The Climate Mission is where we can accelerate!
Eindhoven and Helmond are working on an ambitious mission: becoming more sustainable faster. A more sustainable environment not only contributes to clean air and healthy nature but also to the well-being of everyone who lives, works and recreates. Now and in the future.
With the Climate Mission, Eindhoven and Helmond, together with companies, knowledge institutions, organisations and residents, are heading towards fossil-free, circular, and climate-resilient cities. This course consists of jointly defined city themes, linked to mission pathways. With the Climate Mission, we are taking steps together.
Update!
In September, we submitted our plan to Brussels for the EU mission ‘100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities’. The goal is to get a Mission Label and European support. Because the Climate Mission pulls out all the stops to speed up! We expect to know more before the Summer.
Discover the themes
During the labs and conferences in 2023, together with the city, we defined four city themes. Want to know more about Vital Inner City, Sustainable Neighborhoods, Robust Region and Resilient Enterprises? View them here.
Discover the missions
We have defined 22 mission pathways, linked to the city themes. Some missions transcend themes, such as working on climate-neutral mobility for both Sustainable Neighborhoods, Vital Inner City and Resilient Enterprises. Want to know more about the missions? View them on these overview pages.
Discover the projects
Our mission pathways are objectives to achieve climate neutrality but contain no concrete actions yet. Therefore, we translate the pathways into projects with concrete results, which will contribute to our goals for circular, fossil-free and climate-neutral. We keep adding projects and linking them to pathways. For the current overview, look here.
Projects
There are already many projects in Helmond and Eindhoven contributing to a climate-neutral city. Below you will find a random selection of these projects.
Start
2020-01-01
2024-06-01
End
Description
The green deal events started in 2020 and will run until 2024. The green deal has been signed by 11 frontrunners, event organizers. They have made agreements to develop a CO2 reduction plan on the topics of energy, materials and plastic, food & drink, mobility, diversity and inclusion. They have drawn up an action plan to achieve the objectives in the agreement.
Phase
Facilitation
Residents involved?
Yes (individual)
Start
2022-09-01
2023-12-31
End
Description
With Peel Positief, we are collaborating with pioneers to make the region net positive. For this, we are collectively working towards several goals (100% circular, absorbing more than emitting, and 100% inclusive), based on shared values (positivity, personal responsibility, inclusivity, and action). By having shared values and goals, a bond of trust is established between the pioneers, making them more inclined to help each other. This way, collaboration and knowledge sharing are strengthened.
Phase
Facilitation
Residents involved?
Yes (citizens' initiative)
Start
2023-11-13
2024-12-31
End
Description
Volunteers help residents green their gardens, making the immediate living environment more resilient to climate change and climate-adaptive. This is still just an idea and is not yet being implemented. The current setup of the project has existed for 6 years and provides status holders a place to integrate and participate by maintaining the gardens of vulnerable residents, allowing them to live independently for a longer time.
Phase
Financial
Facilitation
Interested
Residents involved?
Yes (individual)
Start
2023-11-13
2030-12-31
End
Description
We at Stam+ de Koning Bouw would like to reduce and separate waste. However, we often encounter the issue that there is not enough space on the construction site, resulting in a large amount of waste going into the residual waste container. This makes it more difficult to recycle the waste.
Phase
Lead
Interested
Residents involved?
No
Start
2022-01-01
2030-12-31
End
Description
The website THE STEP towards a healthier life helps residents take steps towards a healthier life, so they feel fitter and healthier. This website features tips, activities, and useful tools that residents can use, without needing to first consult a general practitioner, health insurer, or other place. More than 120 organizations are committed to improving the health of residents and reducing health disparities among residents. These organizations list their offerings on the website, share experiences, learn from each other, and connect initiatives to take more successful steps together towards a healthier community. For more information: www.destapnaargezonder.nl
Phase
Financial
Facilitation
Residents involved?
Yes (citizens' initiative)