ACT – Accelerating Just Climate Transitions in Urban Regions

The work programme ‘Accelerating Climate Transitions in Urban Regions’ (ACT) was officially launched in November 2024 on the initiative of KIN. It is the first work programme developed by KIN and the result of a series of transdisciplinary co-creation sessions with participants from science and practice, such as governments and civil society organisations. During these co-creation sessions – known as KIN Crutzen workshops – the foundations were also laid for the current KIN Approach. Based on the outcomes of these meetings, the frameworks within which the ACT programme will operate were determined and an agenda was drawn up.

Local action plans

Over the next three years, researchers and local stakeholders, including residents, housing associations, civil servants, local entrepreneurs and sustainability professionals, will join forces to work together on local action plans within ACT. This will take place in various neighbourhoods in Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Eindhoven and South Limburg. The aim of the various local ACT project teams is to facilitate better cooperation between the local parties involved and to provide maximum support to citizens and other actors in the neighbourhood. ACT will do this by drawing on knowledge and skills from various scientific disciplines and innovative practical experiences.