Mouscron (Belgium)

Mouscron (60.000 inhabitants) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, along the border with the French city of Tourcoing, which is part of the Lille metropolitan area. The municipality of Mouscron includes the old municipalities of Dottignies, Luingne, and Herseaux. Mouscron forms a conurbation with the French metropolitan area of Lille and is at the crossroad of three different administrative regions: Wallonia, France and Flanders. Mouscron is signatory to the Covenant of Mayors since 2012, and recently extended its commitment to reduce CO2 of 40% by 2030. Mouscron is a pioneer city in Wallonia thanks to its involvement in many European initiative and projects for a low-carbon economy. The City wants to mobilize its population and has already offered premiums and hours of coaching to the most eco-responsible citizens. Furthermore, in order to compensate the lack of public investment capacity, Mouscron supported the creation in 2017 of one private-public cooperative, COOPEM, managed by citizens, to support investment in renewable energy and energy savings.

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The TOMORROW Project has ended, but the cities' journeys have just begun: Key takeaways from the 3-year project.

Published on 03/01/2023
Three years ago, six European cities joined the TOMORROW project because they knew that for local governments to reach climate neutrality targets, they needed to mobilise their cities as a whole. At the end of the day, municipalities themselves are only responsible for 5 to 15% of their city’s emissions. So, in their plans for climate neutrality, city administrations need to look beyond decarbonising their own infrastructure. A truly ambitious city is one with a plan that tackles the other 85 to…
Cities of Tomorrow Roadmaps to Climate Neutrality

OUT NOW! #CitiesofTOMORROW Roadmaps to Climate Neutrality

Published on 22/12/2022
The TOMORROW project's main aim was for its six cities to develop 2050 transition roadmaps together with citizens and other local stakeholder, serving as pilots for the transition of European territories. This month, the TOMORROW project has just come to a close. And as expected, each city has developed its own unique Roadmap, product of a three-year process to mobilise their citizens in the energy transition and get key stakeholders on board. At the end of the day, the Roadmaps developed are…
Mouscron city sign

TOMORROW partners gather in Mouscron

Published on 07/07/2022
In June 2022, TOMORROW Project partners gathered in the pilot city of Mouscron, Belgium, to see up close the efforts the city has been leading developing their transition roadmap together with citizens and local stakeholders. Mouscron is a small Belgian city of about 60,000 inhabitants in the French-speaking region of Wallonia, resting right on the border with France, next door to Lille metropolitan area. Historically a textile city, it keeps a strong working-class identity. Small, sturdy brick…
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