European cities are facing major barriers to implement sustainable energy measures, aimed in particular at an efficient freight distribution and transport management. Even where there is a strong commitment to improve efficiency levels, cities often lack the needed information, supportive national level policies, access to financing, etc.

There is considerable consensus that improving the energy efficiency of passenger/goods transport is a key challenge in moving towards a more sustainable energy future. But meeting such a challenge requires an evidence-based approach.

C-LIEGE overall objective is to define a shared policies and measures for an energy-efficient urban freight transport (UFT) demand management and planning through a cooperative approach between public and private stakeholders addressed to the reduction of energetic and environmental impacts of freight transport in EU cities and regions. In order to reach this objective, C-LIEGE will promote energy efficient and cleaner freight movements in urban areas and define a novel set of integrated solutions and “push-and-pull” demand-oriented measures. C-LIEGE is conceived as a leading initiative to support energy efficiency in urban freight transport and to promote use of renewable energies sources when delivering goods. C-LIEGE will develop, test and transfer successful soft measures and tools to achieve energy saving and reduction of CO2 emissions. The European relevance of the C-LIEGE approach is ensured through pilot experiments in 6 EU countries: Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, UK, Germany and Malta. The project will target decision makers and professionals in administrations as well as the freight mobility supply industry.

C-LIEGE topics will be explored in the light of the need for integrated solutions, which pull the policy measures together and help reducing the obstacles to achieve more effective, energy-saving and sustainable urban freight transport and logistics practices. In achieving its goals, C-LIEGE will feed into and support European/regional/national initiatives in urban freight transport energy solutions. C-LIEGE will implement and test measures supporting vertical integration among stakeholders at local level, as well as international knowledge exchange actions on relevant good/worst practices among European Administrations. Vertical local actions will be supported by local round tables (in national languages, with summary in English for the benefit of transferability), organised by C-LIEGE Local Governments and acting as opportunities to establish or reinforce effective public-private "greening" initiatives and efficient energy and environmental agreements

• State of the art review of EU good practices in energy-efficient UFT domain:  Production of a comprehensive EU state of the art on UFT past and current experiences; At least 15 good practices in-depth analyzed.
• Premium Quality Partnership for Freight in the 7 pilot cities: Establish a local Freight Partnership in each C-LIEGE pilot city ; Production of Local Freight Development Plans (LFDPs) in each C-LIEGE pilot city.
• C-LIEGE toolbox for the establishment of the City Logistic Manager: Definition of novel set of demand-oriented soft measures for an efficient and energy saving organization of goods transport and delivery in urban areas; Definition of a City Logistics Manager in each C-LIEGE pilot city
• Transferability plan for local Governments on energy saving and sustainable demand management in UFT: New Accession Countries having access to Transferability plan; C-LIEGE workshops PPAA attendants considering setting up their own LFDP and putting in place their own City Logistic Manager
• Action Plan to improve energy efficiency of urban freight transport in EU Member States: Recommending to the EC at least 15 measures to make UFT demand more efficient, sustainable and professional; Propose at least 10 policy statements focused on the introduction of new EU recommendation and regulations on City Logistic Manager