{"id":9506,"date":"2023-06-16T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/uncategorized\/a-memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-municipality-of-padua-and-the-university-of-padua-to-implement-the-climate-city-contract\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T08:39:39","slug":"a-memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-municipality-of-padua-and-the-university-of-padua-to-implement-the-climate-city-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/news-en\/a-memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-municipality-of-padua-and-the-university-of-padua-to-implement-the-climate-city-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"A memorandum of understanding between the Municipality of Padua and the University of Padua to implement the Climate City Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\r\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-9506\" data-postid=\"9506\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-9506 themify_builder tf_clear\">\r\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"4wif439\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_4wif439 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_8k8t439 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        \t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_frx4440 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_w\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_b3b0440 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        <!-- module text -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zwhq440   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n    <h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>A memorandum of understanding between the Municipality of Padua and the University of Padua to implement the Climate City Contract<\/b><\/h1>    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_a3gy441   image-top tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\r\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AdobeStock_101620384-2-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-6108\" title=\"AdobeStock_101620384\" alt=\"AdobeStock_101620384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AdobeStock_101620384-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AdobeStock_101620384-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AdobeStock_101620384-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AdobeStock_101620384-2-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AdobeStock_101620384-2-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\r\n    \r\n    \t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module image -->                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- \/themify_builder_sub_row -->\r\n\t<!-- module text -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eaik441  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n    <p>By adopting the <strong>European Green Deal<\/strong>, the European Union has committed to <strong>reducing emissions by 55% by 2030<\/strong>, and to achieving <strong>climate neutrality<\/strong> in <strong>2050<\/strong>. Achieving this goal implies a <strong>major involvement of cities<\/strong>, which are responsible for more than 65% of the world&#8217;s energy consumed and for more than 70% of global CO2 emissions.<br>As part of the \u201c<strong>Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission<\/strong>\u201d, the European Commission has selected 100 pioneer cities that will commit to achieving climate neutrality by 2030. The initiative will be funded by Horizon Europe with euro 360 million for the period 2022-2023. These include the city of Padua, along with nine other Italian cities.<\/p>\n<p>In the scene of this important recognition, the Municipality of Padua is now engaged in developing the Climate City Contract, which will include a master plan for climate neutrality in all sectors &#8211; energy, buildings, waste management and transport &#8211; together with related investment plans, through a process involving citizens, research organisations and the private sector. <br>The University of Padua is a key player in this context, as a result of the many such partnerships established over the years with the Municipality, and of the University&#8217;s own commitment to reducing its energy consumption and emissions.<\/p>\n<p>In order to <strong>promote effective coordination and collaboration between the Municipality and the University<\/strong> to achieve the objectives of the Net Zero Cities Mission, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padovanet.it\/notizia\/20230614\/comunicato-stampa-un-protocollo-dintesa-tra-comune-e-universit%C3%A0-la-realizzazione\"><strong>memorandum of understanding<\/strong><\/a> has been drawn up to include commitment to carry out the following actions:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>share policies on sustainability and decarbonisation<\/strong> between the Municipality of Padua and the University of Padua, to implement synergistic strategies and actions studied to enhance their impact and effectiveness, and <strong>to improve living conditions in the city<\/strong>;<br>&#8211; collaborate in <strong>dissemination initiatives<\/strong> addressing the public at large, information campaigns, events and <strong>training projects<\/strong> on sustainability issues &#8211; with a view to raising awareness in the people living, studying and working in the city of Padua concerning the 2030 Agenda goals and to involve them &#8211; and on the contribution each person can make towards achieving them;<br>&#8211; identify and launch initiatives for <strong>technical-scientific collaboration, information sharing and co-planning on topics of interest<\/strong> to the Municipality and to the University with the aim of supporting the City of Padua\u2019s transition to climate neutrality;<br>&#8211; <strong>ensure joint participation in regional, national and European programmes<\/strong> to identify <strong>additional forms of funding<\/strong> for the further development and support of the above activities.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Padua\u2019s contact person for the protocol is Professor Francesca da Porto, Pro-Rector for Sustainability.<\/p>    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"43hn439\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_43hn439 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_qanw441 first\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The memorandum of understanding signed by the University of Padua and the Municipality of Padua was presented in order to promote effective coordination and collaboration between the two institutions and ensure the achievement of the objectives of the Net Zero Cities Mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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Achieving this goal implies a <strong>major involvement of cities<\/strong>, which are responsible for more than 65% of the world's energy consumed and for more than 70% of global CO2 emissions.<br>As part of the \u201c<strong>Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission<\/strong>\u201d, the European Commission has selected 100 pioneer cities that will commit to achieving climate neutrality by 2030. The initiative will be funded by Horizon Europe with euro 360 million for the period 2022-2023. These include the city of Padua, along with nine other Italian cities.<\/p> <p>In the scene of this important recognition, the Municipality of Padua is now engaged in developing the Climate City Contract, which will include a master plan for climate neutrality in all sectors - energy, buildings, waste management and transport - together with related investment plans, through a process involving citizens, research organisations and the private sector. <br>The University of Padua is a key player in this context, as a result of the many such partnerships established over the years with the Municipality, and of the University's own commitment to reducing its energy consumption and emissions.<\/p> <p>In order to <strong>promote effective coordination and collaboration between the Municipality and the University<\/strong> to achieve the objectives of the Net Zero Cities Mission, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padovanet.it\/notizia\/20230614\/comunicato-stampa-un-protocollo-dintesa-tra-comune-e-universit%C3%A0-la-realizzazione\"><strong>memorandum of understanding<\/strong><\/a> has been drawn up to include commitment to carry out the following actions:<\/p> <p>- <strong>share policies on sustainability and decarbonisation<\/strong> between the Municipality of Padua and the University of Padua, to implement synergistic strategies and actions studied to enhance their impact and effectiveness, and <strong>to improve living conditions in the city<\/strong>;<br>- collaborate in <strong>dissemination initiatives<\/strong> addressing the public at large, information campaigns, events and <strong>training projects<\/strong> on sustainability issues - with a view to raising awareness in the people living, studying and working in the city of Padua concerning the 2030 Agenda goals and to involve them - and on the contribution each person can make towards achieving them;<br>- identify and launch initiatives for <strong>technical-scientific collaboration, information sharing and co-planning on topics of interest<\/strong> to the Municipality and to the University with the aim of supporting the City of Padua\u2019s transition to climate neutrality;<br>- <strong>ensure joint participation in regional, national and European programmes<\/strong> to identify <strong>additional forms of funding<\/strong> for the further development and support of the above activities.<\/p> <p>The University of Padua\u2019s contact person for the protocol is Professor Francesca da Porto, Pro-Rector for Sustainability.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9506"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9509,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9506\/revisions\/9509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sostenibile.unipd.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}