The City Council of Milan approved the Air and Climate Plan (PAC), an action plan to become fully carbon neutral and a cycle-pedestrian city by 2050. The creation of the PAC took place through a participatory process involving citizens, associations, businesses and other city actors. The foundation for the development of the PAC was laid through Milan’s participation in the Deep Demonstrations of Healthy, Clean Cities. 

Italy’s second most populous city, Milan has set an ambitious goal and committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by actively pursuing the actions set forth in the PAC. This strategic document guides the city government and many key stakeholders in moving forward on aggressive actions to achieve climate neutrality. The PAC will bring new governance models and citizen engagement processes, as well as innovative financing mechanisms to tackle the energy efficiency and decarbonisation issues. Its main goals are the reduction of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, adapting to climate change and contributing to climate change prevention through policies. The strategy is divided into five areas: Health, Connection and Accessibility, Energy, Climate Change Adaptation and Awareness.

“Thanks to the final approval of the PAC by the City Council, the administration, economic and social stakeholders, citizens and the municipality now have a fundamental tool for planning, targeting and implementing an increasingly resilient and greener urban development model that will lead Milan to be a carbon-neutral city in 2050 (…). These measures can no longer be postponed, not even by the citizens who contributed significantly to the development of the document,” said Elena Grandi, Municipality of Milan’s Councillor for the City of Milan.

Find more information and the guide document (in Italian) here.