Mission Marseille 2030 – Objectif Climat is Marseille’s city-wide programme to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. It coordinates building renovations, clean energy projects and low-carbon heating and cooling systems into a single, coherent plan.
Mission Marseille’s investment programme amounts to €94.2 million. Through the InvestEU ELENA facility, and under the EU Cities Mission, EIB Advisory is helping the city prepare and structure this programme. The work focuses on schools, municipal buildings, and developing district heating and cooling networks.
EIB Advisory support includes hands-on project coordination, energy audits, technical studies and assistance with procurement. This helps the city decide where to start, design solid projects and make sure investments remain effective over time.
InvestEU ELENA is helping the city move forward in three areas that residents will see and feel in their daily lives:
1. Renovating public buildings
Marseille will improve the energy performance of schools, libraries and municipal facilities by:
- installing smart building energy controls in 30 buildings
- carrying out deep renovations in 22 public buildings
- upgrading ten additional sites with targeted efficiency measures
- replacing outdated boilers in 15 schools.
These improvements will reduce energy costs, cut emissions and make buildings more comfortable for users.
2. Increasing solar energy locally
Marseille has enormous solar potential, and the city plans to increase clean energy locally and rely less on fossil fuels.
3. Expanding low-carbon heating and cooling networks
The city will develop two new district heating and cooling networks and extend its existing La Rose network. These systems will supply low‑carbon heat and cooling to schools, hospitals and homes, helping reduce emissions while improving comfort, especially during increasingly frequent heatwaves.
Advisory support combined with financing
This advisory work goes hand in hand with financing from the European Investment Bank. While InvestEU ELENA helps prepare and plan the energy‑related building works, EIB loans support the wider upgrade of the city’s infrastructure.
One example is the €425 million financing package for Marseille’s large school modernisation initiative, which includes €340 million for the renovation of 188 schools and another €85 million to upgrade a further 289 schools.
Clear results for the city’s residents
Mission Marseille is expected to deliver many benefits:
- around 14 000 tonnes of carbon emissions avoided every year, equivalent to removing more than 8000 cars from the road each year
- 6.27 GWh of energy saved each year, enough to power around 1 500 European homes
- almost 90 GWh of renewable energy produced every year, comparable to the annual electricity use of a town of 20,000 people.
- 334 jobs created or sustained,
- a multiplier effect of over 35, meaning every euro of InvestEU ELENA support helps unlock more than €35 of investment.