Decarbonisation pathways for local authorities, citizen and businesses
What is LOCALISED
LOCALISED is a European-funded research project which is developing end-user products and services for local and regional administration and their citizens as well as policy and business decision-makers in a co-design process by
- providing downscaled national decarbonisation trajectories, consistent with Europe’s net-zero target
- helping to upscale the definition and implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures at local level, the establishment of Sustainable Energy and Climate Actions Plans (SECAPs) and the monitoring of related Sustainable Development Goals.
The LOCALISED project targets the NUTS-3 administrative level for all Europe, to help regions and their local administrations and businesses understand what options they have to identify and mitigate the impacts of climate change, and how these can be implemented, taking into account energy justice.
By doing so, the LOCALISED project is contributing to achieving the goals of the European Green Deal on reducing its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels) in a fair way, leaving no one behind.
Tools
LOCALISED develops science-based tools that go the “last mile” to bringing decarbonisation knowledge to end users: Climate Action Strategiser, Net-Zero Business Consultant, Sustainable Business Model Canvas, Citizen Engager, Data Sharing Platform. The tools are developed in a co-design approach with the consortium user partners and associated partners, and with will take into consideration relevant end user needs.
Resources
LOCALISED publishes reports and databases, interviews and videos, presenting our project results. In addition we make available useful information from external sources on:
- Energy and emission downscaling
- Monitoring local decarbonization plans
- Regional business vulnerability to decarbonization
- Synergies between mitigation and adaptation
- Sustainable decarbonization plans of cities’ operational management tools
- Narratives of change for citizens
Our research areas
LOCALISED will establish a reliable framework depicting the current status of the energy sector at the NUTS-3 level to plan feasible future scenarios and monitor the changes from real data. Providing information at lower scales needs to strike an adequate balance between:
- downscaling existing information on mitigation, adaptation and impacts;
- designing of innovative information products and tools for targeted focus groups.
For whom
LOCALISED activities and results are useful for everyone studying, improving, and implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation measures at the local and regional levels in Europe. We offer information for:
- Local and regional public administrations and public technical bodies as wel as, consultancies and sectoral associations, that are responsible for urban planning, energy planning, and transport planning, especially those facing limited resources or lacking information;
- Local and regional businesses and business associations showing a growing interest in planning their carbon reduction;
- Academicians, including social, adaptation and behavior scientists, persons engaged in participation research and gender studies, and climate, mitigation, and energy modelers
- Interested citizens and public groups seeking new forms of participatory innovation.
Latest News
Practical tools for businesses to tackle decarbonisation
On 30 May 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 CEST, we are organising an insightful webinar in collaboration with CMCC, highlighting two innovative tools developed within LOCALISED to support local businesses in their transition toward decarbonisation and sustainability.
LOCALISED at the European Urban Resilience Forum 2025: Accelerating Resilience Action
On 25-27 June in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, LOCALISED is co-organising the EURESFO as well as is contributing with a panel discussion “Towards climate-resilient cities: Co-creating tools & services for local action”
Mapping the Heat or Eat Dilemma
A new study provides a novel, comprehensive, and spatially explicit analysis of the energy poverty risk of households due to a forced transition to low-carbon lifestyles.
Latest News
Practical tools for businesses to tackle decarbonisation
On 30 May 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 CEST, we are organising an insightful webinar in collaboration with CMCC, highlighting two innovative tools developed within LOCALISED to support local businesses in their transition toward decarbonisation and sustainability.
LOCALISED at the European Urban Resilience Forum 2025: Accelerating Resilience Action
On 25-27 June in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, LOCALISED is co-organising the EURESFO as well as is contributing with a panel discussion “Towards climate-resilient cities: Co-creating tools & services for local action”
Mapping the Heat or Eat Dilemma
A new study provides a novel, comprehensive, and spatially explicit analysis of the energy poverty risk of households due to a forced transition to low-carbon lifestyles.