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City of Zagreb is organizing a conference on green transition

by AI | 30.Apr 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The city of Zagreb is organizing a conference on the role of cities in the green transition. About 75 percent of the European Green Deal is implemented at the local level.

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ZAGREB – “Green transition drives European cities” is the title of the international conference that will be held in the Zagreb City Assembly, starting on May 3rd when citizens are invited to engage in dialogue with city representatives about climate change and energy transition.

“For the first time in its history, the City of Zagreb will organize such an international conference which definitely places it on the map of European cities that are leaders in the green transition, namely in energy transition and climate change management,” said Joško Klisović, president of the Zagreb City Assembly and initiator of the conference, adding that the conference will be held in two parts, on 3rd and 10th May.

He invited citizens to come to the conference on May 3rd at 9 AM and engage in a dialogue with city representatives who will respond to questions about climate change, energy transition, the implementation of the European Green Deal, and green policies in Zagreb. To participate in the conference, citizens need to register on the website of the City Assembly.  

Klisović says that the conclusions of this citizen dialogue will be new guidelines for the city government on green, energy, and climate policies. These will also be sent to the new session of the European Parliament and the European Commission as the opinion of the citizens of Zagreb on these important issues, which are seeking citizens’ opinions.  

The conclusions will also be presented on May 10th, during the second part of the conference, and will serve as a framework for discussion among the participants of the conference – representatives of the European Commission, the Office of the European Parliament, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and mayors and deputy mayors of EU cities, as well as the largest cities of Croatia.

Klisović also stated that about 75 percent of the European Green Deal is implemented at the local level, by local authorities, so in the EU they want to also send a message that without the participation of cities in defining European policies, especially the new European Green Deal, we cannot expect quality changes on the ground. And if we include citizens, then we will get a complete picture of how to define city, national, and EU policies in the areas of green and energy transition and climate change management. (April 30, 2024.)