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

2026-09-24T13:19:31+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

2026-09-09T16:50:05+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

2026-09-04T17:16:11+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 [...]

The Invisible Engine Powering Europe’s Climate Transition

2026-09-09T10:27:30+02:00August 31st, 2026|

Author: Barbara Jarkiewicz Every day, cities generate extraordinary amounts of information. Buildings consume energy. Buses move through neighbourhoods. Heat networks respond to changing demand. For years, much of this information existed in separate systems, making it difficult to understand how one decision affected another. Today, cities are beginning to connect those pieces through an invisible tissue of digitalisation. Digital technologies are helping cities reveal hidden patterns, model and test pathways before investment, and monitor whether their climate strategies are effective. “Climate change doesn't respect sectoral boundaries. Heating decisions shift electricity demand, renovation [...]

Preliminary Market Consultation Notice to support Sofia’s Energy Transition

2026-08-14T16:41:25+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)

2026-08-27T10:07:46+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

2026-08-27T09:55:35+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 [...]

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

2026-08-10T15:31:18+02:00July 29th, 2026|

Deadline: 24 August 2026 (23:59 CEST Time) Background NetZeroCities through Special Grant Agreement 2 ( 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. Three Norwegian cities, Oslo, Trondheim, and Stavanger are part [...]

Expert Support to Facilitate the National Platform for Climate Neutral Cities in Türkiye

2026-08-27T09:53:29+02:00July 29th, 2026|

New Deadline: 26 August 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 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 support structures for climate neutral [...]

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

2026-07-27T16:42:42+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, [...]

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