When: 4 december 2025 | 13:15 - 15:00 CET
Duration: 1 hr 45 min
Topic: Strategic Settings for City Transitions: Leveraging Policy Labs, Regulatory Sandboxes & Studios for Climate Success
By the end of the module participants will:
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Explore the concept of mission-driven policy innovation (MDPI) and the role of policy labs, regulatory sandboxes, and studios as strategic tools for accelerating city climate action.
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Identify common policy and regulatory barriers impeding urban climate transitions and understand how experimental policy settings help address complex, systemic challenges.
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Analyze practical city examples demonstrating successful application of these policy settings, including stakeholder engagement, governance arrangements, and outcomes.
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Develop initial plans to apply or advocate for such innovative policy settings within their own cities, considering enabling conditions and stakeholder involvement.
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Distinguish when traditional policy approaches suffice and when experimental settings are most valuable.
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Who is this session for? City technical and political representatives from non-mission cities, municipal policy advisors, urban planners, sustainability officers, and stakeholders interested in accelerating climate transitions through innovative policy instruments.
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