Podgorica: CO2 data collection
The Challenge
Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, aims to best gather data about mobility related CO2 emissions in order to best plan for climate neutrality.
The expected solution must be:
- At least 5 installed devices for real or near real-time monitoring of traffic and CO2 in key urban areas
- Dashboard designed with the Podgorica municipality in mind to be able to visualise the data and understand the key takeaways
- Roadmap for next steps about which successful data collection methods can be expanded and which key interventions could be made when based on the data collected.
Who can apply?
The call is open to startups and SMEs. As a mono-beneficiary scheme, it is aimed at single legal entities and all proposals must therefore be submitted by a single entity. Consortia are not permitted.
Additionally:
- They must be registered as legal entities in either an EU member state or a third country associated with Horizon Europe, including the United Kingdom.
- To ensure a balanced project portfolio, SMEs selected for the EIT Urban Mobility 2024 RAPTOR Call and the previous SME Market Expansion 2024 open call are not eligible to apply for this call.
Background
As a member of the EU Mission of 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, Podgorica is seeking solutions to support their journey in increasing their knowledge about local CO2 emissions. Despite significant efforts to improve public transport in the city, the city is under significant pressure from private vehicles used mainly by citizens. This is confirmed by results of air quality monitoring, conducted annually and which covers three city locations. To obtain a more comprehensive overview of the CO2 emissions coming from transport, the city requires air quality to be monitored from more locations across a larger part of the city and with real-time data on areas such as traffic flow. From this data it would be possible for the city to make evidence-based conclusions and to define and implement concrete activities toward CO2 reduction.