53 to Zero: How NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Are Scaling Up the Climate Transition

2023-03-06T14:08:22+01:00

Fifty-three cities are taking aim at the systemic challenge of rapidly and drastically reducing their emissions, paving the way for a climate-proof future in European cities by joining the NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Programme.  All of the selected cities have demonstrated their decarbonisation ambitions, as well as their plans to scale up their impact and create momentum locally and for other communities to reach climate neutrality. The Pilot Cities are located all across Europe. They represent twenty-one different European Union and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries and were chosen out of 103 applications involving 159 cities.   What is most powerful about the planned [...]

53 to Zero: How NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Are Scaling Up the Climate Transition2023-03-06T14:08:22+01:00

City Advisors: Connecting the Dots for the Climate Transition

2023-01-26T16:01:28+01:00

Mission Cities are embarking on a remarkable journey to reach climate neutrality by 2030. But a growing group of Climate Neutral City Advisors are making sure that they aren’t doing so alone.   As the key contact point for Mission Cities, Climate Neutral City Advisors are a central part of the process of co-designing local roadmaps to climate neutrality by 2030 through Climate City Contracts. Together the City Advisors represent a wealth of experience in working directly with cities, which will come in handy as they work to connect cities and advise them as they commit to, implement, and invest [...]

City Advisors: Connecting the Dots for the Climate Transition2023-01-26T16:01:28+01:00

The EU Cities Mission Journey Newsletter #2

2023-01-13T10:34:48+01:00

The most recent NetZeroCities’ newsletter has been published, if you missed it, you can find it here! The second EU Cities Mission Journey newsletter details the beginning of the 112 Mission Cities’ journey to climate neutrality by 2030. Find out what is happening within cities and take a look back at the ambitions and expectations that the Mission Cities shared with NetZeroCities during the EU Cities Mission kick-off event last June. The newsletter highlights the first outcomes of the Call for Pilot Cities Programme that – the selected cities will be announced in February 2023. The pilot cities will be [...]

The EU Cities Mission Journey Newsletter #22023-01-13T10:34:48+01:00

Three calls opening in 2023 to support the Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission

2022-12-21T10:42:25+01:00

Three calls will open under Horizon Europe in 2023 to support cities in their journey towards climate neutrality in the context of the Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission. The calls will cover a wide range of topics, such as as zero-emission mobility, positive clean energy districts, urban greening and re-naturing, as well as associating Ukrainian cities to the EU Cities Mission. The following three calls will be launched: A joint call between the Mission for 100 Climate-neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 and the Mission Adaptation to Climate Change covering urban greening and re-naturing for urban regeneration, resilience and climate neutrality. [...]

Three calls opening in 2023 to support the Climate-neutral and Smart Cities Mission2022-12-21T10:42:25+01:00

Call for Pilot Cities – Deadline Extended until 17 November

2022-11-14T12:31:04+01:00

14 November Update: The deadline is now extended until 17 November at 12:00 noon CET. Thank you for your patience as the technical team works through technical issues on the submission platform. The system will come back online on Monday November 14 at 20:00 CET. To support applicants, we have extended the application deadline until Thursday November 17 at 12:00 CET. On 5 September, NetZeroCities opened a Call to join its Pilot Cities Programme, a groundbreaking programme that tests new approaches to reaching climate neutrality goals across cities in Europe. As part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart [...]

Call for Pilot Cities – Deadline Extended until 17 November2022-11-14T12:31:04+01:00

Let’s Go! Climate Neutral & Smart Cities Mission Kick Off Event

2022-06-17T08:46:12+02:00

On 13 June, NetZeroCities and the European Commission hosted the Let’s Go! Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission Kick-off, an event that brought together the 112 cities selected to participate in the Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, the European Commission 'Climate Neutral and Smart Cities' Mission team and the NetZeroCities consortium with the aim of facilitating contacts and experience sharing between cities, and introducing them to the services provided by NetZeroCities, the Mission Platform. The spotlight event, organised at BluePoint in Brussels, kicked off with a video presenting the 112 Cities Mission and the challenge ahead, followed [...]

Let’s Go! Climate Neutral & Smart Cities Mission Kick Off Event2022-06-17T08:46:12+02:00

The European Commission announces the 100 selected cities to join the Cities Mission

2023-01-09T15:01:57+01:00

Today, the European Commission published the list of the 100 EU cities that have been selected to be part of the EU Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, also known as the Cities Mission. The designated cities come from all 27 EU countries, with 12 additional cities coming from countries associated or with the potential of being associated to Horizon Europe. These cities were selected from among 362 eligible cities that expressed an interest in becoming climate-neutral by 2030. The Cities Mission will now work with different stakeholders to ensure that the designated cities reach climate neutrality [...]

The European Commission announces the 100 selected cities to join the Cities Mission2023-01-09T15:01:57+01:00

NetZeroCities at the High-level Conference on Civic Engagement in the EU Missions

2022-03-23T15:37:45+01:00

On 21 March 2022 the NetZeroCities team was present at the High-level Conference on Civic Engagement in the EU Missions that took place at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council in Paris and online. The conference was dedicated to the newly launched EU Missions that aim to tackle some of the main challenges we are facing today: adapting to climate change, beating cancer, restoring oceans and waters, living in climate-neutral and smart cities, and ensuring soils’ health. In the morning NetZeroCities representatives joined the workshop Cities - Establish more than 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and encourage all other [...]

NetZeroCities at the High-level Conference on Civic Engagement in the EU Missions2022-03-23T15:37:45+01:00

377 cities from all 27 EU countries applied to the Cities Mission call

2022-02-10T11:30:35+01:00

377 cities from all 27 EU Member States and associated countries applied to Horizon's Europe Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. The EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities aims to deliver  climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and ensure that these cities act as experimentation and innovation hubs to enable all European cities to become climate-neutral by 2050. The 377 cities that expressed an interest in becoming climate neutral by 2030 submitted information on their current situation and future plans to reach that target. The Cities Mission will now work with independent experts to assess the cities and will announce [...]

377 cities from all 27 EU countries applied to the Cities Mission call2022-02-10T11:30:35+01:00

NZC is launching two City Panels ! Apply before 9 February 2022

2022-02-14T17:51:15+01:00

NetZeroCities is launching two City Panels to give cities the chance to provide direct input and help shape the project’s products, services and processes. The European Commission recently launched the Mission on 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 (“Cities Mission”) and is now calling for Expressions of Interest from cities to join the Mission. The NetZeroCities project supports the Cities Mission and select cities who have joined the Mission on their journey to achieve 2030 climate neutrality through a variety of forms, including the Climate City Contract process, a One-Stop-Shop Platform with tailor-made support services, and local pilots [...]

NZC is launching two City Panels ! Apply before 9 February 20222022-02-14T17:51:15+01:00
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