Global Mission on Urban Transitions under Mission Innovation

At COP26 in Glasgow, Mission Innovation launched a global mission on Urban Transitions[[See mission-innovation.net/missions/]]. The Urban Transitions Mission is co-led by the Commission, as member of Mission Innovation on behalf of the European Union, and the Global Covenant of Mayors. It aims to support establishing and/or accelerating the design, development and implementation of integrated urban energy systems in different world regions by 2030 by testing affordable and cost-effective solutions in key emission sectors such as the built environment, transport and mobility, and industry, with the cross-sector integration of renewable energy. Activities will include urban living labs, deep demonstrators and enhanced R&D investment that take into account different forms of innovation and challenge-based typologies of different urban environments.

This grant will be awarded without a call for proposals to the legal entity identified below as the Global Covenant of Mayors. On account of its technica