CO2PED is a transdisciplinary project fostering collective agency and behavioral change for energy transitions in underprivileged neighborhoods across the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Estonia. Each partner develops a key tool—collective visioning, bottom-up PED actions, public-community co-evolution & social-technological innovation—combining them into the CO2PED toolkit. Four international CO2LABs test and refine these tools, ensuring locally tailored solutions and transferability across diverse European contexts.
From 4–7 June 2026, the exhibition Samen Stroom Opwaarts took place in the Watersportbaan in Ghent. Rather than presenting data or technical analyses, the exhibition brought together residents, policymakers, housing actors and social organisations through stories from the neighbourhood, opening up a shared reflection on what a just energy transition means in practice.
During March 4–6, 2026, the University of Aveiro team hosted the third CO2PED Lab in Matosinhos and Gaia, bringing together consortium members and local partners to explore energy transition strategies in the context of social housing and co-evolution in urban environments. This event focused on the CO2PED project's objective to advance inclusive energy transitions through strengthening collective agency and fostering co-evolution between communities and institutional stakeholders.
