This is a collaboration between the labor market region Helmond de Peel, Southeast Brabant, and Brainport Development. The task: there is sufficient suitable, flexible, and inclusive talent in the Brainport region to enable the transitions for Climate Adaptation, Energy, and the Circular Economy (KEC). A Human Capital Agenda for KEC transitions is being developed for this purpose. This provides insight into the necessary (future) regional labor market demand, the required activities and resources to meet this demand, and brings focus. Initiatives and partners are also connected to each other. There is a goal towards one regional agenda from a partnership between education, government, employers, employees, and implementation institutions. Attention is given to the specific labor market tasks of each labor market region and the socioeconomic profile of both labor market regions. If necessary, interventions will be developed/stimulated per labor market region. In the spring of 2024, this should lead to an established Human Capital Agenda, after which targeted work can begin on the implementation. It concerns an independent assignment from the AMRs, which proceeds according to the public decision-making procedures applicable there. We would like to incorporate what has been gathered in the Climate Mission process and ensure that those who registered for our process are involved.

Climate jobs are jobs that arise in, among others, the technical sector as a result of the energy transition. There is a significant shortage of personnel in this sector. Additionally, the types of jobs created are very diverse: from solar panel installers to cleanup assistants to enable insulation to be installed. The Climate Jobs Project aims to connect job seekers with these jobs. It is being investigated whether a neighborhood-oriented approach is feasible and desirable.

A major challenge is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from mobility. Private cars are responsible for a significant portion of mobility-related greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of replacing all private vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE) with electric vehicles (EV), cities are interested in finding alternative solutions for private car ownership. Inspired by generational changes that have occurred in society, such as driving under the influence, wearing seatbelts, and smoking in public, cities want to challenge the market, stakeholders, and citizens by launching this 'Last Generation of Private Car Owners Challenge'.

Cities 4.0 is a European subsidy project to support Bologna, Eindhoven, Helmond, Leuven, and Turku in their climate mission. The challenge for all cities is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing homes and buildings. With an average renovation rate of 0.2% in Europe, it would take well into 2050 for all homes and buildings to be modernized. The cities involved in the Cities 4.0 project want to investigate how the renovation of the existing housing stock can be accelerated. An industrialized solution is needed that provides standardized renovations and partial solutions. To identify solutions, a challenge has been set. The selected parties will work on a pilot in Leuven and Bologna.

Many of the products we use daily come from afar. This not only results in significant CO2 emissions due to transport, but it is also vulnerable. By producing products locally, less transport is needed. We become less dependent and more self-sufficient.