City of Differdange (LUX), Grenoble-Alpes-Metropole (FR); City of Krk (HR); City of Katowice (PL), City di Pilsen (CZ), City of Prijedor (BA), Agenzia di Sviluppo PREDA Prijedor (BA); City of Podgorica (ME), Issy Media – City of Issy-les-Moulineaux (FR).

The project in Torino

The City of Torino will work as a leading city in the area of circular economy and waste. First, the main critical issues the city is facing will have to be identified in order to define priorities for action and needs, and the challenge subject of the innovation procurement process will be indicated. The project coordinator, Anci Toscana, will select with appropriate tender 2 innovative subjects that can solve the challenge of the city of Torino.

A Living Lab will then take place in which the city will test the two selected solutions and share the results with the network of CLIMABOROUGH cities. The city of Torino will simultaneously be a follower on the topic of urban mobility and energy and will thus be able to observe the innovative solutions proposed in other cities.

Thanks to the “Climate Sandbox” the city will be able to assess how from the experimental actions it is possible to act on the city’s planning, while thanks to the “Climate Service” it will be possible to assess in advance and predict the impacts of the chosen actions, as well as hypothesize their replicability.

Pratical steps

The city will feature a Living Lab with two winning proposals from the innovation call that will try to solve the city’s selected challenge on circular economy and waste.

Numbers

• EU contribution to the City of Torino: € 292,500.00
• Project duration: 48 months
• Local actors: 3
• Partners: 20