Launch of Climate Crowd-ER initiative

Climate mitigation and resilience cannot rely solely on top-down infrastructure; they require collective intelligence, local stewardship, and the active empowerment of civil society. 

Taking place at Ecomondo 2026, this event brings together regional policy makers, European Climate Pact Ambassadors, and social innovators to explore democratic financial instruments for local ecological transition. The core of the session is the official launch of "Climate Crowd-ER", a pioneering initiative by ART-ER and Emilia-Romagna Region in collaboration with Ginger Crowdfunding, organized in the framework of the Europan Climate Pact. 

The initiative provides specialized capacity building and last-mile match funding to enable Third Sector organizations (together with youth collectives, and informal citizen committees) to finance bottom-up initiatives via civic reward crowdfunding. 

Focusing on projects at the intersection of climate action, public health, social economy, and circular models, the event illustrates a concrete framework of multi-level governance where European climate objectives, regional strategies, and grassroots civic action converge to deliver a truly Just Transition.