The European Commission has launched the European Transport Innovation Challenge 2017, a new award offered to young transport innovators for creative solutions for goods and services that will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions in transport.

The solutions can be the result of research, can be in any transport mode, and in many different sectors linked to transport, such as solutions in healthcare, retail or food sectors. The key word is innovation.

The prize will be an all-expenses trip for 12 young innovators aged 18-35 to Strasbourg (France) for the ITS Congress and Exhibition in June 2017.

In addition to receiving free travel and accommodation, and having the opportunity to network with leaders in the world of intelligent transport in Europe, the winners will receive personalised coaching at a dedicated mentoring workshop before the Congress begins.

Applications can come from a person, a team, a company (providing it is an SME) or any other type of legal entity anywhere in the European Union a country associated with the Horizon 2020 programme.

Both individuals (including those working for administrations and transport providers) and SMEs are eligible.

Entrants should describe in less than 1,500 words how mobility in Europe could be cleaner and more efficient. The deadline for applications is 2 May.

For more information, visit ec.europa.eu.Image copyright: Party transport (Flickr) by "Wonderlane", licensed under CC BY 2.0 more   6 April 2017 Basque Declaration presented at European Parliament meeting of European GreensICLEI colleagues outlined the key messages included in the Basque Declaration at a recent stakeholder meeting convened by the European Greens, attended by a select group of MEPs, NGO representatives, and others working in the field of urban sustainability policy.

Austrian MEP Monika Vana, a Member of the Greens/European Free Alliance parliamentary group, moderated the informal meeting. Former ICLEI Regional Executive Committee member Evelyne Huytebroeck, now a member of the European Green Party Committee, provided the opening welcome to participants.

Head of the ICLEI Brussels Office Peter Defranceschi and Coordinator Giorgia Rambelli gave a succinct presentation, providing information on the background of the urban sustainability movement, the launch of the Basque Declaration at the 2016 Sustainable Cities and Towns campaign in the Basque Country, and the role of local governments in meeting transnational agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Urban Agenda.

"Everybody is aware that there is an urgent need to transform our societies. The Basque Declaration is really about seeing the local level as agents of change, and empowering civil society to have an active role and responsibility in bringing about this change," said Mr Defranceschi.

A networking session followed the presentation, in which representatives from the European Greens asked follow up questions about ICLEI's vision for urban sustainability and transformative actions by cities.

For more information, contact .Image copyright: Europeans Greens Meeting (ICLEI Europe) more

» Publication Date: 07/04/2017

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