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Proposals should address one or both of the following areas/aspects:

• Actions should provide technical support to LRAs and build their capacities to deliver ambitious short and medium-term CET plans and strategies for 2030 – with a potential to pave the way for the 2050 carbon neutrality goal – in coherence with the EU energy and climate targets, the Fit-for-55 package, the REPowerEU legislative framework and the National Energy and Climate Plans. Actions should focus on implementing the right mix of activities that will build/increase lasting technical, legal, financial, administrative and social skills among LRAs; for instance, through training programmes for policy-makers and public officers which could be tailored to their specific needs; through the application of innovative solutions for the implementation of integrated CET planning at local and district level, through replication and rollout of best practices and information tools, etc.
• Actions should aim at creating/reinforcing appropriate organisational structures to support and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of integrated CET plans and strategies within and beyond the administrations. This should include, for instance, the creation of multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral teams within the LRAs, and/or strengthening the capacity and mandate of associated technical entities such as local and regional energy agencies. Actions should focus on integrated planning processes and strive to include important enabling elements for their implementation, such as: clear political commitment, identification of appropriate resources and financing opportunities, accurate and timely access to relevant data, effective dialogue among different governance levels as well as active engagement of public and private stakeholders, including citizens and/or communities.