The City of Lyon, selected by the European Commission as one of the 112 Mission Cities and central actor of the ERRIN member Auvergne Rhône Alpes Region, is at the forefront of engaging key actors from all sectors of society to accelerate action towards climate neutrality. 

After several assemblies, the 'Agora2030', composed of over 60 people representing the public sector, NGOs and private organisations, reached recently a peak, co-deciding on its commitments and identifying priority lines of action for the public authorities.

The Territorial Pact of Lyon, a milestone of the City of Lyon Climate City Contract, will include these commitments and actions. Commitments range from increasing capacity to act internally and together, to building a positive narrative around energy sufficiency, including new and attractive job opportunities, to experimenting with solutions, learning from experience. Public authorities were also asked to engage in structuring schemes for a green and fair transition at city and metropolitan level.

ERRIN Climate Neutral Cities Advisor, Julie Delcroix Coudun, City advisor of Lyon, participated in the collaborative and qualitative exchanges. The City actions and Agora 2030 serve as an example of collective responsibility in accelerating climate action. ERRIN supports Horizon Europe Missions to strengthen climate action through the ecosystem approach in bringing together all stakeholders to collectively define, develop and implement the solutions needed to achieve climate neutrality.

Learn more about ERRIN's engagement in NetZeroCites project and the Mission on 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030.