Milieu to develop study for the European Committee of the Regions on the clean transition–competitiveness nexus

Recent EU initiatives, including the European Green Deal, the Clean Industrial Deal and the Competitiveness Compass, increasingly connect environmental ambition with economic competitiveness and citizens’ wellbeing.

Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs) are central to this transition. They promote local energy sources that strengthen EU energy independence, deliver adaptation solutions that reduce the costs of climate impacts, and support circular economy initiatives that drive green innovation and create new clean business opportunities.

Milieu will prepare a study for the European Committee of the Regions on Cities and regions driving the EU clean and competitive transition.

The project will include consultation with selected local and regional authority representatives through a survey and interviews, as well as the development of case studies showcasing the role of sub-national authorities in advancing a clean and competitive transition.