Greece's Enabling City Transformation Activity: Metronome – Design, M&E, City-Transformative Intelligence

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Ioannina & Kozani

Greek

Context and Challenges

Ioannina and Kozani are advancing their climate neutrality goals by adopting a data-driven, integrated approach to urban governance. The Metronome project responds to fragmented emissions data, siloed sectoral planning, and limited citizen engagement by developing a unified digital platform and targeted capacity-building. It equips municipalities to coordinate climate strategies across departments and communities, transforming emissions monitoring into a foundation for participatory, evidence-based decision-making and systemic innovation.

Objectives

  • Integrate geospatial and sectoral GHG and energy monitoring systems
  • Strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration across urban systems
  • Enable inclusive citizen participation and stakeholder engagement
  • Build capacity for navigating regulatory and financial barriers
  • Deliver a scalable, replicable digital platform for climate action

Key Terms

GHG Monitoring | Climate Intelligence | Citizen Engagement | Data Integration | Cross-Sectoral Planning

Activites and Innovations

  • Co-design of the Metronome platform with municipal stakeholders

  • Integration of Earth Observation (EO), census, and municipal data

  • Scenario analysis and real-time emissions dashboards

  • Capacity-building for platform use, replication, and governance

  • Participatory planning and engagement campaigns led by municipalities

Emission Domains

  • Electricity use in buildings and infrastructure

  • Thermal energy use in buildings

  • Land use (including green infrastructure and carbon sequestration)

Levers of Change

  • Data and Digitalisation

  • Technology/infrastructure

Expected Impact and Outcomes

  • Data-informed climate strategies tailored to local contexts
  • Improved cross-sectoral governance and coordination
  • Increased public participation in climate decision-making
  • Scalable digital tool supporting wider city transitions across Europe