Anne-Charlotte Costabadie, Author at NetZeroCities

Mission Label awards: Over 100 cities reach climate neutrality milestone

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-10-15T17:19:46+02:00October 15th, 2025|

Eleven cities received the Mission Label at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2025 on 15 October in Brussels, demonstrating the growing momentum of urban climate action across Europe. The EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities recognises the successful development of their Climate City Contract (CCC) – a strategic document co-created with citizens and local stakeholders, which includes core commitments and action and investment plans. They are developed with expert support from NetZeroCities, the consortium managing the EU Cities Mission Platform. With the label, cities unlock access to critical support including: The Climate City Capital Hub, connecting cities with [...]

Support in the development of a local climate finance facility in Nantes Métropole

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-24T17:41:33+02:00July 24th, 2025|

Deadline: 29 August 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for supporting Nantes Métropole in the development of a local climate finance facility aimed at linking private and public funders with project developers in the field of carbon storage, biodiversity, reforestation, and more generally climate transition. The goal of Nantes Metropole is to create an innovative facility, inspired by La Rochelle's Coopérative carbone pioneering model, capable of creating a new financial ecosystem by linking private (and public) funders with climate project developers, particularly in the fields of carbon storage, biodiversity, [...]

Transition teams: Spotlight on the crews steering cities to climate neutrality

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-11T18:44:49+02:00July 11th, 2025|

Written by Lilybell Evergreen, Bhuvana Sekar, and Alan MacKenzie As cities across Europe pursue climate neutrality as part of the EU Cities Mission, their efforts to innovate, collaborate, and learn are being organised in very different ways. But what do these efforts have in common that other cities can learn from and replicate? Each of the Mission’s 112 cities has its own story – its own structures, goals, challenges, and opportunities – but another view of this diversity is offered by looking at the people closest to the cities and how they work with others to [...]

What Happens When Cities Talk? Lessons from the First Online Discussion Groups

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-10T13:32:31+02:00July 10th, 2025|

As Europe’s cities accelerate their climate ambitions, the need for structured, practical collaboration is becoming increasingly essential. In response, NetZeroCities launched the first Online Discussion Groups in autumn 2024, a peer-learning initiative open to all cities designed to help them move from climate planning to delivery. The initiative was specifically designed for cities that are not part of the 112 EU Mission Cities, but that share the same bold climate ambition and mission-driven mindset. These Mission-minded cities joined the Online Discussion groups to accelerate their transitions by learning from those already further along. Over the course [...]

Aarhus bets on co-creation and compromise for its green future

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-08T10:37:01+02:00July 7th, 2025|

Author: Elisa Abrantes Stories from Pilot Cities: Aarhus is one of the 112 cities participating in the EU Mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities, and the Pilot Cities Programme – a component of the Mission that focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period. What happens when an entire area in a city becomes a test site for tackling climate change? In Spørring, a peri-urban community between the city and its rural surroundings, Aarhus municipality is rolling out new initiatives aimed at cutting emissions while using land more efficiently. [...]

Climate on a budget: funding the change across Europe

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-08T16:33:32+02:00July 7th, 2025|

Author: Barbara Jarkiewicz Stories from Pilot Cities: Klagenfurt, Gozo and Vilnius are part of the 112 cities participating in the EU Mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities, and the Pilot Cities Programme – a component of the Mission that focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period. ‘How are we going to finance the transition?’ is the question echoing the corridors of town halls and policy meetings across Europe. Climate targets are set. Plans are drawn. But turning vision into reality often comes down to one of the key [...]

Save the date: Torino to host Europe’s most ambitious cities for major climate neutrality conference in 2026

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-08T13:54:08+02:00July 7th, 2025|

The city of Torino in northern Italy has been announced as the next host of the EU Cities Mission conference on 28-29 May 2026. The programme is expected, however, to begin on 27 May with sessions outside of the main conference venue. More information will follow soon and we recommend that attendees await this before making travel plans. Torino – one of 112 aiming to reach climate neutrality before 2030 – will welcome hundreds of counterparts across Europe, as well as representatives from European political and financial institutions, business, climate organisations and other experts. This [...]

Torino on ‘a path of profound change’ – Q&A with Mayor Stefano Lo Russo

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-08T13:54:37+02:00July 7th, 2025|

Torino in northern Italy has been announced as host of the next EU Cities Mission conference on 28-29 May 2026. NetZeroCities caught up with its mayor to ask about the city’s own climate ambitions and why it wished to host the Mission’s annual event. What motivated the city of Torino to host the 2026 EU Cities Mission conference? Torino is deeply committed to the transition towards climate neutrality and hosting the Cities Mission Conference 2026 represents for us a unique opportunity to strengthen the dialogue between European cities that share the same vision. Being one of [...]

Seeking a City Finance Specialist to support capital and finance needs of specific Mission Cities

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-07-28T17:21:37+02:00July 4th, 2025|

Deadline: 15 August 2025 Update: 28 July About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for City Finance Specialised Services, dedicated to support capital and finance needs for specific Mission cities in the following geographic areas: Bulgaria : Sofia and Gabrovo Czech Republic : Liberec Estonia : Tartu Hungary : Budapest, Miskolc and Pecs Israel : Eilat Latvia : Riga and Liepāja Lithuania : Vilnius and Tauragė Slovakia : Bratislava and Košice In a practical sense, the City Finance Specialist (CFS) will be expected to work collaboratively with each city’s transition team and [...]

European cities invited to join forces with leading peers on climate neutrality programme

Anne-Charlotte Costabadie2025-06-25T08:14:11+02:00June 25th, 2025|

PRESS RELEASE A unique opportunity for cities to accelerate their local climate action and learn from leading cities in Europe is now open for applications, as part of the Twinning Learning Programme. The programme is part of the EU Cities Mission and is facilitated by the Mission Platform, currently managed by NetZeroCities. Cities with a commitment to reaching climate neutrality by or before 2050 can apply to join as ‘twin cities’ with cities Aachen, Bristol, 2nd district of Bucharest municipality, Dunkerque, Eindhoven-Helmond, Elbasan, Gabrovo, Guimarães, Ioannina, Kozani, Liberec, Padova, Reykjavik, Sarajevo, Sofia, Stockholm, Torino, Umeå and Warsaw, offering successful applicants access [...]

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