Six Low Carbon Sub-projects approved

LoCaRe - The Low Carbon Economy Regions - is a mini-programme under the European Commission’s INTERREG IV C programme and has a total budget of € 4.2 m. Half of the total budget is allocated to Sub-projects.

You will find more information about the activities of each sub-project in the drop down menu to the left.

Below you will find a short overview of the six Sub-projects that have been approved for a total amount of around € 2 m: 

• BIOMAP: Biomass Market Place. Partners are Agroväst Livsmedel AB (SE), the Association of Municipalities in Skaraborg (SE), N.V. Economische Impuls Zeeland (NL) and Centre for Economic Innovation and Development / Agency of the Forli Cesena Chamber of Commerce (IT)
   
• CARBON CARE: Improvement of Carbon Sequestration Practices in the Agricultural and Forestry Sector towards Low-Carbon Regional Energy Patterns. Partners are LT Terra&Acqua Tech/ University of Ferrara (IT), CETEMAS Centro Technológico Forestal de la Madera (ES) and Centre for Sustainable Rural Development Kranj (SI).
   
• ESA: European Sustainability Ambassadors. Partners are the Municipality of Sønderborg (DK), Energy Agency of Modena (IT), Technical School Centre Kranj (SI), Asturian Foundation of Energy (ES)
   
• Local Commitment: for Low Carbon Planningand Empowerment in Small Communities. Partners are the Municipality of Vejle (DK), Zeeland NGO for Environment and Nature (NL), the Municipality of Ulricehamn (SE), Development Agency Sora (SI) and Comunitá Montana Valmarecchia - Province of Rimini (IT).
   
• VACO2R: Voluntary Agreements for CO₂ Reductions: Oviedo Chamber of Commerce (ES), Asturian Foundation of Energy (ES), Province of Bologna (IT), Municipality of Odense (DK), Environmental Forum Fyn (DK), SP Energy Technology Research Institute (SE) and Municipality of ulricehamn (SE).
   
• ZEROTRADE: A Public Private Governance Model for a Zero Carbon Trade Sector. Partners are Municipality of Cesena (IT), Municipality of Odense (DK), Association of Municipality Services of Valle de Nalón (ES) and University of Maribor, Faculty of Organisational Sciences (SI).

The Sub-projects will focus on the exchange of experiences and collaborating activities between local and regional actors across Europe in the following fields: Renewable energy in local energy systems, carbon capture and carbon storage, low carbon territorial planning and empowerment of citizens and enterprises.