ERRIN's Low Carbon Cluster

ERRIN’s Low Carbon Cluster brings together the activities of the Energy & Clean Transition Working Group, Smart Cities Working Group and Transport Working Group, fostering collaboration to address key EU priorities while enhancing the R&I capacities of ERRIN members' regional innovation ecosystems. Operating as a Cluster enables the Working Groups to deliver more impactful messages with a collective voice, enhancing their influence on key EU strategies and initiatives. The cross-sectoral perspective further fosters innovative, holistic approaches to complex challenges while enhancing collaboration.

The Low Carbon Cluster actively engages with major EU initiatives and strategies, including the Horizon Europe Programme, its European Partnerships and the Mission on 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. Additionally, it gathers and shares intelligence to promote interregional knowledge exchange and support the development of partnerships. In particular, with the aim of strengthening members’ engagement in the Cities Mission, the Working Groups under this Cluster regularly engages with the Mission Secretariat to discuss and influence the implementation of the Mission in 2025.

ERRIN’s participation in the NetZeroCities project ensures that Low Carbon Cluster members receive first-hand information about the opportunities the project offers. The Cluster is leading the work on establishing strategic partnerships between NetZeroCities and other initiatives, projects and EU Missions.