An E-Mobility HUB in Lviv - Climate Innovations from Ukraine
Review of Connective Cities participation in the 6th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA), June 19-21, Dublin, Ireland.
Maksym Terletsky presenting the project | Photo: Connective Cities
The ECCA is a biennial Conference aiming to inspire climate consultants, climate services developers, and policy deliverers at transnational, national, regional, municipal, and community levels to confidently implement effective measures to adapt to the changing climate, especially in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events such as flooding, heatwaves, and wildfire.
The 6thECCA 2023 was organized by a European-wide collaboration led by influential actors JPI Climate and Climate project, MAGICA, supported by the European Commission. The Conference has been convened by projects that have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Program.
The conference Program
The ECCA conference took place in Dublin, Ireland from 19-21 June covering the following thematic areas:
Stepping Up Climate Action: Support Through Climate Platforms and Services.
Adaptation Responses to Sea Level Rise and Coastal Change.
Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation.
Preparing for More Frequent and Severe Climate Extremes.
Reframing Societal Transformation by Challenging Underlying Assumptions.
Climate and Social Resilience of Future Energy Infrastructure and Systems.
E-Mobility HUB in Lviv | Photo: Municipality of Lviv
Connective Cities’ Proposal for the ECCA Conference – City of Lviv
Connective Cities submitted the City of Lviv’s case as a Proposal for the N6 ECCA Theme (Climate and Social Resilience of Future Energy Infrastructure and Systems). The case „E-mobility HUB at Bandery-Chuprynky crosswalk (E-MoHUB)“ was worked on and further developed in the Connective Cities learning process.
The City of Lviv is in the process of developing a sustainable mobility plan (SUMP) – a strategic document, aiming to transform mobility modes and prioritizing a sustainable mobility mode (electric public transport, cycling pedestrian mobility, light personal mobility, and other) to traditional private cars and diesel public transport. As a part of this broader transformational process, throughout the Connective Cities program, an innovative approach was developed for individual mobility called e-mobility hub (E-MoHUB) at Bandery-Chuprynky crosswalk, with a high potential for scaling-up and replication.
E-MoHUB represents a crucial step towards the adaption of shared and electric mobility services. These dedicated on-street locations, where citizens can choose from different sustainable electric transport options for shared use, will represent a real alternative to the use of private cars, by providing opportunities to increase shared and electric mobility in a truly innovative way. Conceptually, a mobility hub is a recognizable place with an offer of different and connected electric transport modes supplemented with enhanced facilities and information features to both attract and benefit the user.
Maksym Terletsky presenting the project | Photo: Connective Cities
Further Development of the solution option
As of now, the construction works for the E-mobHUB are at the final stage. The City of Lviv invested municipal costs into construction last year. The concept was developed as part of the Connective Cities learning process, while the preparation of the project design documentation was supported by SPARCs and the DISTENDER.
SPARCs is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program supporting EU cities in transforming into Sustainable energy Positive & Zero Carbon Communities by creating citizen-centric ecosystems.
DISTENDER is an EU-funded project developing actionable strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The project is funded under the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01-05 - “Better understanding of the interactions between climate change impacts and risks, mitigation and adaptation options”.
E-Mobility HUB in Lviv | Photo: Municipality of Lviv
In sessions of the Conference, the case was presented
Along with the municipal representative Maksym Terletsky from the Lviv Municipality, Connective Cities participated in two different sessions on the second day of the conference, 20 June, and presented the case of the city of Lviv.
Adaption to Climate Change in a Post-War Recovery Ukraine.
This session was focused on almost all thematic topics of the ECCA in the context of Ukraine’s post-war recovery to serve as a role model for other European communities, cities, and businesses to achieve climate-resilient development. The experts from EU-funded projects (APENA 3 and CoM East), and Ukrainian and European leading scientists presented the best cases from Ukraine and other countries. Also, representatives of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Ministry of Environment, Ministry for Restoration, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Regional State Administrations, Covenant of Mayors East in Ukraine (with over 200 Ukrainian municipalities), and NGOs pathed conclusions for the Ukraine Recovery Conference starting next day in London making this session as “From Lugano to London via Dublin”.
Maksym Terletsky presenting the project | Photo: Connective Cities
Climate Innovation: Examples from Ukraine
Cities in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Western Balkans, like Lviv, face mobility and environmental challenges such as traffic congestion and poor air quality. Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) and tools like E-MoHUB can address these issues by promoting sustainable transportation, reducing pollution, and improving resilience to climate change, ultimately enhancing the quality of life. The war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of resilient energy systems amidst climate conditions and socio-economic changes. The transition to a clean and resilient energy system is costly and time-consuming, with interlinked socio-economic implications. This session provided an opportunity to discuss and exchange knowledge on concrete adaptation and mitigation solutions. Collaboration with European partners at ECCA 2023 facilitated the exchange of knowledge and practical solutions for climate challenges.
If you would like to know more about the mobility project from the city of Lviv and/or would like to exchange information about it, you can contact us. We would like to facilitate the exchange with our partners in Lviv.
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