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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]