## Task 5. Set the trajectory towards climate objectives for operational carbon 

As the roadmap will set out milestones for whole life carbon, both embodied and operational carbon shall be included. While most of this study is focusing on embodied carbon, data for operational carbon, largely existing, must be collected and processed so that it can be combined with embodied carbon in the roadmap for whole life carbon. This concerns scope, building types, functional units etc. 

This task shall as much as possible be based on the sectoral breakdown for the building sector of EU climate policies for 2030 and 2050, the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the Long Term Renovation Strategies provided by Member States, with their identified milestones up to 2050. Other national and industry sector roadmaps will also inform this task. Links between operational and embodied carbon shall be considered. 

The result of this task shall give a reliable overview of Member States trajectories for operational carbon, and be presented in a way that it can be combined with the trajectories for embodied carbon, as much as possible along the same factors and milestones as set out above, in particular using the same regions. 

## Task 6. Managing the stakeholder groups and organising a final workshop for stakeholders at large 

The stakeholder groups set up in task 1 should be used to ensure a collaborative process throughout the tasks, to serve the purpose of quality and buy in on the results of this study. The contractor shall organise meetings, workshops, bilaterals etc, online or onsite, as the situation allows and as serves best the purpose, with the stakeholder groups. The groups shall be informed early on about the process, schedule, what is expected of them when and should always be suitably informed to be able to contribute in the best way possible. 

At the end of the study, a workshop presenting its results to relevant stakeholders shall be organised by the contractor. In the case of an onsite workshop, this should take the form of a one-day event at the Commission’s premises in Brussels. The contractor will be responsible for the invitation to and promotion of the workshop to all relevant stakeholders. 

This task will have to be flexible enough to account for potential organizational constraints. As today, there are uncertainties about the possibility to hold large public events even within a one-year timeframe due to the current COVID-19 crisis. If the situation allows, the Commission expects that around 200 people may attend a meeting in Brussels. The event would then take place at the Commission’s premises and/or the Commission would take care of the venue of the event. No travel costs would be reimbursed for participants. Travel and subsistence costs for the contractor should be included in the contract value. 

If the situation does not allow for large physical meetings, an alternative is to organize an online event. Most recent experience has shown that events organized online have the potential to gather a greater number of attendant than traditional physical events. The contractor will have to provide IT solutions able to cope with at least 1000 simultaneous connexions in case of an online event. 

If the physical event does not take place, the Commission can discuss with the contractor if there is a need to allocate some of the resources foreseen within this task to any other task under this contract. 

