Financing urban regeneration for climate neutrality and resilience

Organised by SUR Lab at Bocconi University, the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), this official UNFCCC side event explores how urban regeneration can support climate mitigation and resilience.

Local governments face the need to implement coordinated measures across energy, buildings, transportation, public services and land use. Urban regeneration offers an integrated framework for these interventions, while requiring substantial investment from both public and private sources. The session will present approaches and case studies from different contexts, highlighting financing strategies and practical experience in implementing urban climate action.

SUR Lab will contribute through Edoardo Croci, Director, as a speaker, and Benedetta Lucchitta, Senior Researcher, as moderator. By co-organising and contributing to the session, the Lab brings its knowledge and research on urban regeneration and climate finance into international exchange and advocacy for climate-neutral and resilient cities.

The speakers are:

• Edoardo Croci, Director of SUR Lab, Bocconi University.
• Simone Borghesi, Director of FSR Climate, European University Institute, and President of EAERE.
• Jean Baptiste Buffet, Head of Policy, UCLG World Secretariat.
• Karl Steininger, Professor at the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz.
• Lea Ranalder, Programme Management Officer for Multilevel Climate Action, UN-Habitat.
• Carolina Urrutia, Special Advisor, CHAMP National Engagement, C40 x GCoM Joint Program.

Livestream: available on the day through the UNFCCC event page.