Ella Morgan, Author at NetZeroCities

Beyond global targets: Turkish cities reveal 5 key lessons for delivering local climate action ahead of COP31

Ella Morgan2026-09-24T13:19:31+02:00September 11th, 2026|

Authors: Barbara Jarkiewicz, Deniz Celik Bulgurlu, and Joanna Trimble Cities are where climate ambitions hit the ground running. Their innovation and leadership translate climate targets into real emissions cuts across every municipal system – how it powers and moves, how it builds and consumes. More than 20 Turkish municipalities compared their climate implementation experience, and the conversation kept returning to one place: the biggest barriers are no longer a lack of plans, but the institutional machinery needed to deliver them. They need effective governance, finance, sufficient capacity, reliable data and more to close the persistent gap between planning and delivery. “This is the work NetZeroCities is built for: giving cities the support, resources and tools to reach climate neutrality, and making sure what [...]

Expert Support to Facilitate the Community of Practice of Cities in Bulgaria

Ella Morgan2026-09-09T16:50:05+02:00September 9th, 2026|

Deadline: 01 October 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background NetZeroCities, through Special Grant Agreement 2 (SGA2) Task 1.6, ‘Sub-European Peer-to-Peer Collaboration’, is actively working to provide tailored support in various national contexts. The aim is to provide additional support to cities, foster communities of practice between cities in each country to strengthen city-to-city collaboration spaces at national level and, thus, help to reinforce national platforms. To achieve this, NZC has developed a country-specific support framework tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of each context. The Cities of Gabrovo and Sofia are the Mission Cities from Bulgaria. Both were awarded the [...]

Expert Support to Facilitate the Community of Practice of Cities in the Republic of Croatia

Ella Morgan2026-09-04T17:16:11+02:00September 4th, 2026|

Deadline: 29 September 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background NetZeroCities, through Special Grant Agreement 2 (SGA2) Task 1.6, ‘Sub-European Peer-to-Peer Collaboration’, is actively working to provide tailored support in various national contexts. The aim is to provide additional support to cities, foster communities of practice between cities in each country, i.e. to strengthen city-to-city collaboration spaces at national level and thus help to reinforce national platforms. To achieve this, NetZeroCities has developed a country-specific support framework tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of each context. In the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb is the only Croatian city participating in the EU [...]

Preliminary Market Consultation Notice to support Sofia’s Energy Transition

Ella Morgan2026-08-14T16:41:25+02:00August 14th, 2026|

Deadline: 03 September 2026 (17:00 CEST Time) How to Participate? The survey is web based and is available for completion and submission here. The completed form with the replies must be submitted through the platform no later than 3 September 2026, 17:00 CEST. In case of technical problems with the submission, the form can be downloaded and sent by email to (cesf@netzerocities.eu) by the deadline. For any clarifications on the survey, please do not hesitate to contact by writing to cesf@netzerocities.eu by 24 August 2026. Questions will be collated and added to the website. Scope The overall objective of the [...]

Expertise to support ClimaNET and its participating cities (Greek and Cypriot cities)

Ella Morgan2026-08-27T10:07:46+02:00August 10th, 2026|

New deadline: 14 September 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Please note that the deadline for submitting bids has changed and a list of questions and answers are published at the bottom of the RfP in the downloaded PDF file. Background ClimaNET (EGTC Clima Net Gr-Cy) is a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) established by seven Mission Cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Kalamata, Kozani, Trikala, and Limassol (Cyprus). Registered in Greece and operating under the EU legal framework for EGTCs, ClimaNET provides a formal platform for cross-border cooperation between member cities on climate neutrality, urban resilience, and sustainable urban development. The organisation [...]

Expert support for the design and delivery of a climate justice learning and knowledge exchange programme for The Hague

Ella Morgan2026-08-27T09:55:35+02:00August 10th, 2026|

New deadline: 09 September 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Please note that the deadline for submitting bids has changed and a list of questions and answers are published at the bottom of the RfP in the downloaded PDF file. Background The Hague Climate Justice Lab [The Lab] is a two-year urban learning programme launched in February 2026, bringing together the Municipality of The Hague, Duurzame Den Haag, The Hague Humanity Hub, and Leiden University to research, test, and structurally integrate climate justice into the city's governance, policy, and practice. The Lab operates as an action-learning programme designed to produce actionable outcomes [...]

How are cities cracking the code on climate action? Each face four common challenges to their climate transition

Ella Morgan2026-08-07T11:44:41+02:00August 7th, 2026|

Over 100 European cities met this year in Torino to pursue a common goal of climate neutrality. Each city faces similar obstacles but is benefiting from shared solutions and learning through the Cities Mission. NetZeroCities' partners ICLEI Europe, with support from LGI and Climate KIC, have brought the key learning and actions from that major conference into one piece of essential reading. Every city working towards climate neutrality runs into the same four challenges sooner or later: how to finance the transition, how to organise city hall internally to deliver it, how to shape conditions beyond its control, and how to prove what´s working and adjust the course. Helpfully for Mission cities, Mission-minded cities [...]

The problem isn’t the strategy

Ella Morgan2026-09-22T17:09:15+02:00July 30th, 2026|

In the NetZeroCities Opinion Series, leading voices at the forefront of urban transition share personal perspectives on the pivotal issues shaping Europe's journey to climate-neutral cities. In this first article, Joanna Kiernicka-Allavena, Deputy Director of NetZeroCities, examines why climate transformation requires more than robust strategies, and why understanding people may be the most important challenge cities have yet to address. People hold contradictory values simultaneously. They respond to the same information differently depending on who delivers it, and in what moment of their lives it reaches them. They are moved by things that have no place [...]

The buildings we already have could define Europe’s climate future

Ella Morgan2026-07-27T16:42:42+02:00July 27th, 2026|

Author: Barbara Jarkiewicz Europe’s climate transition is unfolding in places most people know intimately: the apartment blocks where families start their mornings, the schools and offices that shape daily routines, the streets where old buildings tell the story of generations. These spaces also represent one of Europe’s biggest climate challenges. Buildings account for around 40% of the EU’s energy consumption and more than a third of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, making the built environment one of the most important frontiers in the race towards climate neutrality. For cities working towards the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, [...]

Sønderborg unleashes a domino effect, tipping industries one business case at a time

Ella Morgan2026-07-10T13:00:18+02:00July 10th, 2026|

Author: Joanna Trimble In Denmark, Sønderborg is set to achieve a carbon-neutral energy system by 2029 – positioning the city as a green frontrunner in Europe. Its business-first mindset powers that success. Working alongside ten industries with the highest energy consumption, the municipality creates viable business cases, setting in motion the economic tipping points that propel the climate transition. A small city with a grand vision Nestled on the southern coast of Denmark, Sønderborg is a small waterfront city where history, innovation, and maritime culture converge. Despite a modest population of 74,000, its influence far exceeds its size. The city can punch above its weight thanks [...]

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