Madrid is one of the 112 cities selected by the European Union to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. With the goal of reducing emissions by 65% compared to 1990, the city has developed a Roadmap and an investment plan that are already in progress.
The Roadmap prioritizes the levers with the greatest capacity to reduce emissions, meticulously assessing both the investment cost and the economic return associated with the measures. However, until 2023, no social analysis had been conducted to identify pre-existing social trends and inequalities and their relationship to the policies associated with the Roadmap.
Throughout 2023 and until mid-2024, itdUPM has been working closely with the Madrid City Council’s Sub-Directorate General for Energy and Climate Change to integrate the social dimension into climate change mitigation and adaptation, aiming to inspire other cities to move towards a just transition.
Does not increase
pre-existing inequalities
and, on the contrary,
seeks to reduce them.
Promotes equitable
access to public resources
and the creation of
quality employment.
Ensures that citizens
and public, private, and
social actors are informed
and participate in the
transition.
Madrid is one of the 112 cities selected by the European Union to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. With the goal of reducing emissions by 65% compared to 1990, the city has developed a Roadmap and an investment plan that are already in progress.
The Roadmap prioritizes the levers with the greatest capacity to reduce emissions, meticulously assessing both the investment cost and the economic return associated with the measures. However, until 2023, no social analysis had been conducted to identify pre-existing social trends and inequalities and their relationship to the policies associated with the Roadmap.
Throughout 2023 and until mid-2024, itdUPM has been working closely with the Madrid City Council’s Sub-Directorate General for Energy and Climate Change to integrate the social dimension into climate change mitigation and adaptation, aiming to inspire other cities to move towards a just transition.
Does not increase pre-existing inequalities and, on the contrary, seeks to reduce them.
Promotes equitable access to public resources and the creation of quality employment.
Ensures that citizens and public, private, and social actors are informed and participate in the transition.
Inequality is commonly understood from a purely economic perspective. However, its scope is much broader. It extends to various areas of life, such as education, health, work and family life, as well as the environment. In our approach, we recognize the need to address inequalities in a holistic manner in order to design effective and truly inclusive strategies.
Inequality is commonly understood from a purely economic perspective. However, its scope is much broader. It extends to various areas of life, such as education, health, work and family life, as well as the environment. In our approach, we recognize the need to address inequalities in a holistic manner in order to design effective and truly inclusive strategies.
The climate crisis is addressed as a global challenge, recognizing the need for comprehensive solutions that transcend conventional administrative boundaries and competencies.
Ensure that climate policies do not increase inequalities in the short term (“Do No Harm” principle) and, in the medium term, generate opportunities for people who are often excluded from such policies.
To build and share valuable knowledge that is useful for other organizations and contexts.
Project processes and actions are constantly adapted to the context to ensure that opportunities are maximized and barriers are overcome.
Climate challenges require collaboration between public, private, and civil society entities. This project facilitates the active participation of social entities in the climate transition.
The climate crisis is addressed as a global challenge, recognizing the need for comprehensive solutions that transcend conventional administrative boundaries and competencies.
Ensure that climate policies do not increase inequalities in the short term (“Do No Harm” principle) and, in the medium term, generate opportunities for people who are often excluded from such policies.
To build and share valuable knowledge that is useful for other organizations and contexts.
Project processes and actions are constantly adapted to the context to ensure that opportunities are maximized and barriers are overcome.
Climate challenges require collaboration between public, private, and civil society entities. This project facilitates the active participation of social entities in the climate transition.
PROCESS 1
Phase 1.1 | Awareness and Collective Understanding
Dissemination of the Madrid City Council’s Climate Neutrality Roadmap among social organizations to establish a shared understanding of their role in the city’s inclusive climate transition.
Phase 1.2 | Evaluation and Proposals
Collective identification of the positive and negative social impacts of the Roadmap and development of proposals for improvement, with a special focus on the sectors with the most emissions, residential buildings and transportation.
Phase 1.3 | Synthesis and Update of the Roadmap
Consolidation of the contributions obtained during the participatory process to incorporate them into an updated version of the 2023 Roadmap.
PROCESS 2
PROCESS 3
PROCESS 4
PROCESS 5
PROCESS 1
Phase 1.1 | Awareness and Collective Understanding
Dissemination of the Madrid City Council’s Climate Neutrality Roadmap among social organizations to establish a shared understanding of their role in the city’s inclusive climate transition.
Phase 1.2 | Evaluation and Proposals
Collective identification of the positive and negative social impacts of the Roadmap and development of proposals for improvement, with a special focus on the sectors with the most emissions, residential buildings and transportation.
Phase 1.3 | Synthesis and Update of the Roadmap
Consolidation of the contributions obtained during the participatory process to incorporate them into an updated version of the 2023 Roadmap.
PROCESS 2
PROCESS 3
PROCESS 4
PROCESS 5
6 workshops on linkages and
training and training workshops
26 organizations have
participated in the process.
60+ actors from different sectors
have been able to connect.
6 workshops on linkages and training and training workshops.
26 organizations have participated in the process.
60+ actors from different sectors have been able to connect.
The 2023 Roadmap is the result of a collective process focused on understanding the relationship between inequalities and climate change mitigation, especially in the residential and transportation sectors. The 2023 version incorporates contributions from this participatory process, including an analysis of the social context and groups affected by the transition, along with new targets, levers and indicators to avoid increasing inequalities and foster opportunities for social inclusion.
During the CitiES 2030 Summer Course, an introductory workshop was held on the tools and methodologies for the analysis of the impact of city mitigation strategies on inequalities. The conclusions of the workshop include strategies to improve access to mitigation policies applicable in other cities.
This handbook gathers the lessons learned from the review process of Madrid’s Climate Neutral Roadmap as well as an analysis of the strategies of other Spanish and European cities. It aims to be a tool to facilitate practical reflection at different stages of the transformation process, such as ecosystem activation, co-creation of strategies, or communication.
This methodology provides guidance to policy makers and implementers to ensure social inclusion, especially of people in situations of vulnerability, in decarbonization measures and projects. The tool provides different resources (concepts and approaches, trigger questions, indicators, systematization tables) to facilitate practical reflection.
This map aims to visualize the evolution of the ecosystem throughout the Porticus Fair Urban Transitions program, considering the number of actors involved and the levels of interaction and collaboration. It was created collaboratively and aims to devise a strategy for strengthening coalitions within the program.
This article in the magazine Diecisiete, developed collaboratively between researchers from itdUPM and Oxfam Intermón, gathers the analysis of the European Mission and its implementation in Spain from the perspective of a just transition, developed within the framework of this project. The article urges reassessing the current mechanisms of public policies for integration.
itdStudio is a methodology for supervising final projects through the creation of a community of research and practice among students of different degrees, ages and levels of study. It seeks to enrich a space for listening and participation between students, researchers and professionals for the exchange of knowledge. This methodology will be consolidated as a result of the experience acquired during the 2023-2024 academic year and aims to be replicable and scalable in this and other academic environments.
This manual was designed to facilitate the organization of adapted versions of the Climate Commitment event. The document provides recommendations for planning community events, in local entities or neighbourhoods, with the purpose of promoting dialogue, the exchange of ideas, and the launch of climate ‘micro-missions’ proposed by the community.
This document synthesizes the main lessons learned from the process of integrating people in vulnerable situations, initiatives and social organizations in the ‘Climate Commitment’ event. The recommendations described are part of a common strategy to contribute to the project’s main line of work, linked to the just transition in Madrid.
The 2023 Roadmap is the result of a collective process focused on understanding the relationship between inequalities and climate change mitigation, especially in the residential and transportation sectors. The 2023 version incorporates contributions from this participatory process, including an analysis of the social context and groups affected by the transition, along with new targets, levers and indicators to avoid increasing inequalities and foster opportunities for social inclusion.
During the CitiES 2030 Summer Course, an introductory workshop was held on the tools and methodologies for the analysis of the impact of city mitigation strategies on inequalities. The conclusions of the workshop include strategies to improve access to mitigation policies applicable in other cities.
This handbook gathers the lessons learned from the review process of Madrid’s Climate Neutral Roadmap as well as an analysis of the strategies of other Spanish and European cities. It aims to be a tool to facilitate practical reflection at different stages of the transformation process, such as ecosystem activation, co-creation of strategies, or communication.
This methodology provides guidance to policy makers and implementers to ensure social inclusion, especially of people in situations of vulnerability, in decarbonization measures and projects. The tool provides different resources (concepts and approaches, trigger questions, indicators, systematization tables) to facilitate practical reflection.
This map aims to visualize the evolution of the ecosystem throughout the Porticus Fair Urban Transitions program, considering the number of actors involved and the levels of interaction and collaboration. It was created collaboratively and aims to devise a strategy for strengthening coalitions within the program.
This article in the magazine Diecisiete, developed collaboratively between researchers from itdUPM and Oxfam Intermón, gathers the analysis of the European Mission and its implementation in Spain from the perspective of a just transition, developed within the framework of this project. The article urges reassessing the current mechanisms of public policies for integration.
itdStudio is a methodology for supervising final projects through the creation of a community of research and practice among students of different degrees, ages and levels of study. It seeks to enrich a space for listening and participation between students, researchers and professionals for the exchange of knowledge. This methodology will be consolidated as a result of the experience acquired during the 2023-2024 academic year and aims to be replicable and scalable in this and other academic environments.
This manual was designed to facilitate the organization of adapted versions of the Climate Commitment event. The document provides recommendations for planning community events, in local entities or neighbourhoods, with the purpose of promoting dialogue, the exchange of ideas, and the launch of climate ‘micro-missions’ proposed by the community.
This document synthesizes the main lessons learned from the process of integrating people in vulnerable situations, initiatives and social organizations in the ‘Climate Commitment’ event. The recommendations described are part of a common strategy to contribute to the project’s main line of work, linked to the just transition in Madrid.
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