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Support for integration and customisation of the NetZero Planner for city of Cork

2025-06-13T18:59:33+02:00May 23rd, 2025|

Deadline: 30 June 2025 Update: 13 June 2025 Background Cork City is committed to building workforce capacity, systems, tools and processes that will enable them to deliver key components of the Cork City Climate Contract (CCC). This work is aligned with the city’s People Strategy and Learning and Development Framework. During the CCC development process in 2024, the city initially explored using the Economic Model developed by the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) for their Investment Plan. However, challenges in accessing localised data and adapting national indicators led the city to engage external support from Arup. Despite this, the city [...]

Expert support for legal and strategic advisory services for innovations in the regulatory, legal, and fiscal framework for Barcelona’s climate action

2025-05-19T15:25:19+02:00May 19th, 2025|

Deadline: 09 June 2025 (23:59 CET) Background Barcelona has a long history developing leading policies related to climate change and its effects. The City committed to Local Agenda 21 from the outset and has been developing policies to promote a sustainable development model for more than 30 years. In 2002 the first Citizens' Commitment to Sustainability (2002-2012) was approved, which was renewed and extended 10 years later (2012-2022). At the end of 2020, the City Council adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda as guiding principles of its development strategy, providing quantifiable targets adapted to [...]

Seeking expert support for the development and management of a Local Financing Facility in Munich

2025-06-02T15:18:51+02:00May 19th, 2025|

Deadline: 13 June 2025 (23:59 CET) Update: 02 June - Due to the changes in the scope of the assignment, the deadline for submitting proposals has been revised to 13 June 2025 (23:59), and a deadline to ask questions to 04 June 2025. Background Munich is a city with an extensive ecosystem of finance actors, each of whom must be rapidly engaged by the Climate-neutrality Mission Unit for the success of the Mission. Yet, the municipality is not well positioned to define a process and engage these actors at the required speed. Expert support can help to deliver on these [...]

‘We can’t act alone’ on meaningful climate action

2025-05-02T14:49:04+02:00May 2nd, 2025|

The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius is known for its historic Old Town, but as host of the 2025 EU Cities Mission conference it will become a focal point for the future as hundreds of guests from dozens of cities across Europe meet there to discuss innovation and collaboration on climate action. The city’s mayor, Valdas Benkunskas, answered some questions for NetZeroCities ahead of this flagship event.  Vilnius is welcoming hundreds of visitors for the EU Cities Mission conference – what motivated the city to host the it?  This conference marks a crucial halfway point in the [...]

Bergamo seeks expert to strengthen internal & external governance structures & build capacity for climate action implementation

2025-05-22T12:25:12+02:00April 30th, 2025|

Deadline: 28 May 2025 (23:59 CET) Update (20 May): A document with responses to questions from interested parties has been added as an annex to this RfP. Compliance requirements for the website were added to point 3.2.1.4 The deadline to submit proposals has been extended to 28 May, 23:59 CEST Background The Climate City Contract (CCC) strategy of the City of Bergamo outlines a pathway towards climate neutrality, including the electrification of the tertiary and residential sectors through increased adoption of Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and heat pumps to replace conventional heating systems. According to the Regional Energy, Environment and [...]

Lisbon’s Climate City Contract: Development of an external communication and city branding strategy

2025-05-22T12:25:54+02:00April 30th, 2025|

Deadline to ask questions: 29 May 2025 (16:00 CEST) Submission deadline: 5 June 2025 (23:59 CEST) Update: 22 May The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are seeking bids for the development of an external communication and city branding strategy for the city of Lisbon, with the aim of communicating the ambitious climate related targets to a wider audience. Lisbon has been awarded the Mission Label for its ambitious commitments and actions to achieve climate neutrality as defined in the Climate City Contract. As part of the overall objective to communicate the city's journey, goals, targets and [...]

The role of research in the EU Cities Mission: Bridging the gap between cities and climate neutrality

2025-04-15T14:32:40+02:00April 16th, 2025|

The EU Cities Mission aims to make cities in Europe and beyond climate neutral by 2030, but the path to this goal is complex. Urban transitions require more than just technological solutions – they demand a systemic approach that integrates technology, governance and social innovation. This is where research comes in. Morgan Cole Ricard, Emma Puerari (Polimi) and Ylva Reisnert (ERRIN) tell us more about how a recent NetZeroCities event underlined the importance of research institutions to climate action in cities.  Cities are at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis, and as we work towards [...]

Warsaw seeks expert for market analysis study of the feasibility of green energy purchases for the Warsaw Purchasing Group (WGZ)

2025-04-08T14:36:52+02:00April 7th, 2025|

Deadline: 14.04.2025 (23:59 CET) The deadline has been extended to 14 April 2025. Clarifications to the scope of work have been added at the end of the Procurement Request for Proposals document, with edits highlighted in red throughout the document. The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, is requesting quotation for preparation of the study “Market analysis and study of the feasibility and profitability of green energy purchases for the Warsaw Purchasing Group (WGZ)”. The Warsaw Purchasing Group (WGZ) is a municipal group purchasing electricity for its members. It was established in 2013 and its initiator and [...]

Drammen’s zero-emission mosaic for 2030

2025-05-21T09:50:02+02:00April 4th, 2025|

Author: Elisa Abrantes Stories from Pilot Cities: Drammen is a participant in the Pilot Cities Programme, an EU grant funded programme which focuses on exploring and testing pathways to rapid decarbonisation over a two-year period as part of the EU Mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities.  Encased in nature and situated at the junction of the Drams River and Drams Fjord, the warmest city in Norway has set its sights on reaching climate neutrality by 2030.  Once dominated by industry and struggling with pollution, the port and river city of Drammen has built a strong [...]

Marseille Businesses Awarded for Climate Leadership

2025-04-04T16:49:26+02:00April 4th, 2025|

In the French city of Marseille, six local businesses have received awards at a high-profile event for their exemplary achievements in climate change mitigation and adaptation, encouraging others to follow suit. The Climate Pioneers 2030 awards showcase local business’s climate work and were presented at a ceremony during the Climate Chance Europe Africa Summit. Nominees were selected in four climate change mitigation categories by city partners AtmoSud, the air quality observatory in the South Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, while partners GREC SUD, a group of climate experts in the region, identified nominees for an adaptation category. A [...]

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