Mannheim's Enabling City Transformation Activity: COLL€CT – Collectively Enabling Effective Climate Investments

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Mannheim

German

Context and Challenges

To achieve climate neutrality, Mannheim is addressing a major bottleneck: the absence of strategic funding and capacity-building systems for climate investments. The COLL€CT project establishes a comprehensive framework for improving the city’s ability to secure and manage funding, enabling both public and private actors to implement innovative climate projects. It also fosters the replication of funding models not only across the city, but also beyond Mannheim’s borders, through a structured knowledge and training centre and peer learning.

Objectives

  • Establish strategic funding management
  • Improve access to public and private financing
  • Build a Local Capital Knowledge Hub
  • Support local climate initiatives and innovation
  • Develop a project-to-funding coordination platform

Key Terms

Climate Finance | Funding Platform | Knowledge Hub | Local Green Deal | Strategic Management

Activites and Innovations

  • Fund-o-Mat platform matching projects to funding

  • Workshops, trainings, and funding mentorships

  • Development of a municipal climate funding model

  • Peer learning exchanges and national coordination

  • Communication tools and guidebooks on finance

Emission Domains

  • All vehicles and transport

  • Electricity use in buildings and infrastructure

  • Thermal energy use in buildings

  • Industrial process emissions

  • Land use

  • Multi-sector waste

Levers of Change

  • Democracy and participation

  • Financing and funding

  • Governance and Policy

  • Learning and Capabilities

  • Procurement

  • Data and Digitalisation

  • Social Innovation

Expected Impact and Outcomes

  • Increased investment in climate actions citywide
  • Scalable tools and guidance for climate financing
  • Empowered stakeholders across public and private sectors
  • Stronger link between policy, innovation, and investment