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(Re)made in Italy – How a centuries-old industrial district is becoming a model for Europe’s circular economy

2025-07-17T16:28:49+02:00July 17th, 2025|

Mountains of waste from ‘fast fashion’ have made it a byword for unsustainability – so how are manufacturers adapting to the need to reduce, reuse and recycle when it comes to textiles? Maria Giorda, a city advisor for NetZeroCities, outlines some of the innovative plans of a leading European textile district.   Prato in the Italian region of Tuscany is no stranger to the demands of the textile industry – its manufacturing heritage stretches back to the Middle Ages. Crucially, however, the city’s experience and tradition include not only manufacturing, but innovation and the circular economy.  From [...]

Accelerate Your City’s Climate Journey: New Peer Learning Opportunities

2025-07-07T17:34:00+02:00June 27th, 2025|

We’re excited to share three new online and in-person peer-learning opportunities! These opportunities are part of the EU Cities Mission, and are facilitated by the Mission Platform, currently managed by NetZeroCities. Twinning Learning Programme Online Discussion Groups (Cohort 2) Online Course: “Design your City’s Net Zero Strategy: Online Planning Lab” These peer-learning programmes are open to all cities from the EU and Horizon Europe  associated countries aiming for climate neutrality by 2050 or earlier, and that embrace the Cities Mission mindset. They have been designed for cities to share learnings, tackle challenges collaboratively, and benefit from the experience of over [...]

Expertise for the legal advisory for the design and launch of a municipal Energy Fund in Porto

2025-06-25T10:00:10+02:00June 25th, 2025|

Deadline: 14 July 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for legal advisory for the design and launch of a municipal Energy Fund in Porto aiming to improve energy efficiency and increase renewable energy production in residential dwellings and commercial spaces in the metropolitan area and mitigate energy poverty among vulnerable communities in the region. This fund will be technically managed by AdEPorto – Porto Energy Agency, in collaboration with Porto Municipality. AdEPorto is a non-profit association established in 2007, which promotes sustainable development in the northern part of the [...]

Warsaw seeks support for implementation concept of a Municipal Energy Agency

2025-07-09T14:32:40+02:00June 19th, 2025|

Deadline extended: 17 July 2025 Background The greenhouse gas inventory conducted in Warsaw every two years shows that nearly three quarters of Warsaw's greenhouse gas emissions come from the production and consumption of electricity and thermal energy in buildings. Therefore, actions concerning the energy sector are key to achieving climate goals. Since 2013, the City of Warsaw (responsible unit: Infrastructure Department) has been implementing a programme to monitor the management of electricity, heating, gas and water, and the cost of their consumption, together with the scoping of measures to improve the efficiency of energy use in more than 2,000 city [...]

Zaragoza seeks support for external and internal communications for the successful implementation of their City Climate Contract

2025-06-18T08:48:39+02:00June 18th, 2025|

Deadline: 8 July 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals to support the City of Zaragoza in the preparation of an external Communication Strategy and supporting the improvement of internal communication activities between different departments of the city for the successful implementation of the City Climate Contract. Zaragoza has set ambitious objectives in its Climate City Contract (CCC). However, effective participatory communication approaches remain a challenge, both internally and externally. Limited engagement from citizens, key community actors and private entities presents a significant barrier to implementation. To overcome these challenges, [...]

6th NetZeroCities Seasonal School: Speeding Up the Energy Systems Transition to Climate Neutrality

2025-07-07T11:58:41+02:00June 17th, 2025|

18 Mission Cities representatives gathered in Milan for the sixth edition of the NetZeroCities Seasonal School, hosted by consortium partners Politecnico de Milano from 3 to 5 June 2025. At the beginning of June, the sixth Seasonal School was held, entitled “Speeding up the Energy System Transition to Climate Neutral”. This edition of the Summer School was focused on the transformation of urban energy systems - complex, interconnected structures that shape how cities produce, distribute, and consume energy. City representatives from: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Communaute Urbaine de Dunkerque, Izmir, Liberec, Limassol, Ljubljana, Milano, Miskolc, Porto, Rzeszów, Sofia, Torino, Umeå, Vilnius [...]

Oslo seeks support for a road map study for transitioning to zero-emission construction sites in European cities

2025-06-13T17:11:07+02:00June 13th, 2025|

Deadline: 2 July 2025 Background Oslo is making rapid progress in transitioning to zero-emission construction sites. In 2024, 85 per cent of energy used for machinery in municipal construction projects—representing an annual investment of approximately €1 billion—was emission free/electric. From January 1, 2025, all municipal construction sites are required to be emission-free. In early 2025, the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment adopted a new regulation to limit emissions from construction sites (FOR-2025-04-03-594). The regulation grants municipalities the authority to require the use of zero-emission solutions and biogas on all construction sites. It is authorised under Section 9 of the [...]

Design Your City’s Climate Strategy: Join Our Free Online Planning Lab!

2025-06-13T15:09:31+02:00June 13th, 2025|

NetZeroCities, managing the Platform of the EU Cities Mission, is announcing a unique opportunity for cities across the EU and affiliated countries. Launching on 16 September 2025, the Online Planning Lab is a free, hands-on online course encapsulated by 6 modules designed to empower city representatives, policymakers, and urban change-makers with the knowledge and tools they need to drive systemic change. What is the Online Planning Lab? This isn't just another online programme. Built on a strong peer-to-peer foundation, the Planning Lab functions as a project-based “Mini-Lab”. If a city has a population above 50,000 inhabitants, this is their chance [...]

Over 100 European cities celebrate local climate successes together – and take home shared lessons for a climate-neutral future

2025-06-11T14:19:51+02:00June 10th, 2025|

NEW: Watch the video from the EU Cities Mission Conference 2025  More than 100 cities across the EU and beyond, including in the UK, Ukraine, Turkey, and Israel, have supported their journey to climate neutrality and strengthened the tools they will need to get there at a major urban sustainability conference supported by the European Commission.  Cities were represented by political leaders and staff leading their climate activities and made up part of the 825 total guests who met at the annual conference of the EU Cities Mission – the largest one yet – from 6-8 May in the European [...]

Support for structuring of social bonds for solar energy projects in Eilat

2025-06-18T13:47:47+02:00June 10th, 2025|

Deadline: 31 July 2025 Update: 18 June 2025 About the request The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting quotation for the structuring of a Social Bond for the financing of solar energy projects in the city of Eilat. Eilat aims to open the door for its residents to actively invest in and benefit from solar energy projects, even if they lack the physical space—such as a private rooftop—necessary to install their own solar panels, through purchasing Social Bonds. The city has two core objectives of the Social Bond: first, to provide local residents with a [...]

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