CINEA projects at COP 30

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) will be held from 10-21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. The summit brings parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Representing 27 Member States and more than 440 million citizens, a team of EU negotiators will be on the ground at the conference pushing the international community to strive for bolder action to cut emissions, adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis and commit the necessary finance to achieve the Paris Agreement objectives. 

Alongside the negotiations, several side events feature CINEA-managed projects participating in discussions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing activities focused on climate action, clean energy innovation, and sustainable development.

Broadcast series

Do not miss the episodes organised by We Don’t Have Time in cooperation with the European Commission, broadcasting several LIFE programme and Horizon 2020 projects. Register here to follow them.

• November 12 - 14:00 BRT / 18:00 CET — Heating & Cooling Innovation: Energy Efficient Comfort and Protection 
  Waltraud Schmid, Authorised Officer & Head of Energy Department, UIV Urban Innovation Vienna GmbH was suggested by us, as former coordinator of the H2020 DecarbCityPipes 2050 project
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• November 14 - 14:00 BRT / 18:00 CET — Reshaping Buildings For Good: Creating the Efficient City 
  Sebastien Delpont, President & Co-founder, Ressorts, LIFE CET projects StreetHPReno and LifeGigaRegioFactory 
  Inger Andresen, Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and coordinator of ARV Horizon 2020 project 
  Simon Spoelstra, Senior Project Manager, TNO and coordinator SPIRIT Horizon Europe project,
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• November 15 - 13:45 BRT / 17:45 CET — Energy Efficiency On Demand: Scaling Implementation With Energy Efficiency as a Service 
  Paul Robbrecht, (BE), Senior Project Manager, POM Antwerpen and Alessandra Cassisi (IT), Alessandra Cassisi, Director of RIMOND Innovation Lab, RIMOND, LIFE CET project WESHARE 
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• November 18 - 14:00 BRT / 18:00 CET — An Inclusive Energy Transition: The Role of Energy Communities 
  Daan Creupelandt (BE), Managing Director, REScoop.eu,  project H2020 SSCALE203050 and LIFE CET ENERCOM FACILITY 
  Dr. Maro (Maria) Saridaki, Project Coordinator, Kamp C - Centre for Innovation and Sustainable Building in the Province of Antwerp, LIFE CET TANDEMS 
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• November 19 - 14:00 BRT / 18:00 CET — Accelerating Energy Efficiency: How to Replicate and Finance EU Projects Globally 
  Chiara Stanghini (IT), Head of European Projects, EDERA srl Impresa Sociale, project LifeGigaRegioFactory 
  Luca Bertalot (BE), Secretary General, EMF-ECBC project Deliver EEM – Energy Efficient Mortgage Initiative

Side events 

• 14 November – 11:30–13:00 | Italian Pavilion: What you can’t measure, you can’t manage: Improving GHG estimation for informed climate policy
  Horizon Europe Project AVENGERS, jointly organised with JRC Ispra, EYE-CLIMA, and the PARIS sister projects.
• 20 November - 16:00-17:30 BRT | Digital Pavilion: Workshop: Empowering Citizens with ICTs for Climate Resilience 
  Paola Mercogliano, CMCC, and coordinator of Adaptation AGORA Horizon Europe project
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• 20 November - 14:00-15:30 BRT | Spanish Pavilion: Truth Matters: From Rumor to Resilience by Preventing Misinformation in Climate Change Response 
  Paola Mercogliano, CMCC, and coordinator of Adaptation AGORA Horizon Europe project

These events showcase tangible progress achieved through EU-funded programmes and highlight how collaborative action drives effective climate strategies, innovation, and sustainable development.