From 17-19 November, the Utrecht University members hosted the consortium for a series of workshops and discussions, sharing research and exploring the theme of collective and inclusive energy transitions.
As part of the “VERDE PERTO (Green Nearby)” initiative, the Municipality of Matosinhos hosted the national conference “Carbon Neutrality Within Everyone’s Reach – The Case of Housing” on 27 June 2025. The event brought together stakeholders from multiple sectors to examine how housing policies and practices can support a more inclusive and sustainable pathway toward carbon neutrality.
On 20 June 2025, our team hosted the third workshop of the CO2PED project, held in the Recarei neighborhood of Matosinhos, Porto.
On the first day of the international CO2LAB in Ghent, we (the Utrecht-based team) organized an experimental workshop on visions for the heat transition. Our objective was to connect research and practice across contexts and experiment with elements to help develop our tool for collective, inclusive visioning processes. That last part represents our role in the consortium: how to create visioning processes for alternative futures of vulnerable neighbourhoods in ways that connect to their communities’ needs?
From 4–6 July, the CO2PED LAB in Ghent brought together researchers from the CO2PED teams in the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Estonia, along with city officials and local organisations, for three days of workshops, neighbourhood visits, and tool testing. Together, they explored how Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) can support just and inclusive energy transitions in vulnerable urban areas.
Second Workshop in Our Series: Collective Agency and Co-evolution Toward Inclusive Energy Transitions
First session held during the Open Week of the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences (DCSPT), University of Aveiro
In mid-June 2025, our team traveled to Bari, Italy, to take part in the Third International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2025). The event brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers engaged in shaping sustainable built environments.
A practice-oriented intervention aimed at advancing sustainable urban renewal through targeted, practical interventions in Valga.
An online getting-to-know each other webinar series to introduce each project partner and case study neighbourhood.
From soup bar to neighbourhood walk. Team Belgium was on site all day in Sluizeken-Tolhuis-Ham.
Valga and Kohtla-Järve set agenda of innovative positive energy urban districts on the smart shrinking path
Our first encounters with our local partners—Utrecht Municipality—and the evolving landscape of the energy transition in Utrecht.
