THOMAS OSDOBA

Journey Toward 2030: EU Cities Mission 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities with NetZeroCities Programme

Biography

Thomas Osdoba is the Program Director for NetZeroCities, an EU-funded collaborative platform of 33 European organisations supporting the European Mission for ‘100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030’. He joined EIT Climate-KIC in 2018 as a Senior Advisor and created and launched Healthy, Clean Cities, a cutting-edge effort to help cities respond to the climate emergency and provide insight to the European Commission for its Mission process.

His work has been a catalyst for transformative projects and programs, from the creation of clean energy systems, and adaptive project financing platforms and strategies, to top-ranked sustainability programs and policies. His expertise in sustainability, community and economic development, climate change mitigation and resilience, impact investing, and social enterprise development offers a unique perspective to any organization seeking strategic advice. Thomas combines systems thinking and creativity in service of future-oriented new endeavors. He has co-created multiple social enterprises, including EcoDistricts, New Energy Cities, and Clean Energy Works.