The Municipality of Oslo has received almost NOK 100 million from the EU Commission to test new transport solutions. - This could create new 'green jobs' in Oslo, says city councilor Raymond Johansen.
Over the next four years, we will test many new solutions in the transport sector
The municipality of Oslo has been selected as the city to be a lighthouse city in the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The municipality has also received nearly 100 million from the European Commission for the prestigious project "MOVE21". Oslo is the first Norwegian municipality to run a project under the Horizon 2020 program.
- I am proud that Oslo has achieved so much in a very difficult European competition. Over the next four years, we will test many new solutions in the transport sector and try to create new green jobs. This is city councilor Raymond
Oslo invited the cities of Gothenburg and Hamburg to cooperate as lighthouse cities
Oslo will test solutions for the joint use of charging point infrastructure for a fully electric fleet of cars for commercial transport. The city will test new mobility and logistics solutions. Oslo invited Gothenburg and Hamburg as lighthouse cities. These three cities will work closely together, followed by Rome, Munich and Bologna, learning from these three lighthouse cities. This means that the good solutions developed in Oslo will be expanded internationally in several large cities.
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Oslo at the Research Summit. We can be a test arena for new technologies and new solutions that can be scaled globally
- We are a small city, but large enough that we can be a test arena for new technologies and new solutions that can be scaled globally. Together with the business community, research institutions and many other large cities, we will find intelligent solutions to reduce emissions. Without EU funding, it would have been much more difficult, continues the chairman of the city council.
- This is a feather in an Oslo hat and I would like to congratulate the city of Oslo on the first Horizon 2020 project run by the Norwegian municipality. Cities have great potential to be the engine of restructuring during the green shift. Oslo's investments in EU projects are inspiring and show that targeted efforts can produce important results. Thanks to the Horizon program, more Norwegian cities can receive funding to develop future solutions in close cooperation with scientists, business and other European cities, says research board general manager Mari Sundli Tveit.
Cities are a big part of the problem and now they are getting ready to try out solutions that will reduce climate emissions
Transport currently accounts for around one third of all emissions in Europe and Norway. Passenger transport is expected to grow by more than 2050% by 40 and freight by more than 60%. Without drastic mitigation measures, transport will be the biggest source of emissions by 2030. Cities are a big part of the problem and are now getting ready to try out solutions that will reduce climate emissions.
Oslo at the Research Summit. These solutions will also make us less susceptible to large and unforeseen changes
- We received very good opinions of the European Commission on the project. In Oslo, we will test new solutions, including in the city center and in Filipstad with a wide range of partners and stakeholders. The goal is to make things smarter, and that's good news for anyone interested in better shipping solutions. These solutions will also make us less vulnerable to the large and unforeseen changes in transport patterns we experienced during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the project coordinator Tiina Ruohonen from the office of the president of the City Council.
Here are the facts:
- The aim of the project is to help European cities take a leading role in smart zero-emission solutions in the transport sector.
- Oslo will lead the project, which is a collaboration with Gothenburg, Hamburg, Rome, Munich and Bologna as well as leading knowledge institutions and business entities in Norway and Europe.
- Norwegian partners are Ruter, Viken, Institute of Transport Economics, IKT-Norge and start-ups Urban Sharing and MixMove.
- One third of the project funds (around NOK 30 million) go to the Oslo region and the Norwegian partners, while the City of Oslo receives almost NOK 20 million. The rest of the funds go to Oslo's partner cities: Gothenburg, Hamburg, Rome, Munich and Bologna, and to local partners in these cities.
The start of the project is May 2021. The whole process will take about four years.
