Below, an overview of the main results achieved is provided per Work Package:
WP 1: Capacity building on sustainable energy planning
This activity focuses on strengthening the partners’ know how, through workshops where they share their experiences and best practices, based on a mapping of their needs and strengths. During the course of the project, the partners worked in groups, aiming to support their peers’ needs. Also, a guidebook to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 has been produced in 11 languages.
WP2: Formulating recommendations on national energy policy priorities for 2050 and fostering multi-level cooperation and governance
A report summarising the energy planning process at each country level while ensuring multi-level governance between the engaged authorities was been produced. Based on the review of the energy planning process at the national level, existing multi-level governance processes were assessed to identify the most effective approach at a country level that could intensify collaboration. The best applicable model in each country was explored, with an emphasis on developing recommendations on how to customise / improve this to enhance multi-level governance collaboration and facilitate energy and climate resilient planning at a national level. A series of roundtables were organized at each country level, to discuss suggested recommendations to promote multi-level governance in energy planning and ambitious low carbon objectives. These roundtables were attended by more than 350 key energy and climate stakeholders from national / regional authorities, municipalities, as well as other national institutes.
WP3: Formulating Regional/Local Energy and Climate Policy Plans for 2050 through multi-level governance
Local and regional authorities were selected in each participating country to be supported by C-Track 50, through an open call process. Roundtables for local and regional authorities were organised to strengthen the collaboration between participants and help formulate local and regional policy priorities. Regional and local priorities for 2050 were formulated and categorised per sector (public, residential, commercial, transport), including interim targets. In parallel, project partners actively supported selected local authorities in developing 107 Energy and Climate Policy Plans for 2050, and 11 new regional integrated energy and climate plans / policy recommendations.
WP4: Facilitating access to funding for implementing sustainable energy actions and projects
The municipalities selected following an open call process were supported besides the development of their long term energy and climate action plans, in securing financing for priority projects in their territories. A briefing note on the available financial instruments at the EU and national level for all project countries has been also developed. 134.85 million euro proposals have been approved within project duration.
WP5: Dissemination and exploitation of the projects results
Development of the dissemination and exploitation strategy of the project has been achieved. MoUs have been signed with 10 beneficiary partners, while training workshops, webinars and final conference have been implemented.
WP6: Communication activities
The website (
http://www.c-track50.eu/(se abrirá en una nueva ventana)) is available in 10 EU languages besides English. In line with the communication strategy developed, project partners have invested on social media, published 506 publications (in the partners’ website, in third party media, in project’s website, press releases and TV/radio broadcasts), and have participated in numerous external events (72) to promote C-Track 50.
WP7: Project Management
Within WP7, the overall financial and administrative coordination of the C-Track 50 project has been successfully carried out. This WP also ensured the effective monitoring, quality control and coordination amongst work package leaders, task leaders and all partners, through project meetings, risk management and mitigation activities, decision making and risk management process.
