Coastal Cities and Regions at the forefront of the innovative energy transition of the blue economy

Organised in the context of the European Week of Regions and Cities, this session is developed in the framework of the ongoing efforts to promote the energy transition of the EU blue economy sectors, marked by the adoption in February 2023 of the Commission’s Communication on the Energy Transition of the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture sector. It will give regional and local actors a platform to share best practices (not least on Smart Specialisation), exchange views, identify barriers and ways forward to drive the decarbonisation of the blue economy towards climate-neutrality by 2050.