This working group addresses air quality, climate change and energy efficiency issues affecting European cities.

Objectives:

• increasing knowledge among working group members on how to raise citizen awareness on air quality, health, climate and energy issues in cities

Thematic priorities:

Air quality: 

• providing EU institutions with a city perspective on the EU air quality policy review inclusing , Real Driving Emissions, Type Approval, NEC directive,

• developing links with other stakeholders at EU level on air quality issues

• collecting best practice examples that contribute to improving air quality and to the implementation of EU legislation in cities

Climate change: 

• monitoring and responding to the EU strategy for climate adaptation

• exchanging knowledge and best practices on climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives in cities, including the discussion of financial instruments for climate action

Energy efficiency:

• providing cities perspective on the energy union and the  clean energy package (including Energy Performance of Building Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive, Renewable Energy Directive, Governance, Eco-design) 

• exchanging knowledge and best practices on energy efficiency initiatives in cities, including the discussion of financial instruments for energy action